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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Glen McCready

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

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Matt F

Nice blend of barrel and sweetness

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Jordan H.

Very good! Had it refrigerated for a few years and had lots of big white flakes in it but didn’t seem to affect the flavor.

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Jess Knutson

2018 release. The maple has mostly faded out

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Adam Hunt

2018, one more left, wow it has mellowed out

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Ken Smith

Aug 2018 vintage 3.5 yo. Like it better now

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Levi Kroon

Mooie zoete tonen!

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Kelvin Hoogeboom

Dit is een mooi bier!

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Murray

This can stay on my lawn all day long. Delicious.

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Jesse Deal

Sweet caramel, maple, malt, and brown sugar. So good.

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Todd Harris

I found the cask beer station

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Jesper Gammelgaard

Ikke min yndlingstype, men den er god.

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Irwin M.

Smooth, malty,

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Mike D

Great sipper with weather on the lake. Mmm

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Kelly Vander Schuur

2018. Not as sweet as I remember but the molasses is stronger.

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Tony Snow

Beautiful sweetness of rich toffee and brown sugar. A bit boozy warm as to be expected.

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Monika P.

Really sweet. It's a solid barrel aged, but there's NO WAY I can drink this giant bottle by myself this evening.

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Alexey Infernis

Забытый чекин.

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