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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FOUNDER'S CLASSIC!

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Joe B.

Operation clear out the “cellar” is well underway . 2018 bottle. Super smooth. Maple still present. Better than when I had the same batch 8 months ago.

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Brian Kitchens

The maple and molasses stand out with a slightly fruity finish.

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Rob K.

Old ale brewed with molasses and aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels

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Andrew M.

Nice and smooth. 2 years old. Thanks MF.

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Curtis H.

Barrel aged and sweet. Not for me, didn't finish it.

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C B

Good shit. Celebrating my better half and her new monster SUV.

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Bob Boyle

This beer is what I needed after a long day. Sweet, boozy and delicious. My jam!

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Lucas W.

Not quite as good after additional at home aging. But still boozy, rich, flavourful

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Guus Goossens

Very sweet.

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Melvin Roufs

Zacht, lekker zo’n old ale. Afdronk beetje ahoornsiroop.

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Eddy P.

Helemaal mijn straatje! Stevig van smaak, niet te zoet, gewoon een echte smaakbom! Ben en blijf een Founders fan.

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Mark

Powerful. Malty.

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Tim Corniels

Really sweet

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Jorn Vosman

Minder dan uit de tap

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René Müller

Lækker fadlagret egetræs duft. Blød, lækker og fyldig i smagen. Fin bourbon og Marple sirup i eftersmagen. WOW

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DENNIS Vemmelund

Dejlig smagfuld øl, tæt på at være ligeså god som CBS. Dejlig smag af fad lagering. Og sirup i eftersmagen.

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T Losie

So glad this is out. So good.

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Joe Dunn

Heavy maple syrup profile but very drinkable

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Kenneth Nyman

Ai jumalauta. Nyt on.

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Jon

Remains one of my favorites from Founders!

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Marcel Dhondt

Blijft fantastisch

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Matty Beer

Love me dis Olde Ale!!

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patrick limber

Bottled 8/28/18

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Brian Puffer

On cleaning duty, told my youngest grab me a beer from the fridge, comes back with the 12.5 heavy hitter!

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Greg Jacob

Nicely done...😷👍🍵🍫😋

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Ms Doorbell

Turkey is in the oven!

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James H.

Very suddle maple. Light bourbon finish. Smooth for the ABV. Pre Turkey day suds.

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Kevin B.

An oldy but a goody! Enjoy the sweetness.

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Tieme K.

Eerste founders ervaring. Soepel en lichte tonen van drop vanille en walnoot

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Henrik

Studio time

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Michele E.

The Child is a fan too 😊

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Andrew Owen

Caramel apple, maple syrup, and bourbon toffee. On the sweet side but enough booziness to keep it from being cloying.

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Dustin Beck

YAY vacation!

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