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

4.12707

Rating count

48,604

Last updated

almost 5 years ago

 

RM

2018 series. Brewed 8/2018. In fridge since late 2018. Held up really well. Sweet & mellow. Bit on the flat side.

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Matt

Don't know how to rate this one - overwhelming taste of caramel, sugar and artificial barrel ageing aromas. Like drinking a cheap blended Scotch with a little beer mixed into. BBE 13.08.2019

2.5

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4.5

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Oscar Adolfsson

BBF 2019

4.25

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Femke d.

❤️❤️

4.0

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Phil G.

Beer and burning leaves with your neighbor? Yes please.

3.5

over 2 years ago

 

Carl Thoma

FLN. This was a cellar aged bottle, but no date so figure it's probably 5-7 years old. Damn smooth for the high ABV.

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Mary Geldbach

Solid old ale. Can taste the molasses and not overly boozy for the abv. The curmudgeon in the background

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Fake Shockabsorber

Watching baseball

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Thomas De Rooy

Een of andere gare familiebijeenkomst

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Lara M.

Picked up this oldie but goodie at Dead Reckoning and first sip, immediately remembered why I loved this one so much. Holding up nicely 4 years later.

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Tom L.

Fall festivities

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Johan Rudberg

Bottle from 2018. Deep rich maple with alot of vanilla from the bourbon barrel. Got alot smoother over the years and the high abv is not notable.

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Jan-Olof Eriksson

Upphittad från 2018.😍

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Fred

Saved this for five years…last one GOAT.

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John Rugotzke

FOUNDERS, MAKE MORE!

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Kim Pedersen

Outstanding beer. So complex, so sweet, so wooddy.

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Lisa Hansen

It needs something with it, like bangers and mash or a greasy schnitzel.

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M øl

Det fungerer sgu. Fremragende duft, dybe lag, let fad. Lækker bajer. Må få lidt mere end en taster næste gang!

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Jonathan Chai

2018 vintage

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Kyle Tuffley

2018. Still a fantastic beer.

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joris q.

Doet me denken aan een zure appel. Erg zuur van smaak en wrang in afdronk

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Loes Van de Wetering

Erg wrang erg bitter

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Donald Pitts

Perfect brew for a Bears/Washington game...dad would love this game!

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Ryan Pitts

2018 release! Goes well with a Thursday night thriller 😂 This beer aged so well

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Kevin King

rich, robust, nice molasses flavors, aged well. saved this one since 2018 and I think I have another one left!

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Tonny Solving

Endnu en dejlig øl Mums 💛💙

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Colton H

Bottled 8.22.18...this has really held up, phenomenal...almost has a tobacco taste

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Lucas Weje

Hid nok men Smæk på, men for meget til mig

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silvie Smeets

Zoet, vanille, pittig en branderig achter in de keel

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John Heslop

Boozy. Molasses.

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Craig S

Boozy, with some mild maple flavor still. Thanks Curt S.

4.0

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John

Tastes Older than it should be

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Jim Wallace

2018 - great flavor !

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Dave B

Always fabulous

4.75

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Carsten van Maasacker

Prima, wel veel whiskey

3.5

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Jan-Willem Maat

Dit is goed hoor.

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Cleiton Luz

Aroma de maple. No paladar muito barril de bourbon, maple, caramelo, toffee e melaço. Dulcor médio e amargor baixo equilibrados.

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Michael Sabia

Good but this would be much better in winter around a campfire.

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