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

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Robert Scroggs

Sunday’s Election Day countdown chug

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Johnny Zawacki

Hasn't had this in a while. Forgot how tasty an old ale can be!

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Yuri T

Воздушный кленовый сироп, кожа, табак, бочка, изюм, ванильный финиш. Просто огонь. Ретро.

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Paul Foley

Birthday beer #7 yesterday Tonne of maple and molasses. Bit of a Sherry thing. Dates, raisins, light toasty malts

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Thom S.

Just superb, every last drop of it.

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Neil B.

A cracking old ale. Not far off KBS/CBS in terms of quality

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Jan Maagaard

Stadig fantastisk.

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Bruce Johnson

What’s the difference between an old ale and a barleywine? This reminds me of Bigfoot and Straight Jacket, but sweeter and syrupier.

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Mitchel Skotynsky

Thanks Katie for saving this one for me!

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greger Eneqvist

Ah underbar öl. Melass och malt samt möjligen muscovado. Mjuk och skön. Måste ha tag på fler

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Matthew Geiger

This is delicious. And go bucks

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Mark Nicholas

Great cool weather brew.

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Chris D.

Wow 😳 This is some cimplex shizz. Smooth. Boozy. Full of bourbon barrel and toffee... maple 🍁 and raisins... Love it!

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Zach H.

2018 batch. Booziness is gone but barrel flavor still strong. Super tasty

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Rick K.

!!Pheww!! Boozy, heavy, molasses and bourbon... and GOOD!!

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Bill R

An older beer from 2018. It’s an old English ale. The molasses and aging in maple bourbon barrels make it special

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David McGrew

2018 vintage

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Matt Glasgow

From 2018. Maple brown sugars over dark malty fruit. Sugar dates. Smooth, robust, and delicious. Booziness comes through in last 1/4 of glass.

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Stoutman M.

Ikke så ringe endda!

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Jani Harju

Bourbonvaniljaöverit

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Doug W

Yum

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A TrUdell

Still really good, flavors still there, melting together.

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Steve S.

Wow. Impressed. Nicely done!

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Swen V.

Lekker biertje dit! Bij de eerste maak proef je echt dat hij barrel aged is, de nasmaak daarintegen heeft iets weg van een trippel echt een genot voor je smaakpapillen.

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Teemu Multisilta

Pari vuotta kellarointia ei ole ainakaan heikentänyt tätä. Makea, pehmeä, tasapainoinen. Hemmetin hyvä.

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Matthew K.

Like a thick bourbon😋 this was the 2018 version, so it was nice to have it aged 2 years more in the bottle. Lots of vanilla, syrup, oak, and a nice spice finish. Definitely save this for dessert or before bed!

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Chase Chandler

Smoothes out nicely as it ages

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Kris De Meester

Impressive maple/molasses strong old ale. I feel soo relaxed now...

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Keith H

Old ale that tastes like a scotch ale. Delicious! Thanks, Sean!

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Roman Morawek

👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

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Greg Jacob

Nicely done...😷👍🍵🍫😋

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T Losie

So glad this is out. So good.

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René Müller

Lækker fadlagret egetræs duft. Blød, lækker og fyldig i smagen. Fin bourbon og Marple sirup i eftersmagen. WOW

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Eddy P.

Helemaal mijn straatje! Stevig van smaak, niet te zoet, gewoon een echte smaakbom! Ben en blijf een Founders fan.

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Lucas W.

Not quite as good after additional at home aging. But still boozy, rich, flavourful

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Bob Boyle

This beer is what I needed after a long day. Sweet, boozy and delicious. My jam!

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C B

Good shit. Celebrating my better half and her new monster SUV.

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