Founders Curmudgeon (Old Ale) - Founders Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.01
pDev: 11.22%
Reviews: 971
Hads: 1102

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Brewed by:
Founders Brewing Company

Michigan, United States

Style | ABV
Old Ale | 9.80% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (910), on-tap (60), growler (1).

Notes:
50 IBU
Old ale brewed with molasses and oak-aged.

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Reviews by Lauthaha:

Lauthaha

Michigan

4.2/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a brandy glass.

Appearance: Beer pours a dark copper color bordering on brown. Head is a light tan color, and very foamy. It recedes to a pangaea-like formation on the surface of the beer.

Smell: Hawaiian sweet bread, some gentle molasses. Great malt character. Some subtle purple fruit. What surprises me is that the extremely high ABV is virtually undetectable in the nose. I'm intrigued.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Crazy thick maltiness, with some nearly-cloying sweetness which is nearly balanced by the ester character of the brew. I can imagine myself in some 1700s pub on the shoreline, barking about the weather. This is heavy-duty. Finishes pretty wet, but the aftertaste is a gentle, beautiful sweetness. Undeniably well balanced for the strength.

Overall: I like it! It dances on the edge of Cloying Cliff but never crosses the rim. Any sweeter and it would have been terrible...as it is, amazing.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2011 00:26:02 | More by Lauthaha

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tswater

Colorado

4/5 rDev -0.2%

05-23-2013 00:46:36 | More by tswater

dbrelsfo

Georgia

4/5 rDev -0.2%

05-22-2013 02:33:29 | More by dbrelsfo

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4/5 rDev -0.2%

05-22-2013 00:59:05 | More by mikeincharleston

Mcvs1507

Indiana

4/5 rDev -0.2%

05-21-2013 23:58:56 | More by Mcvs1507

4Socialanxiety

Tennessee

4.5/5 rDev +12.2%

05-21-2013 23:58:15 | More by 4Socialanxiety

dcloeren

Texas

4/5 rDev -0.2%

05-21-2013 21:29:47 | More by dcloeren

schwemjw

Ohio

3.89/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A: dark copper, brownish with no head to speak of, a thin lacing around the glass.
S: Molassis, sweet malt and a touch of oak. A tart cherry in the finish. good stuff.
T: Dark molassis, sweet caramel, oak in the middle with a sticky buttery brown sugar and cherry finish. A little cinnamon in there as well.
M:Meduim to full bodied, like a syrup at times.
O: Wonderful lingering finish leaves me coming back for more. The oak and molassis really shine! /88

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 20:58:21 | More by schwemjw

tweezer159

Alabama

4.25/5 rDev +6%

05-21-2013 03:09:58 | More by tweezer159

ackeeper

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +6%

05-21-2013 01:52:53 | More by ackeeper

hiphops24

New York

4/5 rDev -0.2%

05-21-2013 01:23:38 | More by hiphops24

Lionhawk

Iowa

4.25/5 rDev +6%

05-20-2013 02:58:14 | More by Lionhawk

PlayitAgain

New York

3.25/5 rDev -19%

05-20-2013 02:57:07 | More by PlayitAgain

Sark

Montana

4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Appearance- brown orange glow with bits of sediment dancing in the carbonation, a beige-tan head that slowly accumulates, laces down the glass

Smell- magnificent whiff of grainy breads with sweet malt undertone, light hop tinge

Taste- Excellent caramel and toffee malt sweetness with a breaded mid palate and slight hop-oiled finish. Notes of ripe fruits become apparent after a few sips (plums, dates). Slight yeasty aftertaste

Mouthfeel- medium bodied, velvety smooth

Overall- Really, really impressed with this brew. I heard a lot about Founders and this was my first try from the brewery. I can't wait to try others. This old ale is really big on flavor.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 01:15:06 | More by Sark