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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Jennifer M.

Better than Curmudgeon.

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Patrick Foxworthy

Sweetness balances the old-ness of the beer. Not bad but probably wouldn't have another. 3.6

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Thomas Holbert

Not sure of the year but it definitely has a few under it’s belt. Still quite good. Sweet molasses and only a tiny bit of oxidation. So, nicely holding up well. My first time having it. Thanks Mike!

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Timo Ritzen

Zoet, goed de bourbon en maple syrup te proeven die een verrassend goede combinatie vormen.Wel iets teveel koolzuur

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Evan Graupmann

Strong, boozy, sweet, not my type of beer

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Charlie The Great

From last SDDD, fullllllll flavor !

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Kevin Payne

Really kick a$$ molasses flavor... with a little maple to boot. 😁 And... at 12.7%... it’s a kicker.

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Patrick Sanchez

Drinking Cold is not too awesome, once I drank it at room temp, it became a really good beer

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Thijs Cr

Maple sweetness, good but maybe a little too sweet

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G W

It does taste a bit like pancakes and syrup, but it's too sharp. I probably wouldn't buy this one although I respect it.

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ethan

Good barleywine color. Sweet aroma, very sweet malty taste. Maple, bourbon comes thru nicely.

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晟完 朴.

Too sweet to drink.

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Epi Dermus

KindI of a lot.

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Connor S.

Holy maple, Batman

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Patrick Mack

Fast 2019

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Stephanie Przybyla

Boozy and big. A definite dipper.

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Ben

Three year old bottle - better than the one I tried fresh for sure. A bit more smooth and blended but still overly sweet from the molasses.

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Nathan Adams

Sweet maple and vanilla

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J T.

First time having Old Ale and dang...it's a kick in the flavor bumps. It makes me think of dessert sherry...very sweet and kind of raisiny.

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Coco

Trop sucrée 22/01/2019

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Patrick H

Very sweet and boozy like me.

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Scott Kryder

Harsh boozy flavor and not blended well w molasses and maple syrup. Just not smooth.

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Dougie B.

Can't quite find the maple flavor, but it's still quite a hefty beer

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Stas Pruchansky

Maple and honey, wood and caramel. Hints of vanilla

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Jim Rau

A very strong ale- very good

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Chris K

Had during the browns game. Sweet porter

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Jeff Schmidt

Glad we're sharing. This is a sweet one.

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Jasmijn Mencke

Wajo had niet verwacht dat ik deze zo lekker zou vinden, goed zoet en bijna chocola!

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NewWave Girl

BM - it tastes minty, not what I expected

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jon brach

Day 7 of Founders advent calendar. Very sweet ale.

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Mick van der Most van Spijk

Geur van barleywine. In de smaak zit duidelijk maple syrup. Caramel en mout.

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