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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Joseph W.

$3 for this is arguably the best bang for your buck in the entire city.

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Dan Duguay

Let it warm up before cracking. Ooh sweet caramel molasses BA succulence

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Tony G

2018 bottle. So tasty. Brown sugar permeates with a warm, boozy bourbon kick.

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Benjamin Rodgers

4 years old and still tasty!

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Brandon Smith

My oh my has it aged so well.

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Andrew Baker

4 y.o. bottle.

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Josh M.

Pulling from the cellar tonight! This is from 2018, maple syrup bourbon barrel aged Old Curmudgeon. Superb with some age. This was a little hot when it was new.

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Jim Wallace

2018 - great flavor !

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Ryan Pitts

2018 release! Goes well with a Thursday night thriller 😂 This beer aged so well

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Kyle Tuffley

2018. Still a fantastic beer.

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Jonathan Chai

2018 vintage

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Kim Pedersen

Outstanding beer. So complex, so sweet, so wooddy.

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John Rugotzke

FOUNDERS, MAKE MORE!

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Christopher O’B

Thanks Greg!

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Glenn Geers

Great drop!

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Bruno le jardineur Bruno

Dluo 2019 c’est hyper gourmand

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Paul H

Advent day 22 International labeling

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Pat Wurth

Founders advent calendar day #22

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Andrew S

2020- aged really well

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Bill Savage

Very mellow. Caramel, maple notes. Please bring this one back!

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nick bates

Still awesome. Huge molasses barrel held up great. Was the last bottle on the shelf.

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Patrick Grace

doesn’t matter where i bought it; it’s f’ing deliciois!!!!

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Leon Boesveld

Een heerlijk biertje om het weekend mee af te sluiten. Mooie balans van smaken en vooral de maple siroop met de bourbon is erg goed in balans.

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Brian Haik

Forgot how great this beer is. Bought this in Founders gift shop this past Saturday. It was bottled 13.08.2019...and has Spanish and English on bottle. Guessing this was bottled for Spain, and somehow I got it...Molasses. Malty. Boozy. Sweet. Bourbon

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chad doughty

Aged over 4.5 years now, the flavors still hold up really well with some seemingly a bit more intense. Simply delicious.

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Espen Sørensen

Nyyydelig! Lønnesirup, karamell og vanilje. Fint hint av bourbon

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Doug

First time having this. Thanks Zack.

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Aaron Suchanek

2018 vintage

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Scott Fleming

Oh my wonderful brew! The barrel is forward and perfect.

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Mike Ladenburger

Unusual for a beer with high AVB, I liked it best when it was very cold.

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Connor Lamb

First time trying this since fresh from 2018... Wow. 5 years in the cellar treated this very nicely, absolutely delicious

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Henrik Ornebring

Still a fucking great beer, such intense flavors

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Mauro Neyt

Lci. Heerlijk! Rozijnen, chocolade, bourbon.

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Dan Halling

It’s been a long time since we’ve enjoyed one of these.

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George Economos

Found this gem in the cooler at Founder’s Taproom after their barrel week. Still one of my favorites!

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Stony Biby

Definitely has that nice bourbon burn that is mellowed by the maple syrup.

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Steve K

2018 bottle holding up really well, pours copper red, carbonation still, sweet malts, molasses, toffee, burnt sugars, mellowed out from age the maple seems to have disappeared, and I feel it is at its peak right now at 5 years. Drink them NOW.

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Joakim Ruokokoski

Några år sen sist. Fortfarande jäkligt bra! Bourbon, smörkola, ek och fruktiga toner! GOTT! 4.6

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