Founders Curmudgeon (Old Ale) - Founders Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.01
pDev: 11.47%
Reviews: 981
Hads: 1177

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Brewed by:
Founders Brewing Company

Michigan, United States

Style | ABV
Old Ale | 9.80% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (920), on-tap (60), growler (1).

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

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Reviews by tewaris:

tewaris

Minnesota

3.33/5 rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Bottled 02/24/09, sampled April, 2012. 12 oz split among three people.

Amber, hazy with some small chunks of sediment, medium head, and some legs upon swirling. Aroma is quite good: very sweet with caramel, malt, and some alcohol. Tastes sweet with some flavor (caramel mostly) and slight bitterness but pretty unremarkable all around. Silky feel with low carbonation and a rather dry finish for its size. Not a bad beer but not good either.

3.5, 4, 3, 4, 3

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2012 04:58:30 | More by tewaris

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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