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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Kris F.

Thanks for sharing Beerdoc F.

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Callum 施凯伦

This is absolutely stunning. Contender for BOTY on the first day

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Larry Hall

World class brew on sale from 2018 keg at One Stop Brew Shop Rochester NY. Stop by and try it-you won’t leave without it. CBS,but based on an old ale rather than a stout

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EJ A.

2018 vintage. Drinks like a barley/wheat wine. Nose is predominantly maple from the maple bourbon barrels it’s aged in. Notes of cherry, oak, bourbon, and maple on the taste. Second only to CBS in the Founders barrel aged series as far as I’m concerned

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Joey Zepeda

Probably on of my faves, wish they made more.

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Enigma L.

Cerveza de carácter maltoso con sabores a frutos secos, caramelo y melazas, con unas notas muy bien integradas a roble y bourbon. Tiene un color marrón rojizo oscuro y un aroma dulce a maltas, melazas y tostado. Es una cerveza potente y de cuerpo pleno.

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Aaron A.

Bottled in August 2018.

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Ryan Bandrick

Very rich and delicious, just like my better half😘 Happy birthday to my love.

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Syrus Stogran

Very strong. Bourbon flavour is very pronounced with a light ale background.

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Larry Hall

2018 keg. Brew is premium barrel aged old ale rich with the flavors of maple syrup bourbon vanilla oak superior taste A** one of my favorites

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Josh M.

2018 bottling, I get classic Old Ale w/ nice vanilla and oak flavs.

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Amy Dorogi

2018. Sweet, good amount of barrel, strong molasses flavor.

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Brian Buchanan

This is number two, drinking for two.

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Alan D.

Extremely sweet, smells like rum and spices (mostly picking up vanilla and cinnamon), tastes like maple syrup and oak idk

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George Claessen

Kijk, eindelijk weer kwaliteit 😎👍

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Niiilllsss M

💥Zekerheid🥃, opwaartse lijn ingezet

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Marvin Possen

Rust: 0-3 ❌️❌️❌️

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Jeremy Ellis

This one is amazing! Boozy and slightly sweet. Definitely keep you warm on a day like today.

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Joshua Mills

Too sweet

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Jackson Forderer

From the archive

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Chris S.

Post shoveling beer. This baby has definitely come into its own! (Vintage 2018)

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Rick Cooper

Well the maple syrup barrel aging has definitely faded. But still not terrible.

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Dave D.

Barrel aged ale, light but tasted and perfect for winter

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Glen McCready

Wow. That’s like sucking on a caramel square.

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Todd S.

2018 from the back of the fridge. Very tasty.

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John McK

Always a favourite

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Lekker zoals alles van founders

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Yi S.

Syrup, quite sweet

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Eric S.

Potent as sour cobra venom!

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Matt F

Nice blend of barrel and sweetness

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Colin Mildred

Tasty! This is even better the second time and aged a bit.

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John F.

From 2018. This beer is great. I think the age made it better.

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Joseph A.

Bastard Purge.

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Chris Beiser

I know this is a great beer. My Covid from Dec is still messing with my taste buds. Not as flavorful as I remember

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Eric van Dooren

Ja, deze is lekker. (Meer commentaar is overbodig).

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Bill Brinkmeier

Let’s go wings

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Will S.

Phenomenal

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Bas ter Voert

Hoezo smaakexplosie! BAM... 😋

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