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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Zack Shedlock

Saturday night special. Aged 4.5ish years. More or less same as it ever was. Simialr to last sniff in 2022 wit more plum n quad vibes dis time, oakey heat has settled down but nothin a snort of Ol' Fitz can't bring back to life.

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Barn Stormer

Badgers win! On to the final!

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J.T. Bellush

Excellent. Buttery and toffee in bourbon. Thx Chris.

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Jerry Forsen

Biiig! Massive molasses sweetness, backed up with a complex mashup of woody tannins, dark dried fruits and maple. A warm booziness creeps up at the back end to seal the deal. A sipper for sure, but very enjoyable if you take your time with it.

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john bisschop

Heerlijk biertje heerlijke Carmel achtige afdronk mooi van kleur iets zoetig

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Mitchell Ferguson II

Friends beer share Maple syrup and molasses. 4.25/5

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Jon Khoury

Aged really well. Super sweet.

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Jeremy G.

Drinking pretty damn good after almost 5 years. Not as boozy and more tame. Still pretty sweet. Marshmallow. Caramel. Maple. Molasses. Maybe the faintest dates. Wish I had a couple more bottles.

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Beerstalk

Absolutely wonderful old ale that has aged brilliantly. Sweet malts, maple and sophisticated barrel flavors. Squirming centipedes. 43/50

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Peter Karlsson

Good stuff!

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Tyler Mann

🤪🤪🤪

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Ronald L'Abée

Geur bourbon. Smaak: zoet , bourbon, maple. Alcoholisch, maar niet vervelend.

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Matt

This behemoth has been sitting in my fridge a lonnnnnng time. (Paired with John Wick: Chapter 4.)

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Libby Allen

2018 bottle from ye olde beer stash. Still fantastic! Hint of maple, brandy note, hop is a little sharp. Aged well

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Gary Simmons

Boozy ...it's a sipper

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Luis P

From the cellar to cap off our long weekend; still sweet, but so smooth.

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Patrik Svensson

Bra tryck utan att bli spritig. Lång eftersmak med fudge o cola.

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Kristoffer Gadeberg

Det her er slet ikke dumt. Helt honning like. Små vaniljenoter. Rund, lidt sprittet, men det er okay.

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Bas van marle

Uit de oude doos/voorraad. Wat een fijne BA old ale. Oud maar goud.

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Marc Visser

Heerlijk evaluatie bier. Thnx Frank

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Frank Drank

Heerlijk

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Yudai S

いい甘味だー

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David Vanini

Malty bourbon sweet excellent

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Mark Transue

I don't think this is the proper glassware for a 12.5% beer but I'm not going to argue with the bartender

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Claudio ]3lizzard

Not ironically one of my iso. Very rich, and good. Not disappointed

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J Pearson

Cellared for 5 years; smooth and delicious!

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Addison Boyd

I don’t know wtf an old ale is but I like it

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Josh Carlson

This is packed with flavor.

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