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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Grant

Wowzers aged well from 2018. Thanks Ferg. Sweet molasses #articblastbeerexchange2021

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Kevin Payne

Really kick a$$ molasses flavor... with a little maple to boot. 😁 And... at 12.7%... it’s a kicker.

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Sean F.

Lil boozy and very sweet and tasty. Now looking for other half version with vanilla in it

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Brandon Barton

Good flavor but sweeter than expected.

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Anders Q

Standard. Quite good.

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Jason Emmerson

Sweet maple flavor with a strong bourbon finish. Thanks for sharing Paul K. !

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Eric Williams

What a beer! Rich and smooooth. Sweet and flavorful. Strong, but subtle. There’s alcohol here, but it’s subtle. Helluva beer.

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joe Bobince

This ones for you Stokes, rest easy bro!

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Emily C.

Getting some inspiration from this DELICIOUS beer for a new special project 😊

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Michael Savage

Great night for an old ale

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Brett K.

Drunk pancakes

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Fran K.

This is so so smooth. A subtle sweetness. Complex flavors. I cannot wait to have another pour.

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Griswold I.

Not my favorite Founders but damn good. Different. Boozy ale. Heavy molasses. Great flavor on a cold night.

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Adrian G.

Boozy, sweet maple goodness!

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Helen McCoy Kwiat

Decided to have this brew with leftover double stacks with maple syrup and hashbrowns. Wow...6/28/2018 brew at 12.7% in maple bourban barrels... sweet, smooth and packed with a punch. Yowza but so good

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Kurt

Lots o molasses. Decent brew.

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Jonan F.

Strong maple bourbon smell, but tastes more smooth with a sweet finish.

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Dawn H

F’ing Good

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Phil Cleveland

Lousy picture but it’s always a fabulous favorite to me.

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Jennifer Elmquist

Amazing....you can really taste the sweet maple 🍁

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Pat O.

Sweet and tasty. Strong.

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Paul B.

Amazing. Bourbon, bready malt, raisin, maple with light berries. Easy 5 stars. Stellar.

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Mike Kwiatkowski

Bottled 8.15.18. Probably better fresh than now

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Ashleigh K.

Love the molasses

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Roger Karlsson

Still awesome!

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Michel van Helden

Zoet en vol. Lijkt op een barleywine maar dan met oude smaak.

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Joseph K.

Lots of molasses flavor

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