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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Roger Karlsson

Still awesome!

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TooManyGlasses

Not getting worse with age.... wonderfully smooth with brown sugar, toffee sweetness, bourbon - boozy warmth - delicious sipper.

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Jon W

Damn good. Boooozy.

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Frank S.

On draught 🥰

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Ro Man

Post tub time part deux

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Bill H.

Fantastic! Thanks Matt!

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Jeff Greer

Still yummy! One of my favorites.

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Jen &.

Damn good better half!

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Billy Humberson

Thanks, Will.

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Dominic Cristinzio

This was deceptively smooth, such a complex ale. The barrel notes are there & richly enhance the caramel + malt. Great beer in the rain!

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MMM Beer

2018. Aged really well. Molasses and booze 🧙‍♂️🧙‍♀️🧙

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Mikhail P

2018

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Wes Lewis

🇺🇲 vs. 🧭🇮🇪 ⚽ #USMNT

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Dmitry Rachkovsky

Very maple very like

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scott G.

Delicious ale. It's rich, creamy, and just the right amount of bourbon taste. Fantastic!

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Annet

Lekker! Volle smaak

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Jim P

LCI ; /

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Mark L.

Fantastic with breakfast!

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TooManyGlasses

Wonderful smooth and boozy old ale - maple, caramel, warming - Easter dinner pairing.

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CassieMan

Gelijk een volle bek pruimen / honing in de eerste slok, maar wel precies goed. Lekker zoetige mooie afdronk, deze brouwert snapt het wel. Een van mijn favo brouwers.

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Greg Myers

So tasty ! Boozy maple great sipper circa 2018

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Mickey Martin

Nicely balanced with no overpowering Sweetness

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Carol Ann H.

Happy national beer day!

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Mike

So damn good. From 2019.

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Tony Welch

The last keg from Mr. Beery’s, now on tap at my house!

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Benjamin Rodgers

Last 12 oz. Still very tasty!

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Laura W.

It really tastes like pancakes.

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Ian Schultz

It's pretty good. This aged very well.

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James H.

Shared amber pour. Smells sweet & boozy like honey & bourbon. Tastes of bourbon & maple, with the honey element really being molasses. Smooth but the boozy burn hits as you drink more. One of the last bottles I got back originally in ‘18. Great drinker.

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Brendan McNulty

Wow, this is one of the most mapley beers I’ve ever had. Fantastically sweet and smooth

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Robb K.

Love this!!

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Absolutely fire

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Clearly.

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Henry A

Incredible!

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Simply fantastic…

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