Curmudgeon Old Ale
(has 4 batches)
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.35
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Old Ale Brewed with Molasses and Oak Aged
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.
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.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught from R&H. Poured a brownish with litttle head. Dark sweet wood. Alcohol was noticeable.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Cloudy, amber-brown. No head. Aroma is dried fruit, alcohol. Taste is sweet dried fruit up front. Hints of alcohol with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beer Republic. Aroma is barley malt, caramel, toffee, lots of wood, vanilla, sweet grains, alcohol, bourbon, butterscotch, marzipan. Flavour is sweet and moderate bitter with some booze. Body is medium to full. Quite heavy on the sweet barley malt and booze, Bourbon with toffee, vanilla and thick oak. I get why this is popular but it's a bit too much for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:35
8/10
He looks like he is judging me.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:44
8/10
Super smooth and sweet. Delicious.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
The aromas are dark malt, raisins, dates with a little molasses. Flavors are very much like nose, bittersweet, nicely melded together with a touch metallic in the finish. Good body and carbonation. A little too much of the dark ripe fruits with molasses for my personal taste but very well-made beer.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2022
at 03:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355 ml bottle, from Voldby Købmandsgaard. ABV is 9.8%. 50 IBU. Cloudy brown colour, low beige head of poor retention. Sweetish malty aroma, notes of caramel and oak, hints of dark dried fruits and alcohol. Not as sweet flavour as I feared, malty and oaky, caramel and dried figs, well balanced with the hops, a nice bitterness in the finish and aftertaste. Would buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2021
at 21:10
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Lovely tasty evening sipper this one Clear deep amber in the glass with a fine head Good lacing. Looks nice and inviting Pleasant intensity in the aroma Balanced fine sweetness and a mellow fine carbonation level Easy to drink this one Dried fruits, nutty, some spices, toffee, oak and a solid nice malty backbone Yummi [Bottle from Systembolaget in Sweden]
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2020
at 10:00
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2020
at 22:26
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours a clear amber with a creme head. Aroma of alcohol and grain. Taste is heavily accented by herbal influences and has heavy juniper notes. Palate has more of the juniper on the nose, along with lemongrass and a very heavy alcoholic note. Its like doing a shot.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2019
at 00:11