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

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Maxim Belanovskiy

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Joost Vinke

Het vat is een noodzaak in dit biertje, die maakt het helemaal af. Lekker!

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Clay S.

Bottle from 2018 - A bit sweeter than I’d prefer, but the whisky flavor complements the maple and molasses well.

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Jason B.

Very boozy. But smooth. The maple syrup comes through in the aroma. Maybe lends a little sweetness that smoothes the edges of the booziness.

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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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joe Bobince

This ones for you Stokes, rest easy bro!

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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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Pat O.

Sweet and tasty. Strong.

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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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TigerKev

Decent because of the maple syrup taste. 🍻🍻

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Justin F.

Slightly sweet heavy hitting. Pretty awesome. Thx Couch's for sharing

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Michel J.

Like port. What a blast.

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Vincent B.

Mmmmm

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Daniel Heath

Pours a nice deep mahogany. Aromas of toffee, malt and dark fruits. A sweet syrupy palate with plenty of malt but the bourbon gives it a bit of balance. Medium bodied. Quite a bit of carbonation for the style. Overall pretty good.

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Hbomb Ington

I got the better half in my glass 👍🏼

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Karl W.

(2/2 from last night) Always great, no complaints.

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Bettina Brandt-Lassen

Kraftig, fyldig, fadlagret, rosiner, mørk, alkohol

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Wazzu Cor Vet

Kinda spicy and booooze. Tasty

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Brent M.

Lots of sweet malty molasses rich flavor

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Matthew Bradford

Mug Club 🍻🍻

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Paco Ese

Cheers to my better half! She is lovingly preparing a lamb rack for us. 😻

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Bob Bowerman

Delicious aged maple ale!

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Jim Illies

Sweet molasses and bourbon and smooth for 12%

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Sara Keeler

Sweet tones and boozy but more sweet than boozy.

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Bengt Flemark

Sött utan slisk. Kan väcka varje slumrande organism till liv.

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Zachary Fleming

Oak,honey, maple, syrup mouth profile. Really interesting and sweeter than original.

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Mike M.

Smooth, sweet, oaky, thick and strong. Dark amber. If there’s such a thing as dessert beer, this is it. I put it in the barley wine category, but this one is truly unique & tasty. Get more molasses than maple. Extra points for an excellent name and label.

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Long and sweet finish. Very barleywine.

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Better the second time around!

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