Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Old Ale
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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If you like a good heavy ale with a lot of alcohol put this one in your cellar. Great aroma and a nice burn going down. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Smells very malty, like a loaf of bread with raisins. The appearance is an amber, closer to brown than red, with a light head on the somewhat aggressive pour, pretty hazy and nowhere near opaque. The taste...is hard to explain. It starts off bitter, with the taste of bread, then finishes very malty and sweet. Finishes smoother than I expected and the aftertaste lingers. Pretty sticky mouthfeel, a very complex beer. Overall, I bought four and will be enjoying them all, and as a malt fan, I like this beer. For beginners (like me), you don’t necessarily have to tread lightly with it. If you like malt and complex flavors, have it. I can see where it would not be for everyone, though.

12oz bottle - pours amber with beige head and a ring of lacing. Nose is caramel and oak or maple wood with hints of whiskey. Flavor adds sweet malts. Burns the gums. This is not a beer to take lightly, wow! Sweet, sweet, sweet. full body and sticky mouthfeel. A sipping beer for sure. I would pair this with sweet venison stew or foie gras along with cornichon. This is making me hungry!

Bottle at home. Hazy orange pour with floaties, almost no head. Aroma of dusty malts, sugars, honey, old hops, tutti frutti, nectarine and a hint of alcohol. Flavor is very sweet and smooth, quite fruity with ripe fruits and a huge body. Although this would normally be way too sweet for me, this one can have it due to its smoothness.

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber color with white head. Malty, butterscotch, and plum aromas. Sweet, malty, caramel, and raisin flavors with a bit of a dry aftertaste. I haven’t had too many old ales before, but if they are as good as Old Curmudgeon, I definitely want to try some more.

Aroma is malts, dark fruit and a hint of candy sweetness. The flavor is heavy malts, dark fruit and a medium sweet/alcoholic finish.

Picked up this beer in a 4 pack on a whim. I’ve always been satisfied by my experiences with Founders brewery and this was no exception. This old ale pours an enticing red amber hue with minimal head and a slight haze. The smell is sweet with hints of bourbon, its quite a treat to smell this beer. The taste follows the aroma, full of sweet malt, alcohol, bourbon, and syrup. This was a surprisingly good beer, I haven’t had too many old ales before, but if this is any indicator, it is definitely a style I will be exploring more.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s. Thanks zvikar. Murky reddish amber with a small, off-white head. Muddy, winy, then green aroma. Bitter, a little hot, spicy. Soft texture, soft carbonation.

Old English style ale with a heavy malt taste. No wonder better half is so good! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

12 oz. bottle. Pours dark copper, with a small, beige head. The aroma is plums, butterscotch, vanilla, and some white wine. The flavor is very sweet, lightly bitter in the finish. The palate is heavy and syrupy. The aftertaste is long and sticky and faintly bitter. Overall, this is a complex, syrupy, and delicious beer.