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Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale

Percentile
97
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5743.78/5.03.77/5.09.8%94English pint, Snifter
Commercial Description:
This Old Ale conjures up thoughts of classic sea fairing ports, there local pubs and the weathered fisherman that frequent them. In traditional style Curmudgeon is brewed with an intense focus on the malt bill creating a very strong, rich, malty characteristic and a sweetness indicative of its cousin the barleywine. We are especially proud of the balance in this beer making it deceptively smooth and drinkable at 9.8% alcohol by volume.
Editor’s Note - The 2006 bottled version has been aged in bourbon barrels.
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 Boutip (2347), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/101/56/20
Nov 28, 2007  
Bottle: Poured a deep cloudy brown color ale with a small foamy head with small rings of lacing. Aroma is super sweet, almost disgustingly so with some notes of alcohol. Taste is a huge mess between some intense sweetness, oily texture with some cloying notes of alcohol. I couldn’t find anything close to old ale but more of an American barleywine with some unbalance feature. I usually love product from this brewery but this beer did not profit from barrel-aging.


 masonjer (563), Holt, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 28, 2007  
Poured a nice dark brown color. Looked thick in the glass. Smelled strong and intimidating. Taste really smacked me in the mouth. Big malts and sharp pine notes. Dark fruit with hints of wood and bourbon. All I could think while drinking this is that it would be nice in about a year. Really good stuff. Potent and sharp.


 OSLO (826), Perth, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Nov 26, 2007  
[Bottle, thanks Brewfiend] Pours cloudy amber with no head. Aroma is very strong of bourbon. Taste is once again a lot of bourbon with some malt and something else that I can’t place. Medium mouthfeel. Long finish. The bourbon was pretty dominant--maybe could stand to cut back on it a bit, but it still was pretty good.


 milewide (609), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/518/20
Nov 26, 2007    Updated: Dec 1, 2007
Bourbon aroma and taste, along with malt sweetness and carmel. Thankfully, not too sweet! No alcohol taste. Clear, brown color.


SMARTESTMONKEY (1), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
Nov 24, 2007  
Pours a cloudy mahogany with little to no head. The aroma is that of dark fruit, raisins, and also of bourbon or strong alcohol. The taste reminds me of rum and raisins with some citrus. The alcohol is up front and ever present in this beer. This beer is smooth and subtle and lingers on the palate.


 JK (2949), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/52/103/57/20
Nov 20, 2007  
Nearly undrinkable. The aroma is all bourbon. Flavor has a hint of sweet malt but again bourbon dominates, and even chocking down a few sips is hard. Some brown sugar in there. I suspect this was a good beer before they chose to ruin it with the barrels.


rb (15), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
Nov 17, 2007  
orage-brown colour, fruity scent, somewhat strong, off-white head, very decent alcohol volume


 BDR (2154), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Nov 16, 2007  
Sweet spicy malt nose on the brown beer. Faint white head. Sweet port like body. Dark fruits and a little grapefruit finish. Lots of bourbon.



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