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

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Daniel

Mmmm

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Douglas Terborg

Take Founders Old Curmudgeon, a beer they named after me, then mellow it out for a year by bourbon barrel aging, and you get a more tempered form of the original. Worth the pour.

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Ken D

Guess that makes me the Curmudgeon! Wedding anniversary beer! Twenty down, hopefully 20+ to go! Love ya babe!

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David Junepenis

Syrupy sweetness is balanced by thinning booze. Very rich any which way you cut it. Equal parts maple syrup and bourbon barrel.

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D M

Phenomenal... Stellar. Happy Hump Day 🥞

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Nick R

2018 batch and it’s aged well

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Phil Widdison

Just past the 2 year mark. It's become a Barleywine with some heat.

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Dmitry Pogodin

Выверенно, образцово, на балансе, но повторить не захочется. Без огонька. Есть BA от Founders интереснее

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Caglar Panus

Very boozy! Probably woudn't buy one again. Molasses is way too sweet for beers.

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Greg Hughes

Great sweet boozy balance.

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Bill S

Aged this 2 years (8-15-18 bottle) because I had a '16 bottle back in '18 and it was super good... Unbelievable blend of the booze the malt the maple bourbon barrel and the molasses came way to the front after 2 years. Absolutely delicious. Awesome beer

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Good but too sweet

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John A.

Wow. Boooooooooozy.

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Charlette P.

A sip by the firpit Oak barrel aged craft beer.

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Damon

Delicious

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Mike L.

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Abe Press

If I had to use one word to describe this it would be medicinal. Bottled in August of 2018

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Ethan Coxsey

Super sneaky. Mellow sweetness. Barley wine and oak.

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Colby G.

One of founders better beers. Sweet old ale.

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Priscilla M.

Glad I only had a taster- sweet and strong!🤪

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Kdog

Needed some higher octane. Still sweet and boozy.

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Micke Andersén

God, this gets even better with some age... O.o Best beer around!!

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Kyle McLoughlin

Sweet bourbon maple juice. Not usually my thing but this is going down smooth. 24 months in bottle have helped this a lot.

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Söt o spritstark. Gott.

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Kyle Fluck

Found a 2018 from Binnys & it’s fantastic. Maple & barrel have cooled way down. 4.65

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Noah Elrod

Whoa! That is one sweet beer, a bit too sweet for my taste. I definitely taste the syrup. It is a little boozy which is nice

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Tracee Elrod

Pretty sweet for me! I need a French fry with this. It’s definitely a breakfast beer! Lots of maple.

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