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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Mitchell Ferguson II

Friends beer share Maple syrup and molasses. 4.25/5

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Nick van Aart

Beetje zoet wel Carlo v.’s choice

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Davíð Rúnar Gunnarsson

Þarna gætir tunnu og mjög góðs bjórs

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Aaron Suchanek

2018 vintage

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Paul David

Would have thought this was a minty coconut-ish kind of beer not a molasses syrup beer. Odd taste. Not bad just not what the label says

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Scott Jenkins

We are not sure of the year. Nothing printed on the label. No retail tag. Nothing. It tastes old , but not oxidized. Bourbon and hints of mint. Not getting syrup or molasses. It's not bad. Drinkable.

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Ronnie D

This has not aged well

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Craig Rwb

11.9% on the bottle. Minty and cloudy.

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Joe Olaya

Old. Ale.

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Erwin

Erg lekker. Karame, bourbon. Wel stevig.

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john bisschop

Heerlijk biertje heerlijke Carmel achtige afdronk mooi van kleur iets zoetig

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Jerry Forsen

Biiig! Massive molasses sweetness, backed up with a complex mashup of woody tannins, dark dried fruits and maple. A warm booziness creeps up at the back end to seal the deal. A sipper for sure, but very enjoyable if you take your time with it.

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Craig Allan

Better than the first time I had it!

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Doug

First time having this. Thanks Zack.

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HopostleZ

2018. Still as good as ever

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Espen Sørensen

Nyyydelig! Lønnesirup, karamell og vanilje. Fint hint av bourbon

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Elina Nilsson

Raisin aroma. Overripe plum, fudge, gently bitter finish. Comforting.

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Marta Burhenne

Veel Te zoet 🥺😭

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Pedro Arcuri

Envelheceu bem

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jack guinn

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chad doughty

Aged over 4.5 years now, the flavors still hold up really well with some seemingly a bit more intense. Simply delicious.

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Erin Kuriga

2018 version

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Aaron Fidoten

Too heavy of a drink. Will try another time

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J.T. Bellush

Excellent. Buttery and toffee in bourbon. Thx Chris.

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Barn Stormer

Badgers win! On to the final!

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Brian Haik

Forgot how great this beer is. Bought this in Founders gift shop this past Saturday. It was bottled 13.08.2019...and has Spanish and English on bottle. Guessing this was bottled for Spain, and somehow I got it...Molasses. Malty. Boozy. Sweet. Bourbon

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Kent Sanderson

Last one in the fridge. Can't wait for Founders to brew another batch.

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JC Mackie

Sweet with a very tiny bit of bourbon taste.

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Barry Schanz

So well refined

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Keith M

2019

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