Founders Curmudgeon (Old Ale) - Founders Brewing Company

LeRose

Massachusetts

4.09/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from undated 12 oz bottle into snifter.

Appearance was a very hazy, dark orange. No appreciable head, and what there was vanished quickly. Aroma was sweet, slight alcohol, raisin date fruit notes, some breadiness, some caramel, whiff of vanilla. Immediate taste was bitterness with some acidity underneath, then sweetness. Malty, caramel, maybe fig, sweet grapes, maple syrup notes, and more vanilla than the nose. Sweetness builds, vanilla and maple notes linger. Soft and smooth on the palate, not too carbonated, some tingle from the alcohol. Some syrupy sticky sweetness stays on. Overall, warming and fun to drink. A lot going on, but seems well blended. As it warmed, cleared and had many tiny bubbles. Also became very brandy like in character. Liking this a lot.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2013 23:39:11 | More by LeRose

beerjardin

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

06-17-2013 06:16:51 | More by beerjardin

megamass

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-16-2013 05:40:53 | More by megamass

jdkitchi

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +6%

06-16-2013 03:38:54 | More by jdkitchi

Hobo

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

06-16-2013 00:15:41 | More by Hobo

brauseboof

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-15-2013 21:43:53 | More by brauseboof

Mikkiicky

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -25.2%

06-15-2013 18:02:53 | More by Mikkiicky

LouDogg114

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

06-15-2013 03:59:32 | More by LouDogg114

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-15-2013 02:53:13 | More by outoffocus

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4.04/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A-deep amber color with a small off-white head and no significant lacing

S-toffee, caramel malt, nutty, apricot, spice

T-caramel malt, toffee, brown sugar, dark fruit, spices, mild bitterness in the finish

F-medium body with moderate carbonation, smooth

O-nice sipping old ale, smooth and well- balanced

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 22:21:29 | More by MDDMD

Lanstrum

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

06-14-2013 19:14:38 | More by Lanstrum

egrace84

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

06-14-2013 18:53:01 | More by egrace84

steevbr

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6%

06-14-2013 18:48:59 | More by steevbr

protton

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -37.7%

06-14-2013 18:36:54 | More by protton

rgilbert

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-14-2013 15:35:38 | More by rgilbert

marcb105

Michigan

2/5  rDev -50.1%

06-14-2013 02:12:01 | More by marcb105

Zach136

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +6%

06-14-2013 02:08:25 | More by Zach136

acknight

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

06-14-2013 01:40:28 | More by acknight

JohnnyHopps

Indiana

4.14/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured into a snifter from the bottle, the ale poured a golden copper color with a 1/2 inch head. As the head receded, it left a lacing along the sides of the glass. The aroma was malty with a spiciness that tickles the insides of the nose. On can even detect a faint hint of vanilla from the oak. In the initial taste, one gets the burn of spicy cinnamon, caramel, dark fruits, mild vanilla, and of course the malts. The malts bring to mind a well constructed dark bread. In the aftertaste, the spicy alcohol meshes with the dark malts to make this ale come full circle. The thickness allows the malt and alcohol to linger. With time, this old ale will mature and reward its owned. The rest of this 4 pack is going to the cellar to sleep

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 00:43:57 | More by JohnnyHopps

Fargrow

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-13-2013 16:44:50 | More by Fargrow

russwilliam

New York

4.75/5  rDev +18.5%

06-13-2013 03:42:57 | More by russwilliam

zacky_U

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-12-2013 16:19:49 | More by zacky_U

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +6%

06-11-2013 23:50:36 | More by mendvicdog

sgoro

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +18.5%

06-11-2013 21:15:11 | More by sgoro

goblin7704

Ohio

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-11-2013 17:10:20 | More by goblin7704