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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Bill Savage

Very mellow. Caramel, maple notes. Please bring this one back!

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Frits Berkers

Ontzettend lekker en zacht bier. Beetje boozy, maar hey, die was ingecalculeerd 😀

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Chris H

2018 bottling, opened in 2023. Nice lingering maple, a good sipper

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Westley Clavey

This is so good! I have had this bottle in my cool place for 3 years and it is wonderful! It is smooth and sweet with a great maple finish. Here's to old friends, some no longer with us, and pre-pandemic activities!

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Marcus S

Been a while.

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Brian Evans

Drinking a 2016 that was hiding in the beer fridge…pretty tasty

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Jeffery Ramirez

Smells like an old ale... touch of molasses syrup. Medium sweet. Vibrant but light body. it's like boozy syrup. Not overly sweet. Medicinal quality to the finish. 

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Brandon Bell

Caramel, maple, cinnamon, dust, and candied orange. Sweet and malty and a little boozy. Heavy, syrupy, and grainy. Beautiful and aggressive.

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nick bates

Still awesome. Huge molasses barrel held up great. Was the last bottle on the shelf.

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Christopher Rahauiser

2018. Such a great old ale. Aged exactly how you want one to. The sugars are darker and richer, without being overwhelming. Smooth, molasses, brown sugar, dark fruits, sweet malt

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Pete

Strong but very smooth.

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Ben Spangler

Rich yet quite approachable and drinkable. Almonds, port, rye, hints of cherry, all smoothed by a woody dryness. Five years of aging could have a lot to do with it

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Edo Van Bree

Caramel, iets kruidig, vanille, Esdoornsiroop. Zoet. Bourbon. Alcohol.

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Patrick Grace

doesn’t matter where i bought it; it’s f’ing deliciois!!!!

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Good ol' boy Mike ..

Is pastry old ale a thing? It is now :-( Sweet, boozy, caramel, and creamy. Way to mess up a great beer. SUDS- 3/5

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Brett Q

Always fabulous. Molasses bourbony goodness’s

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Clyde Bradford

Satan is my better half 😸

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Don Jackson

Good maple sweetness

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John Mack

Always a treat. I can’t see the label (?).

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Becky Mackowicz

For my curmudgeon.

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James Jones

22DEC20 -12.7% ABV. Super interesting beer. Pours a very deep brown/orange. Tastes sweet, like maple syrup it’s brewed with and maybe some orange. Feels thick and oily. Leaves a lasting sweet aftertaste. I really enjoyed sipping this one.

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Leon Boesveld

Een heerlijk biertje om het weekend mee af te sluiten. Mooie balans van smaken en vooral de maple siroop met de bourbon is erg goed in balans.

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Clive Bayliss

Bottled 2018. Love the maple barrel aging and that it's not too sweet.

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matt k

Molasses, maple syrup and bourbon barrels really bring out the best of this curmudgeon.

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Mattias Wallén

Aged, malty, boozy, some sweetness

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Johan

Solid and good American old ale.

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TD

Sweet. Syrup flavors come through strong.

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David B

Don't typically log 2nd pours, but this one comes 5 years after production. Kind of boozy BBA on the nose. Bottom line? Doesn't matter, you cant get it anymore! I'm not sure it improved over the 5 years, but. Still tasty AF!

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Zack Shedlock

Saturday night special. Aged 4.5ish years. More or less same as it ever was. Simialr to last sniff in 2022 wit more plum n quad vibes dis time, oakey heat has settled down but nothin a snort of Ol' Fitz can't bring back to life.

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Keith M

2019

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Barry Schanz

So well refined

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