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

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Randy K.

Equally as good as the excellent Curmudgeon

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tits mcfisty

A little sweet and a little boozy. Great brew

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Bjorn Nijenhuis

Het barrel aged is goed te proeven, maar dat dit op maple syrup vaten was al helemaal. Zoet, niet perse te zoet. Alcoholpercentage geeft een lichte nabrander. Erg lekker!

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David K

One of my favorites from Beervana a couple years back

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Rick Ity

A new one on my short favorite list. Very good - smell, front porch and back door.

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William Channing W.

Big bold and sweet old ale, plenty still happening here with maple notable bringing a heightened lingering sweetness - nice autumnal sipping beer.

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Daniel Uecker-Herman

Watching Homeland season 8 with a CBH.

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Shaun H

2018

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Dustin Beck

YAY vacation!

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Ms Doorbell

Turkey is in the oven!

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Kenneth Nyman

Ai jumalauta. Nyt on.

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Michael Clark

Outstanding, forgot how tasty this is.

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Ryan Holbrook

This 2018 release has developed such rich flavors. The molasses and maple are the true stars here. You'd never know this beer is a heavyweight

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Bpesh

Whoa, what dreams are made of. Can't believe i finally tried this after it has been discontinued. I love the mapple.

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Sam

Amazing beer, similar to old stock ale but better. Like drinking pancakes. Very sweet.

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Collin Rogers

One of my favorite Founder’s beers.

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Marcus H.

Wow, very intense - lots of flavor going on - maple, vanilla and bourbon flavors. Very long finish. This is a beer I have to be in the mood for- and today it really hits the spot.

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Mike Vercauteren

Lekker biertje 👍😋🍻

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Brett Woessner

Honoring my Better Half...

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One of my favs!

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C E.

Perfectly paired with Founders shirts that were a lovely Christmas gift!

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Max Lubberink

Wat een superspeciaal biertje, een wat dropachtige smaak en erg lekker. 254 dagen op bourbon barrels gerijpt

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Jon Smoes

Last one 👎. Great beer.

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Eugene K

Candied maple, toffee, Turkish fruit, amazing oxidation, maple, candy sugar,...

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Bob Congdon

#doubledup - great old ale. Sweet Molasses malt, followed by maple syrup, all covered in a smoky bourbon flavor.

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Bryan Simpson

What a find. They were sitting on this keg . So good.

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Libertadores!

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Chris B.

Wow. Sweet and delicious. Drinks easy and has a great kick.

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Evan Jones

Soo fucking good. My biggest regret is only getting 1 bottle. Big molasses and sweet maple flavor up front that finishes through well.

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Mike L

Completely underrated. Thanks, Sean! This makes me nostalgic, remembering drinking these on football Sundays and watching the Bears lose.

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Bijl

Bourbon met Maple siroop..... moutig en zoetige met vanille en oak. Mooi vol en iets spicy...dootr het zoete een mooie bitter wat een complex en geniaal bier zeg.

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jurals call

My first and best old ale

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Brett Q

So good.

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Grant

Wowzers aged well from 2018. Thanks Ferg. Sweet molasses #articblastbeerexchange2021

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Jennifer Elmquist

Amazing....you can really taste the sweet maple 🍁

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Lonny Orth

Absolutely awesome.

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David Vecera

Very smooth and sweet. This is sure to be a creeper with a high alcohol content!

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Somehow I've not checked this before. Age has treated it well

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