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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almost 5 years ago

 

Jari Kankaala

Bourbon, melass och lönnsirap i ett kraftfullt paket.

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Mads Krogsgaard

Til en bornholmsk solnedgang er det sgu 4.75

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Larry Hall

2018 vintage keg. 4 years old and still delicious. Boozy bourbon barrel aged old ale. Flavors of molasses bourbon vanilla. A treasure from the cellar A++

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Micke O

I’ve been missing this one. Great stuff 🍻

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Iris F

Caramel cream. Yummy. Wee boozy.

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Jason Zebrowski

Bottle share with the family. 2018 Better Half. Held up really well. Not so sweet anymore with a good barrel burn and flavor to follow.

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Bert VB

Only a few of these left 🥲

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Emily Andrea

Delicious. Pairs well with fires and roasted marshmallows!!

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Tim Johnson

Had this before. Very good. Drinkable.

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Dennis Miller

Strong, easy to swallow

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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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Mike D

Great sipper with weather on the lake. Mmm

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Aku Tolvanen

Aged 3 years. Really smooth old ale with light bourbon barrels, years has brought maple syrup and oakiness forward.

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Øyvind H

Best før august 2019.. Glad jeg overså den datomerkingen..

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Robert P

I found this 2018 model hanging out and it sounded good ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Irwin M.

Smooth, malty,

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Bob Doleskies

Delicious .

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Michael D'Angelo

This is still good!

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Andre Jonker

Laatste.

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Victoria G.

We have a new beer on tap! Subtle hints of bourbon and very smooth! Come check it out!

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Nick W.

2018. Doesn't hold up.

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Joe K

Happy anniversary to us!

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Brandon Smith

This has held up unbelievably well. Very little separation.

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Jesper Gammelgaard

Ikke min yndlingstype, men den er god.

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Bryan

2018

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Steve Tumblin

Sometimes this is comes across like a sweet bourbon.

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John Fay

2018. Still one of my all time favorite beers!

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Mike Tonelli

Got better with time.

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