Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Warren, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2001

Contact
4919 Chicago Road, Warren, MI, 48092, United States
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.

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle pours out cola brown topped with a tan ring of a head. Nose is sweet caramel toffee malts some spice. Taste is more of the nice sweet caramel toffee malts great spice touch.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2024 at 00:53


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

12oz bottle from Tavour. Cola brown pour, ring of beige head. Sweet, brown sugar, malty aroma. Taste is sweet, malty, molasses, and incredibly smooth. Notes of plums and fig.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2024 at 00:51


6

Hint of sour upfront, maybe the lactose has gone bad if that's even possible but the beer was a stable pour and the nose isn't off. Just most of the flavor is long gone besides the sour hint. In case you were curious FlandersNed !

Tried from Can on 05 Aug 2024 at 16:52


8

Raspberry, cherry, smooth, quite drinkable now.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2024 at 12:22


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Tavour. Pours clear bright light gold with a white head that was rather transient. Aroma is mostly citrus. Body is rather creamy. It's dry and quite bitter. The support is not very malty, so I'm going with the rice.

Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2024 at 00:25


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

My 7,700th rating and 770th Top 50 beer. 375 ml wax topped bottle from Tavour. 2023 vintage. Hazy chestnut brown color. Small, creamy beige head dissipates to a thin cap. Aroma of sweet raspberry and cocoa. First sip brings zesty notes of sweet raspberry, chocolate and warming alcohol. Flavors are pretty straightforward. The number one rated Eisbock in the world! 🌎

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2024 at 03:34


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Tavour. Pours translucent gold with a large foamy white head. Aroma of coriander. Med body. Flavor is banana, yeast, coriander, and some clove. Wheat is detectable. Dry and tasty. Excellent.

Tried from Can on 23 Jul 2024 at 01:09


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle, 355 ml, shared with MiroB and Luka. Dark brown with no head. Oily, prunes, figs, raisins, quite sweet, bit syrupy, warming, some alcohol in after.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2024 at 07:51


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz can from Tavour. Cloudy orange pour, soft ring of white head. Yeasty aroma, coriander. Taste is bready, yeasty, savory, coriander. Full bready feel with a savory, snappy backend.

Tried from Can on 18 Jul 2024 at 03:24


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz can pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice wheat notes some spice. Taste is more of the nice wheat grain malts some spice and a little sweetness.

Tried from Can on 18 Jul 2024 at 03:18