Curmudgeon Old Ale (2016)

Old Ale

Think classic seafaring ports, local pubs and weathered old fishermen. This old ale is brewed with molasses and an insane focus on the malt bill, then oak-aged. The result is a rich, malty delight that's deceptively smooth and drinkable.

ABV

9.8

Rating

3.95843

Rating count

9,592

Last updated

almost 5 years ago

 

C

Me irl

4.0

12 months ago

 
4.0

about 1 year ago

 

Luke Effler

Back of the fridge

0.0

about 1 year ago

 
4.0

about 1 year ago

 

Ryan Moran

Rich molasses malts. Accurately portrays itself in ABV even for such an ancient beer. Still holds a head indefinitely too. There must be something behind the "old" in old ales! If I was a sailor, this would be my beer.

4.75

about 1 year ago

 

Mark Doom

Very smooth!

4.25

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4.0

over 1 year ago

 

George LaBeau

Smooth, complex old ale with a touch of smoke.

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

Glen Swartout

Looked around for a bit seemed like the right time been a while. This has fallen off some but still a decent sipper.

4.0

over 1 year ago

 
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Colson

#drinkthecellar

4.0

over 1 year ago

 

George LaBeau

Smooth complex old ale with a touch of smoke. Very cool. Founders should bring this back.

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

Eli S

Another beer that got me into craft beer that they don't make anymore. Sigh...

4.25

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Dominic Spadafore

It’s 7 years old and it’s ok

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auto Bot

I just opened a cellared old fart and it’s pretty fantastic. 7 year old beer never tasted so good

4.5

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T Roth

Little dusty but delicious!

4.5

over 1 year ago

 
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Ben Neal

Bottled 12/30/2016. Still quite good!

4.25

over 1 year ago

 
3.75

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3.5

almost 2 years ago

 

Jon Juan

Bottled on 12/30/2016. Going on 7 years. Remarkably smooth, still has oak, lots of molasses, tree sap, caramel, raisins. Silky and all hop bitterness is smoothed out. Has an orange-pine nut note. Has held up well. Is it better fresh? Fresh is intenser.

4.0

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Robert Allen

Molasses nose. Flavors a complexity of sweet, bitter, toffee, oak. Thinner but with a fuller mouthfeel. It was better fresh but fun to drink something made in December 2026

3.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Richard Goodwin

Taste good.

3.5

almost 2 years ago

 
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Mattias Larsson

Fortfarande fräsch i smaken men upplever den ännu mer välbalanserad nu än när den var färsk kanske har fatlagringen avtagit lite grann men surt att säga när man inte har en ny att jämföra emot

4.25

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Matt Idleman

Hi, this is good.

4.0

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R P

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Joshua Lynn

Holy moly

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Ty Barton

Thank you Silverbro!!

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Joe P

That aged nicely!

4.5

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over 2 years ago

 

Steve R

Still tasty

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Adam

Old dogs

3.5

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almost 3 years ago

 

George LaBeau

01/06/2016. Still a complex okay ale with a touch of molasses. Still has a hop tingle on the tongue. Drinking well.

4.0

almost 3 years ago

 

C W

So smooth

4.5

almost 3 years ago

 
3.0

almost 3 years ago

 
4.25

almost 3 years ago

 
4.25

almost 3 years ago

 

Jon McCaffrey

Mellow molasses, caramel, light vanilla, balancing piney hops, warming finish. Maybe a little thin after 5+ years but still very good.

4.5

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3.75

about 3 years ago

 

Andi

Oh, ye olde fisherman - that's a helluva ruby brown beauty from the depth of the cellar. Malt forward, a characterizing bitterness, at the same time smooth and balanced. Age matters. Herbal, oakey wood, some rock sugar, burnt caramell. Medium sweetness.

4.25

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Mattias Forslin

Har inte riktigt koll på hur de är färsk i minnet. Den var ok. Inte riktigt min stil på öl från början. Så klart godkänt

3.5

over 3 years ago

 
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Luke Schuttenhelm

Past it’s prime.

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Tony Soffiantini

Har blivit en helt annan skapelse efter typ fem-sex år. Betydligt mjukare och följsamt lenare. Ingen av Founders bättre om ni frågar mig.

3.5

over 3 years ago

 
4.0

over 3 years ago