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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almost 5 years ago

 
3.5

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B Farmer

#7 of the 24 Beers of Christmas.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Evan Castile

Day 7 Advent

3.75

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over 3 years ago

 

Nate Thompson

Day 7.

4.25

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5.0

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4.25

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Dallas Walton

Advent calendar day 7

4.0

over 3 years ago

 
3.75

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Ken MacDonald

December 7th Founder's advent calendar beer

4.5

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Louie Sicilia

Advent day 7

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Evan K.

Day seven of the advent calendar. Packaged on 08/13/2019. Sweet, warm, boozy.

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Mike Otto

Founders advent calendar day 7

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Jeff P.

Day 7. Still strong!

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Dustin Kuykendall

On the seventh day of Beersmas, my Beer Box gave to me… Curmudgeon’s Better Half!

4.75

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Steve Rakoczy

Tasty. A couple will knock you flat.

4.0

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Bob MacDermaid

Better than the first time I had it but still not great. Guess I’m not a fan of old ales? Advent calendar beer for 12/7/21

2.25

over 3 years ago

 

Spencer G

12/7/2021 Founders Advent Calendar!

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Daniel Smith

2018. It’s my last one, and it’s held up really well. That maple and bourbon, with the slight sweet tartness from the molasses-Mmmmmmmm!

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jon brach

Day 7 of Founders advent calendar. Very sweet ale.

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Andreas L.

Et spesielt øl... men godt på sin måte

3.75

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Tuomas Tuomela

oh my god,,,,,,!,,,yeh..,,

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Dave

2021 Beervent #6 - the 2018 vintage, a sweet delectable brew!

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Bryan L.

Holy shit - that’s amazing. It’s a beer that’s a port that’s a beer. Beautiful

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Stephen P.

Bottled in 2018. Bought in VA when we fled Hurricane Florence. Very warming and welcoming.

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Timo Vuohu

Kermaisen pehmeä, toffeemaltaisen bourboninen/tynnyriä, vaahterasiirappia, miellyttävä jälkimaku.

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NewWave Girl

BM - it tastes minty, not what I expected

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Jasmijn Mencke

Wajo had niet verwacht dat ik deze zo lekker zou vinden, goed zoet en bijna chocola!

3.5

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Thijs Versantvoort

Mooie bak hier heeft Yannick meegenomen! Lekker zoet, niet te, en volle bak smaak

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Jeff Schmidt

Glad we're sharing. This is a sweet one.

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Brian Taylor

Um…….Yep! Can I have some more please!

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Joshua B.

2018 bottle. Amazing

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Michele S.

From 2018

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Andy Lee

Booze molasses bourbon great beer

4.5

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Davd Nixon

Great beer from the bitter phew!

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Claus Buchhave

Det er virkelig Better half!

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Dave Peterson

Yeah about that...............BOOM

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Bert v.

Nieuwe versie. Geen aparte check in kunnen vinden. Jammer, want deze is nog veel beter dan een eerdere. Man, man... bier van het jaar?

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