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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Isaiah Chuhran

2019 release, been aging. Great taste. Not as hard as I thought it’d taste.

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Kurt T

This tastes like a nutri-grain bar mixed with tea in a good way

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Gary Simmons

Boozy ...it's a sipper

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Ruud Branderhorst

Troebel kastanje met romige vieswitte kop. Melasse in de neus. Dik plakkerig mondgevoel. Volzoete body met een bitter zoete (rozijntjes) afdronk.

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Steven Bagaria

This is good, but it has lost some flavor now. 2018 version. Looks like I'm going to need to get through the others soon. Retaining the score from before since I'm not going to knock an old beer.

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Shannon Ecker

Boozey af after aging

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Erik B

Heerlijk dik mondgevoel, zoete smaak en toch subtiel, wat een knaller

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Todd Wilson

Nice body… A little too sweet potentially 

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David Fonorow

RB 6/18/2011

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Chris S

2018 bottle, maple held up, booziness hides in the heavy sweetness.

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David Mroczka

Still Fantastic!!!

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Stefan Kuschnig

Wowowow

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Martin Korinth

Doftar honung och dadlar, sirap och kola. Smakar honung och torkad aprikos, massor av torkad aprikos.

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Josh Marshall

It's sweet bet delicious

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Libby Allen

2018 bottle from ye olde beer stash. Still fantastic! Hint of maple, brandy note, hop is a little sharp. Aged well

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Matt

This behemoth has been sitting in my fridge a lonnnnnng time. (Paired with John Wick: Chapter 4.)

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Jeroen van Beersum

Wel zoetig, maar zeer prima te doen. Glijdt te makkelijk naar binnen voor 12,7%. Je voelt de alcohol wel in je keel en je maag.

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Niels Hopman

Wel vrij zoet maar een mooie combinatie van smaken.

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Ronald L'Abée

Geur bourbon. Smaak: zoet , bourbon, maple. Alcoholisch, maar niet vervelend.

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Joakim Ruokokoski

Några år sen sist. Fortfarande jäkligt bra! Bourbon, smörkola, ek och fruktiga toner! GOTT! 4.6

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Steve K

2018 bottle holding up really well, pours copper red, carbonation still, sweet malts, molasses, toffee, burnt sugars, mellowed out from age the maple seems to have disappeared, and I feel it is at its peak right now at 5 years. Drink them NOW.

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Tyler Mann

🤪🤪🤪

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Wilhelm Lenz

Ezgi fick fria händer att välja öl

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