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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Jacko Bee

Nog altijd top

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Rod Carew

#Stouters56 NLIP 2018 Founders Rules. This is classic Founders barleywine. So deliciously sweet and boozy warm.

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Twee-co Sam

Sweet plum, licory, raisin. Malty aromas. Dense beige foam. Abricot . Caramel/toast color. Very sweet in mouth. Silky. Boozy. Amazing barley wine!!

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Chris Thessing

Founders is just fantastic. This is the best beer I’ve had with maple syrup barrel aging incorporated. Curmudgeon is such a good ole go-to, but this aptly named.

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Kurt W.

Strong and sweet

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Shawn M.

Sweet nectar of the gods!

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Shawn M.

Round 2. Fight!

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Kevin

If these 2018 four packs remain on shelves, I feel like I need to buy them until they're gone.

4.5

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Ritchie Scott

Yeah. It’s good.

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Jeff Gabrielse

Sweet and boozy, molasses and syrupy.

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Gary Johnson

My last bottle. Hope they release it again. One of my favorites.

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Dustin Moore

Right up my ballpark!

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Jake O'Keefe

For a barleywine…damn

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Lee T.

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Matthew Wilde

8/28/18 bottling date

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Nathan S.

Very smooth, maple notes, nice aftertaste

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Shelly V

Yes!

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Jim Vierck

Delicious

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Jake C

BA backlog

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Johnny Wingnut

8/22/18 bottle

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Michael DeLacy

Has this many times but never checked in.

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Robert Steen

Like boozy maple syrup

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VIK Varga

LCI,

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TooManyGlasses

Closing in on 3 years old - rich, sweet - bourbon, caramely maple, a touch of leather. Absolutely great.

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Russell B.

Bold, sweet, and she has a punch. This one has been in a cellar since 2018. Love sharing it with my better half.

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Dustin Seck

Aged nicely.

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Nathan Haydon

Sipping on this while I am still working this evening, but also to celebrate some good news.

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Sue B

I feel like the maple may have faded a little with time, but it’s been a while. Still yummy, boozy soppy old ale.

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William Johnson

Got the beta request button tonight and I found out I have a 99/100 score. Things are looking good so I had to open something special to commemorate. Can't open this without checking in either. My last bottle of an amazing beer that I'll miss.

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Andrey Ivanov

Ух и шикарен

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Patrick Reed

Holy shit. BIG toffee notes, smooth, big barrel age bourbon flavor. Tasty.

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