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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Joshua W.

Not too sweet, just the right amount of maple. Would be interesting to mix this with dirty bastard.

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Riley W.

not for me

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Anne T.

Thanks Ricky J.

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Al Vigland

What a happy evening! Curmudgeon's on tap at the local brewery! Delicious!

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Ethan L.

2018 vin

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Randy Davidson

This is over two years old, very good. The time has mellowed it. Thx Frostybrad.

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Jay Milo

Drank this way back in May, on the 21st, and it was wonderful.

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Axel Persson

Lagrats två år hemma. Den känns en aning mer söt, bränt socker, vanilj och fastlagda. Ingen rostad malt eller kaffe kvar i smak. Lite fadd eller kemisk eftersmak. Väldigt god fortfarande, dock annorlunda smak, men inte nödvändigtvis bättre.

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Steffen Johnson

A little too hot for my liking but it is what it is. No rating cause it was just a cellar clean out beer.

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Stacie Rusk

This stuff is awesome and I wish I could get it around home

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Dave H.

Yep, love it!

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Steve Charbeneau

How haven’t I checked in al these Founders beers before 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Scott Spooner

Boozy, but really good

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Jim K

This one is turd in molasses

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Ron Arslan

Maybe a touch too sweet, but VERY enjoyable. I’ll have to grab more of these in the future.

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Mark Larsen

Wheelhouse

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Julia van Geemen

Retteketet, deze zat fucking 1,5 jaar geleden in mijn kerstpakket

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Matthew Benzel

Love a good BBA old ale. This one goes out to my better half!

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Melissa Benzel

Matthew told me I am his better half 💕boozy. Just not my kind of beer but do love this brewery. Fun to go here with my better half

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Dan Koch

Molasses, maple syrup, bourbon. This aged phenomenally.

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Big G

Visiting a favorite!!🔥🔥🔥

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