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

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Reimark Neidermeier

2018 butter and bourbon

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Ryan S.

Molasses and maple syrup...heaven

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Angelo Garcia, III

Ivory head caramel body hard cherry candy aroma syrupy sweet smooth #maple flavor boozy #Michigan #craftbeer

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Ross C.

Lots of caramel. Not too hot. Tasty.

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Jasper Pollet

🤯🤯🤯 Babelutte the beer!

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Jodi B.

This is aging beautifully 🤤🤤🤤

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Robert Scroggs

Sunday’s Election Day countdown chug

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Johnny Zawacki

Hasn't had this in a while. Forgot how tasty an old ale can be!

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Yuri T

Воздушный кленовый сироп, кожа, табак, бочка, изюм, ванильный финиш. Просто огонь. Ретро.

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Paul Foley

Birthday beer #7 yesterday Tonne of maple and molasses. Bit of a Sherry thing. Dates, raisins, light toasty malts

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Jon Friend

Lots of maple flavor a d has lots of bourbon flavor.

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Scott Friend

Complex and unique. Hint on vanilla with molasses and bourbon flavor. This strong ass beer.

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Matt A.

I think I drain poured this last time but time as treated this well, much better.

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Jon Kolberg

Old Ale Thursday this week.

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Tim Miller

Someone suggested this is “a little bit more butterscotchy” than some other beer. A little?!? Werthers would be jealous!

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Daniel Uecker-Herman

The taste belies the strength. Very enjoyable.

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Dean Clohesy

So nice

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Stephan Halbgebauer

Unglaublich gut🔝 allein dieser Geruch ist traumhaft, Bourbon Vanille, Ahornsirup, Karamell alles perfekt abgestimmt 😍 geiler Tropfen👍

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Glen T.

Slight bourbon tinge with heaps of sweetness; maple, molasses.

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Thom S.

Just superb, every last drop of it.

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Cedric A

Molasses and maple syrup make this a sweet bomb but not cloying at all. Alcohol is present but not overwhelming. Light bourbon, slow sipper

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Caramel goodness

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Neil B.

A cracking old ale. Not far off KBS/CBS in terms of quality

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Jan Maagaard

Stadig fantastisk.

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chris wagner

Tasting like it's in its prime

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Kent C

A bit past its prime but still has some light barrel character, sweet caramel, maybe a little maple. Lost some of the complexity after 2 years

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Larry Letke

Sizable notes of maple and molasses with a good bourbon taste. Has a nice sweet molasses finish. Very good tasting.

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Mark Henriques

Perfect with homemade potato soup!

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