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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Michael Obert

One last brew for the evening. Rich, inky molasses notes, dark sugar and light caramel, just stellar. Founders is my kryptonite,.for good cause.

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Göran Heldesten

Ljusa russin. Galet god.

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Dave B

Smooth and excellent

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Marshall Mead

Consider it a late birthday gift, one of my favorite beers ever. Happy to find it on draft and it’s just as amazing as always. The maple barrel is top notch as always.

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Bob Doleskies

This is still delicious!! Bring it back!!

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Dave B

Oh yeah!

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Martijn V

Tikkeltje aan de zoete kant, maar wel echt genieten!

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John Mack

Still a treat, but falling off.

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Neil

As a dessert that’s a flawless beer. Sweet in all the right ways.

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Grant Rose

Always good to have a Better Half!

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Oyvind Riise

Når ale’en nærmer seg barleywine...

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fave.

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Dusty Peeler

This one is fantastic. The molasses and maple flavor is the perfect amount of sweetness and the bourbon finish is on point. Yum

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Kyle Tuffley

Maple fell off. Really warm still. Almost like rubbing alcohol.

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Glenn Geers

Yum-o!

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Jan K.

Ganska färsk, tål nog att lagras. Dock väldigt fin

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Andris W.

One hell of a beer, so well balanced and complex

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Jamie Day

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Nathaniel B.

Reminds me of curieux but with tons of maple syrup and molasses. Haven’t had a barrel aged beer from a major brewery in a long time and this is GOOD.

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Jeremy N.

This one is holding up nicely.

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Drew L.

Sips of dads very good

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Nathaniel B.

Still stoked on this beer. Cold it tastes like cognac dates or dried cherries. Tempered is a whole different story

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Cristián R.

La cerveza de Robin Scherbatzky ♥️

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Austin G.

one of the tastiest beer

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Ian L.

Big malty beer with bourbon and maple syrup flavours - rich, luscious and satisfying drop. Feels like big warm hug on the inside.

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Sander Z

Really enjoyable, it's been a while. Thank God there's no cheese shortage!

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James H.

What a nice unexpected surprised this was. Founders re-released more of their ‘18 stash (a week’s difference bc I have old bottles). Snagged a growler. Amber pour. Bourbon, honey, maple/molasses both in smell and taste. Smooth for 12.7% yet boozy af still

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James H.

Finishing off the growler. Dark amber pour. Smells of honey, bourbon, maple syrup, slightly of butterscotch. Taste has big maple/molasses & carmel notes, with the booze lingering at the end. Still smooth while hitting hard at 12.7%. Big beer? A’ite den.

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TooManyGlasses

Delicious bourbon soaked caramel raisin bread; boozy rich molasses with a touch of bittersweet finish.

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Arthur Spooner

Deep storage selection! 2018 and the past two years did this well! The booziness smoothed out and the maple shines.

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Mike Hultgren

Setting in nicely. Bottled 8/22/18. Drink em if you got em

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Ken B

Better half with my better half 🥰🤓

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Joseph Cipollina

great maple flavor. Bourbon maple. Thick

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Prachtige smaken

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Jorn Vosman

Magisch spul!

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Casey C.

Wowowowow baby Barleywine. Goes great with Irish breakfast.

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Chuck Schirmer

this one is smooth, sweet, and a little boozy. A fine sipper.

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