Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale

Bottled. Aroma has caramel, raisin, lots of hops/pine, bit dusty. Clear, red-brown coloured with an off-white, medium head. The taste is bitter, bit caramel sweetish and citric/piney. Some wine/wood tones. Lingering bitterness in aftertaste. Nice.

Bottle. Small creamy light brown excellent lacing. Amber body with small particles. Solid one step toasted roasted initial flavor and a crisp finish. Heavy beer.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Wallingatan, Stockholm) Reddish brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of dried fruit, wild berries, caramel, earthy hops and a touch of oak wood. Malty taste with dried fruit, caramel, some chocolate and earthy, slightly citrussy hops. More than medium body, slightly vinous with some malt sweetness. Well balanced and tasty. Vey nice beer.

This ale poured a dark orange colour with a quickly dissipating, light tan head. To the nose there are scents of ripe fruit, scotch, butter and rum. First taste is very smooth and creamy with a whisky/rum like flavour along with thick malt and butter flavour. The finish is thick and sweet with the bourbon flavour lasting throughout.

Pours a light, milk chocolate brown with a mid sized off white head. Big, rich nose. Sweet, with a definite hit of alcohol. Heavy bourbon on the nose. Thick, heavy on the alcohol. Wood tannins. Sweet toffee and vanilla. A lot, almost too much going on. This has to be the bourbon aged. I really don’t like it as well as what I tried on draft in the past.

Bottled. Clear brown color, medium head. Aroma of caramel malt, some hop, slight pine. Quite bitter taste, some caramel.

almost clear brown, thick yellow head. nutty berry aroma, also a bit barley wineish. flavor is sweet malty, strong, yeast, faint sweet fruity (close to banana), ends going more and more bitter. nice.

TAP: red/amber pour, nose of caramel and malt. Taste is caramel, malt, wood, and port. Tasty.