Curmudgeon's Better Half

Old Ale

Curmudgeon is an old ale brewed with molasses and aged on oak; it becomes Better Half after aging—for 254 days—in bourbon barrels that have more recently been aging Michigan maple syrup. As a result, Curmudgeon’s Better Half is a bit sweeter than her miserly counterpart.

ABV

12.7

Rating

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Ethan L.

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Anne T.

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Christopher Mowder

A smooth ale but a bit too syrupy sweet for me. (Logical sense it's brewed with molasses and aged in maple syrup barrels.) Has a little bite of bitterness on the end but it's not enough to cut the warm sugaryness.

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Trey Studley

Dark brown color. Smells malty, sweet, brown sugar, molasses. Rich, robust, w/ molasses, caramel, brown sugar, orange peel. Pretty good.

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Jeremy H.

Very nice smooth beer. I definitely enjoyed it

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Yoran Z

Brown sugar, burnt toffee coming through.

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Roman Andrade

A little too sweet

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Tim Corniels

Really sweet

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Guus Goossens

Very sweet.

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Brent Bjorkman

A beast that hits from all angles.

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Paul L.

Strong, but very tasty.

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Stephen Turek

Need to try a few more of these. Complex. Boozy. Not an overpowering BB flavor which is good.

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Fonzzz

Smaak is te vet op de een of andere manier

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Ben Clark

A little sweet for my tastes, but still good

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Tyson

Better if in glass fireside. My bad for bottle in backyard...

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Sergei Ch

Американский завтрак с блинчиками, приправленный бурбоном)

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Lauren Grous

See 2018- Super sweet from maple syrup and boozy from the bourbon.

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Davi M

O tempo não fez tão bem.

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Mike L.

Strong bourbon flavor with very sweet taste from maple syrup. Interesting combination.

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Ann Smith

The more I try it, the better it gets.

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Bartek M

You rated this beer 3.7 March 19, 2019

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