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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Robert Steen

Like boozy maple syrup

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VIK Varga

LCI,

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TooManyGlasses

Closing in on 3 years old - rich, sweet - bourbon, caramely maple, a touch of leather. Absolutely great.

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Russell B.

Bold, sweet, and she has a punch. This one has been in a cellar since 2018. Love sharing it with my better half.

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Dustin Seck

Aged nicely.

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Nathan Haydon

Sipping on this while I am still working this evening, but also to celebrate some good news.

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Sue B

I feel like the maple may have faded a little with time, but it’s been a while. Still yummy, boozy soppy old ale.

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William Johnson

Got the beta request button tonight and I found out I have a 99/100 score. Things are looking good so I had to open something special to commemorate. Can't open this without checking in either. My last bottle of an amazing beer that I'll miss.

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Andrey Ivanov

Ух и шикарен

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Patrick Reed

Holy shit. BIG toffee notes, smooth, big barrel age bourbon flavor. Tasty.

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TooManyGlasses

Always a treat - warming boozy maple, bourbon, sweet and sticky - great sipper.

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Frank Z.

Damn!!! That is good and strong!!!!

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Greg H.

Great Beer. Looking forward to when Founders will brew and distribute.

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Rich H.

Well there’s something that a few years in the cellar didn’t hurt

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Steven Mev

Greg S. Came and tried this after our convo, definitely a warmer and tasted like.. boozy raisins? This was smooth tho, very smooth with a nice thickness. Can see this growing on me 🍻

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RV

I’m so behind on checkins, it’s a bit ridiculous, kind of like Belicheck’s kid’s faces during Sunday night football. This was great. Sweet sipper.

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Grant Below

Delicious. Nine of the bad tastes from bourbon barrel, all the good tastes. Masks 12.7% well

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Alex 2000

1. Mapple e alcoólica como deve ser. Linda.

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Bradley Lüssenheide

Smooth and sweet maple up front, dry toasted malt finish, well balanced.

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Victoria Lüssenheide

Toasted malts, bread, and maple forward. Nicely sweet without being saccharine. Notes of coffee and bourbon with a dry finish.

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Jacko Bee

Man man man .... Samen met de CBS toch wel top of the bill bij Founders

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Green Elm Prez

It's been awhile...

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Nick R

2018 variety. Keeps getting better every year!

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Jenny R

2018 bottle

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J S

Wow!

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Brew P

MNF Week 10.

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John Parker

2018 bottle, it’s aged nicely!

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Andy Lee

Booze molasses bourbon great beer

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Thijs Versantvoort

Mooie bak hier heeft Yannick meegenomen! Lekker zoet, niet te, en volle bak smaak

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Bryan L.

Holy shit - that’s amazing. It’s a beer that’s a port that’s a beer. Beautiful

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Dave

2021 Beervent #6 - the 2018 vintage, a sweet delectable brew!

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Tuomas Tuomela

oh my god,,,,,,!,,,yeh..,,

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Daniel Smith

2018. It’s my last one, and it’s held up really well. That maple and bourbon, with the slight sweet tartness from the molasses-Mmmmmmmm!

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Louie Sicilia

Advent day 7

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Ken MacDonald

December 7th Founder's advent calendar beer

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