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

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Alex B

This has aged pretty gracefully. Malted grains with a nice bourbon kick.

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Davd Nixon

Great beer from the bitter phew!

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Michele S.

From 2018

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Andreas L.

Et spesielt øl... men godt på sin måte

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Jeff P.

Day 7. Still strong!

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Evan K.

Day seven of the advent calendar. Packaged on 08/13/2019. Sweet, warm, boozy.

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Evan Castile

Day 7 Advent

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j s.

Heavy, eiken toets, niet zo stroperig als de CBS reeks. Warme afdronk.

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Joshua Mills

Too sweet

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Eric van Dooren

Ja, deze is lekker. (Meer commentaar is overbodig).

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Doug Farmwald

Molasses nose followed by a sweet molasses/brown sugar first impression with some roasty undertones. A slightly sharp, slightly boozy finish. The molasses pretty much overpowers the maple but some bourbon does come through on the end. Very drinkable.

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Sondre Osa

Smaker bourbon , kan umulig være bare 12 prosent!

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Nick Gaier

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jeff

Boozy with prominent molasses, maple and bourbon flavors. Great label art too!

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Mr C.

Maybe even a little sweet for me, very interesting

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Tim O

Boozy!

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haw thorne

Another 2018. Testing "maybe has another peak". Not v sweet. Maple but otherwise a bit empty but not really thin. Oak is a little sharp. No overt booze. Still some bitterness. Holding up but not improving.

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William Darling

Shared with my better half

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Simon Laflamme

Très maltée, pas mal boozy, sucre assez bien dosé. Heavy stuff, à boire doucement. C’est bon mais pas la découverte du siècle.

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Zzim GB

Too boozy

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Michael Sabia

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

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John

Tastes Older than it should be

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Will Northquist

This is a strange brew. I get notes of bourbon and molasses. Personally, I get a strong taste of tobacco. Never had that in a beer. Had my first cigar at age 16 with big Seta and we both threw up

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Tim Northquist

Tasty and warm - maple and smooth bourbon flavors.

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T- Money

2018. It was a little chunky 😬

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Edo Van Bree

Caramel, iets kruidig, vanille, Esdoornsiroop. Zoet. Bourbon. Alcohol.

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Mattias Wallén

Aged, malty, boozy, some sweetness

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Scott Jenkins

We are not sure of the year. Nothing printed on the label. No retail tag. Nothing. It tastes old , but not oxidized. Bourbon and hints of mint. Not getting syrup or molasses. It's not bad. Drinkable.

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