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Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale

Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale

Rated 3.726 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Founders Brewing Co.

Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Style:  Old Ale

9.3% Alcohol by Volume

50 International Bittering Units

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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 9.3% alcohol by volume.

ID: 13613 Last updated 1 month ago Added to database 19 years ago

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Overall Rank1300
Overall Percentile98.8
Style Rank16 of 411
Style Percentile96.1
Lowest Score1.8
Highest Score4.5
Average Score3.780
Weighted Score3.726
Standard Deviation0.470

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  • ROBERTJM 1089 reviews
    rated 3.1 1 month ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

    (trade w/changeup45) - Minimal foam after slight pfft opening bottle. Murky muddy dark brown body. Aroma of cocoa powder and raisins. Very sweet. Raisins and figs. Mouthfeel has a texturre like there’s something in it like cocoa. Slight alcoholic aftertaste. Hope to have this on draft someday to see how it tastes fresh.

  • SLEDUTAH 11638 reviews
    rated 3.6 1 month ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    12oz bottle from Tim, thanks
    Appearance: Pours cloudy dark amber with a medium sized beige head and some lacing
    Aroma: Toasted malts, sweet toffee and vanilla
    Taste: Toasted malts, bready, sweet toffee, finished with a bitter pine
    Very good and easy to drink, nice.

  • IBREW2OR3 11582 reviews
    rated 4.1 1 month ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

    Bottle courtesy of Degarth. Thanks again. Poured a murky-brackish brown with no head. The aroma is kind of light with shriveled up dates, plums and raisins. Behind that I also smell a nice sweet caramel. The flavor is complex and not altogether smooth. The flavor starts with a bolt of alcohol then alcohol soaked dates, plums and raisins. That takes the taste to beyond midway where a sweet caramel flavor takes over for the main note. Also joining the fun is a roasted maltiness and some cinnamon. Excellent winter sipping brew.

  • CULTHERO 8320 reviews
    rated 3.6 1 month ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

    35,5cl bottle shared by Arve_Christian - thanks! Pours clear deep amber with an off-white head. Malty and caramelly aroma with notes of wood, vanilla, spices and bourbon. Sweet and caramelly with nice, but somewhat strange spicy notes and a certain bitterness. Too much on the sweet side, but still quite interesting.

  • SHIGMEROTTEN 13601 reviews
    rated 3.5 2 months ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    Bottle at Tampa Tasting 26 May: Poured a orange copper color with light head. Aroma is fermented fruit and malt. Taste is a sweet boozy fruit and malt, very similar to a barleywine.

  • CHOPZ 7732 reviews
    rated 3.8 7 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Enjoyed in Vermont. Pours a clean, dark amber colour with a frothy light-beige head, good retention and creamy lacing. Slightly sweet malty aromas with some dark fruits, caramel and light oak. The wood shows up more in the taste creating a nice balance with the caramel and the hints of vanilla. Alcohol nicely hidden. Not as rich as expected, but lots going on, well-blended.

  • RICHSBEER 1967 reviews
    rated 3.5 9 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

    pours a light red or copper with a small head that sank to a rim of foam. The aroma is malty and sugary sweetness, fruity hop aroma, scotch ale sweetness and malt character, found and full nose. The taste is rich and robust, & fruity. The mouthfeel is on the light side of medium bodied with a slightly bitter finish.

  • SIGMUND 7746 reviews
    rated 4.1 9 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

    355 ml bottle, from Voldby Købmandsgaard. ABV is 9.8%. 50 IBU. Cloudy brown colour, low beige head of poor retention. Sweetish malty aroma, notes of caramel and oak, hints of dark dried fruits and alcohol. Not as sweet flavour as I feared, malty and oaky, caramel and dried figs, well balanced with the hops, a nice bitterness in the finish and aftertaste. Would buy again.

  • JNE5HUSG 1814 reviews
    rated 4.3 10 years ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

    280 ml, on tap at the ICBF, Dublin 09/14. Poured in a session glass a clear and amber-copper coloured O A with a short one finger fine and beige foamy head that had a long retention and tons of micro bubbles. Low carbonation. Great lacing. The aroma is fruity, grapes,raisins on a solid toasted malty backbone, woody and honey notes. The flavour is citrussy fruits, dried fruits, raisins, apricots, nuts, toasted malts, caramel and spicy, vanilla and a ginger touch, molasses. The mouthfeel is fulled, syrupy and very smooth. The texture is oily. This full bodied O A has a lingering fruity finish. The alcohol is completely hidden during all the tasting and at the end, a nice warming feeling is emerging. Great and an unexpected outstanding experience

  • THIRSTYONE 563 reviews
    rated 4.3 10 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 10

    Pours a light- carbonation top. Light orange in color, a little oak aroma.An explosion of flavors upon tasting.I pick up a leathery taste and perhaps some berry notes.Then it boomerangs with a sharp dry bitterness.The alcohol seems to be well hidden, enveloped by all those good flavors.A well made Old Ale.

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