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.

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12.7

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Matt H.

Incredible sweetness and a great woody flavor. The aging is great and it makes it so smooth and candy like. Never know how high the abv is unless you look....or drink the bottle yourself lol.

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Sybren HH

Zoet en vol en een flinke whiskey smaak.

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david morway

Stay at Home- Day 136. Nice sweetness from the maple syrup. It's mellowed for a year so it's nice and smooth.

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Paul Zills

good shit

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KRL

Very strong 12.7% ABV. Good thing it's just a 5 oz pour. 🍻🧔👍

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Scott Giallella

Boozy, yet again, and smooth

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trent n.

a little sweet but a good 8 ounce beer!

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Christopher P.

This beer was refrigerated since the day I got it and no oxidation. Maple syrup flavor is no longer but bourbon and molasses are there. Not a big fan of the flavor but it’s drinkable.

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Ellie

🤣🤣 Which one of us Curmudgeon?

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Hiro

They skipped 2019, it seems. 2020, I have no idea.

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DavidD

Booze bomb

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juul schut

Iets te alcoholisch . Verder heerlijk.

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Shawn Pederson

Wrong beer for this time of year. This is a fall or early winter beer.

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Johan van Elten

Heel veel en hele goede smaak, maar mij net te sterk

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B. S.

Not too shabby. Could have sworn I've had this before, must have forgotten to check it in. Boozy, but decent barrel.

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AJ Timmerman

And now onw from the draft. Strong and good.

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Scot McKee

#mashtag dusting off the equip

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Mike D

Found some from 2018 at Kroger. Love this stuff.

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Federico Sequeda

dark but shiny brown. molasses boozy nose. raisins foggy mouth with long boozy bourbon aftertaste. moderate carbonation. quite good. deceptively smooth.

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Joep S.

Wordt bij elk slokje beter. De zoetigheid van de Maple siroop rond de smaak helemaal af

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Robert LaValley

Deep, coppery color. I think the aroma is of molasses, perhaps carmelized sugar. Rich mouthfeel. Peculiar flavor. Caramel aftertaste. Big alcohol.

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Colby G.

One of founders better beers. Sweet old ale.

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Charlette P.

A sip by the firpit Oak barrel aged craft beer.

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Justin H.

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Greg Hughes

Great sweet boozy balance.

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Dmitry Pogodin

Выверенно, образцово, на балансе, но повторить не захочется. Без огонька. Есть BA от Founders интереснее

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Douglas Terborg

Take Founders Old Curmudgeon, a beer they named after me, then mellow it out for a year by bourbon barrel aging, and you get a more tempered form of the original. Worth the pour.

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