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.

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12.7

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Joshua W.

Not too sweet, just the right amount of maple. Would be interesting to mix this with dirty bastard.

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luke drelick

Tasty cinnamon and butterscotch...

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Jon Friend

Lots of maple flavor a d has lots of bourbon flavor.

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Scott Friend

Complex and unique. Hint on vanilla with molasses and bourbon flavor. This strong ass beer.

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Tim Miller

Someone suggested this is “a little bit more butterscotchy” than some other beer. A little?!? Werthers would be jealous!

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Glen T.

Slight bourbon tinge with heaps of sweetness; maple, molasses.

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Kent C

A bit past its prime but still has some light barrel character, sweet caramel, maybe a little maple. Lost some of the complexity after 2 years

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Andrew H.

Nice ale, but a bit syrupy sweet

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Howard H.

Beer float for dessert using Santa’s white Christmas ice cream. So yummy

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Jim Robinson

Sweetness is almost all gone leaving a solid ale.

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Ian Drury

Very smooth and very very sweet. For a 12.7 % this is dangerous easy drinking. Yerm

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Mike Banaszek

BOTW Staff rules, spend your money here.

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Tom A.

Ale aged in oak bourbon barrels that had previously aged maple syrup. Complex flavors blending in a sweet, boozy beer.

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Betzzem

🍍express, cultfilm saturday

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Scott Brewer

Really sweet, but like kinda complex too. Pretty great with snickerdoodles too!

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Brandon Eaves

A favorite winter beer

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Aaron R.

Very boozy tasting if you drink it straight out of the fridge, but if you let it get to that 45-50 degree mark, it is very smooth and delicious.

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Andrew Owen

Caramel apple, maple syrup, and bourbon toffee. On the sweet side but enough booziness to keep it from being cloying.

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Michele E.

The Child is a fan too 😊

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Tieme K.

Eerste founders ervaring. Soepel en lichte tonen van drop vanille en walnoot

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Kevin B.

An oldy but a goody! Enjoy the sweetness.

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patrick limber

Bottled 8/28/18

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Jorn Vosman

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Mark

Powerful. Malty.

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Melvin Roufs

Zacht, lekker zo’n old ale. Afdronk beetje ahoornsiroop.

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