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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Mitchell Ferguson II

Barrel Aged Advent Calendar Day #15. Super sweet aroma (as expected). I'm getting maple syrup and molasses right up front with bourbon following close behind. Taste has molasses first, followed by bourbon and maple syrup, with oak in the finish. 4.5/5

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Tyler DeCaire

Great gift from a friend. Bottled in 2018 but still good!

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Joshua L.

Boozy! But yummy.

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Matt R.

Love. This. Beer.

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Frederick G.

Sweet, smooth, definitely the Curmudgeon's Better Half indeed!

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Shannon W.

I was so stoked to come across this at the store! Bottled in 2018. Super smooth and not too sweet. Notes of maple and carmel. Banger!

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Paul L.

Strong, but very tasty.

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Tim Surber

Still good after 2 years old , enjoying date night 🤓🍻

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Bpesh

Whoa, what dreams are made of. Can't believe i finally tried this after it has been discontinued. I love the mapple.

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Tibor Brunt

Second opinion: uprate

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Guillermo S.

Smooth, drinks like a stout. Delicious!

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Chris

Very good, but a little too sweet

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Sam

Amazing beer, similar to old stock ale but better. Like drinking pancakes. Very sweet.

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Real human man

Another one from the flight. $5 flights were great.

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Dan Thrailkill

Bourbon, maple syrup, and molasses... Good stuff!

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Nathan B.

Will definitely be having this one again.

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Vicente Nicolau Jr.

Founders ❤️❤️❤️

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Ghetto B.

Wow. A little sweet but great maple flavor.

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Joshua McMurray

Beer advent day 18 or some such. So effing sweet, yet so effing boozy at the same time!

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Rutger S.

Old Ale, gerijpt in Maple Syrup Bourbon barrels. Heel zacht, kruidig, verwarmend, vanille, hout, Bourbon, zoetig, Maple syrup, boozy. Erg smakelijke knaller van 12,7%!

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Collin Rogers

One of my favorite Founder’s beers.

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Marcus H.

Wow, very intense - lots of flavor going on - maple, vanilla and bourbon flavors. Very long finish. This is a beer I have to be in the mood for- and today it really hits the spot.

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Rafael T.

Half-full

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Alejandro A.

12.7% SOLID STOUT

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Jorge d.

"Fuck That's Delicious" -Action Bronson Also good on pancakes.

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Mike Vercauteren

Lekker biertje 👍😋🍻

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Tim Fortune

Boozy and smooth, not nearly as dark as I expected.

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Zoet Michiel Andrea lekkeah

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Antero V.

Syrupy malty goodness, so sweet it makes my teeth hurt. But in a good day. Tasty in small sips.

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Robert P

That’s a damn good one.

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Eddie Gregory

This is my kind of beer big and dark and complex. Lots of flavors going on here. The only issue is it’s a bit sweet. I bet this would be amazing with a little cellaring.

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Matt

Day 23!

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