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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Mike Lurling

Caramel, maple, hout, whisky, vanille

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Edmund

Last of the four bottles, I could only wait six years

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Tom S.

A little aged but still holding on

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Aku Tolvanen

Aged 5 years. This beer takes the aging really well. Really nice marriage of old ale, sweetness of maple syrup and bourbon barrels. Molasses has left some dried plums in the flavor. At times you get a feeling of belgian dark and rich monastery beers.

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Rich D

Killer

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TomLoes

2018. Nine more left.

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Louis Villafranca

From a bomber I bought in 2018. This stuff is plenty smooth and a little sweet.

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Matthew Whittaker

Still good!

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Paul Rademakers

Eindelijk weer een bier van Founders. Deze mag er wezen, 6 jaar mogen rijpen. Nondeju wa lekker 🥳👌

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Libby Allen

Last bottle, still good

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Alex Nunez

From August of 2018. Let’s see if it’s conditioned and aged well

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Clayton Jaquins

2018 Still good. Probably past its prime though.

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Eric D

Massive maple bourbon woody oak. Absolutely no alcohol heat. Sooo much better than the bottles. Lovely body rich and slightly sweet. Fantastic!

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Joe Schneider

Last time I was here (and the last time I had this beer) was their last day open before the PLANdemic - March 15, 2020. Happy to see this place open again!

4.5

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Ronnie Connelly

Still good 🤘

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Tom Savage

Aged well. 2018 vintage

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Lucas Pires

Always a blast.

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Pedro C.

BOMBA! barril gritando e alcool beliscando ! Coisa linda ! So podia ter um pouco mais de maple !

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Brandon Young

Tons of barrel and maple syrup. Very good with age (2018 vintage).

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Steve Jernigan

Aroma of oak, vanilla, bourbon, booze, and brown sugar. Taste does not disappoint with citrus hops followed by vanilla, coconut, maple syrup, and toffee. Surprisingly moderate alcohol warming considering the high ABV of 12.7%. An outstanding old ale!

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Matthew Collis

Tasty and complex Tan colour low carbonation Bourbon molasses and caramel on nose Buttery syrup mouthfeel Caramel dark fruits and prune with strong molasses and bourbon flavour Hints of tobacco & Turkish coffee A hint of spice to finish. Deserves Respect.

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Mark

top notch

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Jeff Risdon

Drank my final bomber tonight. It aged very well

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Brad Mccoy

Will be sad when my stock is all gone.

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Philip B.

This beer is insanely good. The best Old Ale I have had. A little sweetness makes it super drinkable with the bourbon boozy notes. Mmm.

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Bobby H.

Thanks Benny!

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Stephen B.

May not have been my first time, but it was an amazing time!!!

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Bas

Gewoon de vorige verkeerde bier getapt.

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Jeremy Hays

2018 I found in a store yesterday. Legit.

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Dustin Beck

Some days require boozy libations to soften the blow.

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Jacob Randall

I miss living in MI and this beer is one of the reasons why.

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