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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a dark brown hue with a tiny beige head. A big sweet nose, caramel, toffee. Rich, boozy syrup, essence of fruit, dark molasses. Woody.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2024
at 10:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a jet black hue with a small beige head that goes down to nothing. Rich nose of syrup, fruit, cocoa. Sweet but balanced, dark fruit, the barrel is huge, woody, sweet whiskey. A very unusual stout. Not cloying. Almost barley wine like. This is really nice. Slick palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2024
at 09:56
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:51
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle pours with a clear copper colored body that really has no head. The modest aroma offers up smooth soft caramel, supple strawberry goodness and then date to prune like fruity esters. The taste delivers smooth slick sweet malts and molasses that quickly become consumed with rich fruity strawberry. To midway it picks up a green sort of strawberry skin sensation that provides additional balance and depth. Great offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2024
at 04:58
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a clear deep ruby brown body and a small beige head with fairly good retention. Aroma's: sweet, red fruit, caramel, old-ish. Retronasal it's sweet, old-ish (or matured), herbal, fruity. Flavor is above moderate sweet with light bitterness. Above medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Warming alcohol. Finishes with increasing bitterness. Happy to conclude this is still a beautiful beer.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2024
at 17:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Notes from November 2009 Last thing I had at the Blind Tiger's VSK v3 before heading back home.What a fun clusterfuck that was. :) Everyday tulip pour. Filtered dark copper color with a big dollop of whitewash head. A little chill-hazed, as everything besides the cask comes out too cold. Smell is a mishmash of sweet powdered spices. Actually smells like they used a mix of just apple pie spices(cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice) instead off going big on clove, ginger, & so on. Scent is slightly baked, & slightly fruity with a pleasant acidic quality. Bready malt, with more cinnamon & allspice then anything else. The would be soapy nutmeg is way in the background. Bitterness is minute, with clove just barely there. Finish is a zip of leafy bitterness & cinnamon, with barely a notion lingering. Not muddled/weighed down like other spiced ales, but very bright. Carbonation is prickly, but not harsh. It has some heft to it, but isn't syrupy. I don't like the powdery feel, but the alcohol is well in check. Tasty. :)
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2024
at 03:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz can from Tavour. Dark brown pour with minimal head. Sweet aroma, chocolate. Taste is sweet, chocolaty, light sugary notes.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2024
at 03:17
8.6/10
Lots of raspberry still after 12 years, boozy, toffee notes, warming. LCI
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2024
at 22:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
[2023] 375mL bottle. Pours murky mahagony with minimal white head. Aroma has dark cherry, raisins, brown sugar, molasses. Flavour has sweet cherry, cherry pits, raisins, brown sugar, molasses, brown bread malts. Lots of boozy warmth. Very intense, perhaps a bit too harsh, but there's a lot going on and it's fun to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2024
at 04:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Vintage 2023. 375mL bottle, pours a clear dark amber / burgundy with a small tan head. Aroma has very deep caramel, bready malt, and plenty of alcohol. Flavour is rich, with lots of treacly toffee, bready caramel, plenty of booze, and a touch of syrupy character. Treacly toffee and a thick bready caramel malt finish with plenty of booze. This has tons of depth. I'm surprised how nice this is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2024
at 04:04