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

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Ryan F.

Sweet and maple taste, really smooth considering the percent

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Paul Dunay

Wow! Delicious maple, vanilla, and caramel notes, less raisin malt, more maple barrel notes. This elixir is wonderful.

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Bryan W.

Bourbon

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perry and doug

Delicious, like drinking candy. But probably too rich (and 12% abv) to drink more than one.

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Chris Birker

Thanks Darryl!

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Brian F

Happy St Paddy's day! 🍀

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Kinu Panda

Wow, that's a LOT of maple! Super-boozy, but smooth!

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Steve Maehl

Beer review haiku. Smells pretty boozey. Thick, malty and strong, damn good. Slante Curmudgeon

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Paul P.

Excellent. An old ale with a full on maple sugar aroma and taste on the back.

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Pat Songe

A nose full of bourbon, good maple and molasses notes, awesome sipper 🍻

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Hans

Lots of caramel, very smooth, Bourbon is subtle

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Max Boyd

6/6 perfect for dessert and perfect flight size. Tasty, REALLY sweet, similar to the bourbon barrel stouts but not as heavy! Wintertime this would be awesome

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Mike Callegari

Sweet Sassy Molassey

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Craig Sutton

Smooth. Great value. Very little maple, which i like

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Last of the 4 pack from 2018.

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Jon Cobb

Founders never disappoints

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Matthijs Somford

Maple syrup

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Adrián C.

One of my favorites from Founders. Nice and sweet!

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Greg Inosencio

A bit sweet but still a great beer!

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David J.

Uhhh wow nearly 3 years does a nice job turning this awkward beer into something superb. Butterscotch smooth but not too sweet, huge booze neatly tucked inside, maple & bourbon playing subtly all over.

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Johnmay

Expired. Black licorice.

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Mmm Barrel-y! 2018!

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Jim Polglaze

Sweet and boozy. Finally made it to the weekend. Cheers!

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