Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Warren,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2001
Contact
Description
The Kuhnhenn Brewing Company is a small microbrewery, winery and meadery in Warren, Michigan, United States. They have several beers rated in the top 100 in the world on beeradvocate.com and ratebeer.com. The business was established in 1998, but did not open its doors until 2001, by owners and brewers, the brothers Bret and Eric Kuhnhenn.
The brewery sits on the corner of Mound and Chicago Road in the old Lutz hardware store which is owned by the Kuhnhenn family. The brothers started homebrewing when Eric went to college and was introduced to it. He brought the hobby home and introduced it to his brother Bret. Bret started selling homebrewing supplies from the hardware store and soon it became more profitable than selling hardware. The hardware component of the establishment did not disappear from the brewery until mid-2006.
The brewery uses converted equipment, the lauter tun was a peanut butter hopper from Quaker Oats cereal, the mash/boil kettle was a yeast starter for a sour dough bread company, their pilot system’s kettle was a 100-gallon coffee maker. They have a six kettle brew on the premises that allows them to make experimental beers.
The beers include Raspberry Eisbock, Winter Wonder Lager, Fourth Dementia, DRIPA and Simcoe Silly. The brothers brew about 80 different beers; most of these beers are small batches made for annual events. Kuhnhenn’s is also known for brewing seasonal and experimental strong beers.
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. won a gold medal at the a World a Beer Cup for DRIPA (Double Rice IPA).
A satellite brewery (larger than the original, and with increased bottling capacity) has opened at 36000 Groesbeck Highway Clinton Township, Michigan 48035.
The brewery sits on the corner of Mound and Chicago Road in the old Lutz hardware store which is owned by the Kuhnhenn family. The brothers started homebrewing when Eric went to college and was introduced to it. He brought the hobby home and introduced it to his brother Bret. Bret started selling homebrewing supplies from the hardware store and soon it became more profitable than selling hardware. The hardware component of the establishment did not disappear from the brewery until mid-2006.
The brewery uses converted equipment, the lauter tun was a peanut butter hopper from Quaker Oats cereal, the mash/boil kettle was a yeast starter for a sour dough bread company, their pilot system’s kettle was a 100-gallon coffee maker. They have a six kettle brew on the premises that allows them to make experimental beers.
The beers include Raspberry Eisbock, Winter Wonder Lager, Fourth Dementia, DRIPA and Simcoe Silly. The brothers brew about 80 different beers; most of these beers are small batches made for annual events. Kuhnhenn’s is also known for brewing seasonal and experimental strong beers.
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. won a gold medal at the a World a Beer Cup for DRIPA (Double Rice IPA).
A satellite brewery (larger than the original, and with increased bottling capacity) has opened at 36000 Groesbeck Highway Clinton Township, Michigan 48035.
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tavour: pours near black with small head. Aroma is vanilla, bourbon, caramel, wood, cherry or some pther rich fruitiness. Taste is sweet, boozy, some dry finish. Ample levels of complexity. Body is not too hazy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2026
at 01:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, vintage 2022. Bought a couple of years ago from beer republic .Sweet with Soy sauce, dark malt , dried fruit and some chocolate
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2026
at 17:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle.
A- Brown color, dark liquid, no head.
A- Oak, caramel, malt, sweet, brown sugar, boozy.
F- Malty, caramel, oak, bourbon, mildly sweet,.
T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish.
O- Lot of barrel influence. A bit oaky, a bit sweet, lots of booze. Good.
A- Brown color, dark liquid, no head.
A- Oak, caramel, malt, sweet, brown sugar, boozy.
F- Malty, caramel, oak, bourbon, mildly sweet,.
T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish.
O- Lot of barrel influence. A bit oaky, a bit sweet, lots of booze. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2026
at 20:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle form Tavour: pours brown with small beige head. Aroma is vanilla, some booze, caramel, toffee, dark fruitiness. Taste is somewhat sharp, not too sweet, some oxidation. Booze is well covered enough, but there is no question that there is booze. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2026
at 15:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2025 batch. One could advocate for this beer to establish a new style—quintuple strong light ale. All joking aside, I’ve not had another beer with this beer’s combination of characteristics. Color is light orange-gold. ABV of 17.1 far surpasses that of any quadruple I’ve sampled. And it’s almost dangerous how the ABV doesn’t kick you in the face! You don’t feel the 17.1% ABV until you’ve finished the bottle.
A very, very nice sipper!
A very, very nice sipper!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 02 May 2026
at 23:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 oz bottle from the Warren brewery. Pours a deep, deep brown to black with a light tan head. Aroma is giving some dark fruit, whiskey, and oxidation. Brown sugar, whiskey, dark fruit flavors, boozy and syrupy, a touch of oxidation again. Heavy and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Kuhnhenn Brewing
on 24 Apr 2026
at 02:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle.
A- Dark brown, opaque liquid, no head.
A- Cinnamon, fig, brown sugar, booze.
F- Cinnamon, figs, boozy, caramel, light vanilla.
T- Full body, average texture, light carbonation, boozy finish.
O- A big beer and loads of cinnamon, Honestly, I think this combination of flavors would be better in a stout rather than a barleywine. It's good but it's too cinnamon forward and a bit boozy for me to love it. As it warms it did release more of a bun like flavor.
A- Dark brown, opaque liquid, no head.
A- Cinnamon, fig, brown sugar, booze.
F- Cinnamon, figs, boozy, caramel, light vanilla.
T- Full body, average texture, light carbonation, boozy finish.
O- A big beer and loads of cinnamon, Honestly, I think this combination of flavors would be better in a stout rather than a barleywine. It's good but it's too cinnamon forward and a bit boozy for me to love it. As it warms it did release more of a bun like flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2026
at 02:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
from Bottle
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 16 Apr 2026
at 00:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from the brewery. Golden yellow pour with some haze and a white head. Pine, spicy hop aromas, hinting at fruit. Flavor is strong on the pine hops as well, sweet and slightly toasty honey malt beneath. Strong, fairly sweet, and pretty tasty.
Tried
from Can
at
Kuhnhenn Brewing
on 11 Apr 2026
at 04:28
8/10
Tried
on 24 Mar 2026
at 17:17