Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Old Ale
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Bottle 355 ml
Appearance: ruby red with touch of amber , mid shaded top , vintage ivory.
Nose: deep woody with sweetness of caramel paired with oak and alcohol. Touch of Bourbon ? Great depth. 8+
Flavor/Palate : Mid full bodied. Woody , cask character , hint of Bourbon noted. Light bitterness with wet old wood feel on sides. Alcohol is well covered with some apparent warmth at finish. High quality sipper.

Had the bottle in my fridge for a good while. Poured small, smooth tan head that mostly diminished, no lacing, minimal carbonation, semi-transparent, and an orange brown hue. Aroma was of oak, caramel,vanilla, malty, sweet, alcohol, and earthy. Flavour was malty, caramel, vinuous, vanilla, and sweet. Dangerously smooth, tasty beer. Too bad I only had the one.

Eagan, Mn. - Cellars Wines and Spirits, 12 oz bottle. Medium copper pour with a slight white head. Alcohol dominant aroma with some bourbon accents. Strong malt accented flavor with lots of bourbon accents. Kind of hard to get through to the actual flavor and essence of this beer. Some nuttiness and toffee comes through but in my opinion it misses the mark. Rich mouthfeel to say the least.

12-oz. Pours a nearly opaque blackish ebony. Thin but fairly dense creamy tannish head that doesn’t stick around long at all. Light carb, heavy body. Cola and spice nose. A little thick and sticky drinkin’. More cola, spice, and some cookie dough form the mid-palate. Decent effort. Kinda makes me thirsty for an Adam though.

I also finally got around to buying this. Pours amber with a thin off white head. Aroma of sweet malt, some booze, raisins?, and caramel. Good flavor, thick with the malt and booze sort of dominating. For an old ale I didn’t imagine it would be 9.8%, but it is incredibly drinkable. Good stuff.

Tap @ Glass Nickel’s pre-GTMW party - I’ve always seen this 4-pack sitting on the shelves but always found something else to buy. Finally got it on tap and wasn’t disappointed. Poured a deep amber with no head. Smells sweet, malty, and boozy. The glassware wasn’t the best, so it was hard to get the aroma off this one. Taste was caramel, smooth malt, and raisins. Sweet and syrupy, just like I’d expect. I think I’ll finally pick up that 4-pack for the cellar.

12oz bottle. Pours a mostly clear, somewhat hazed from a good amount of tiny particulate, red body with a brownish tint. Thin, beige head that dissipates quickly and leaves a light lacing. Aroma is sweet and malty. Some buttered popcorn, ripe berries, melon, a light toffee, and a hint of bourbon and floral hop. Flavor is very rich and sweet, but not the fruity sweetness of the aroma. Creamy toffees, a buttery bourbon, a light wood, and some jelly bean fruits up front. A lightly bittered, somewhat resiny hop comes in as well as a light alcohol warmth. Finishes somewhat harsh with a slightly intensified woody bitterness and a sweet, creamy caramel and alcohol. Palate is full, very smooth, and somewhat chewy. Overall, a balanced beer for the most part. Sweet and malty with a bit of a harsh ending. I liked it though.

Bottle. Dark amber brown pour, little carbonation and a nice light whiskey and vanilla aroma. Flavor was also that of whiskey, malt, wood and finished with some alcohol heat and oaky. Not bad.