Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
My first new Kuhnhenn since they became famous. Extra thick dark brown. No carbonation and no head. Rich, fudgey, roasty and slightly soapy aroma. Ultra thick, flat body. Very unique blackberry accent amidst all the big malts and subtle roast. Fun beer. Wish I took better notes - there was much more going on I haven’t written about.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle, black with espresso-like head; unfortunately cannot put a word on the dominant smell but coffee comes in as the second one; sourness is the dominant flavour followed by coffee and then by some bitterness. Overall, found that the beer was somewhat off, not balanced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(6.3 oz bottle, 2004 vintage – drank in January 2006) – Poured a hazy deep red/brown beer with a rather large dark foamy head with great retention. Aroma of raspberry chocolate cake is quite evident with some port-like alcohol sensation. Taste is less sweet then expected as well as raspberry, which I had expected to be more dominant. Instead there is strong chocolate and caramel malt with a semi-sweet ending. Did not fit my expectation but is still very good nonetheless. I would now be very curious to try the raspberry-free eisbock.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Devils Horn from Kuhnhenn Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Red amber ale with light off-white head. Sweet caramel, raisins, fruity esters and alcohol in aroma. Rather caramelly malt with nice raisiny notes, sour points. Nice alcohol in finish. More like a barley wine. Mondial 2005.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Tangerine Wit from Kuhnhenn Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Blonda ale with a nice fragrant aroma of oranges rinds and pulp. Fresh. Nice malt base with tingling tangerine. Light bodied, and perfect for summer. Mondial 2005.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Deep dark stout with no head. Torrefied coffee with vanilla notes in aroma. In mouth, just burned coffee, with no hops, no sweetness. Rather thin in mouth. Mondiale 2005.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Thanks to my Secret Santa for this one! A large, creamy, light brown head tops this dark dense brown brew that shows a bit of red at the edges. Cherry fruit aroma with some smoke. The flavor has some roast malt that fades into a bitter finish. A bit thin. The other Kuhnhenns I have had have been much better than this one. I followed it with an Edmund Fitzgerald that had been in the fridge a few months and it didn’t come close.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed 9 from Kuhnhenn Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2005 bottle, a very generous bonus from Mr. Styles, consumed on 12/22/05 with Rastacouere and Siroy. Opening the bottle, there is no gas that seemingly rushes out. Hmmm, not a good sign. But upon pouring, there is a very gentle effervescence, translating in to a small, bubbly/fizzy beige head that is not long retained, and only provides little clumps of lace. Beer is unfiltered, however, and nicely opaque. The nose erupts with a load of strong esters, dunkelweizen-similarity, lots of bananas and cloves, light maple butter as well, and a soft, chewy Belgian yeastiness on the end, lightly drying, with a touch of interesting phenols and a marvelous array of dark fruits (currants, blackberries, cherries, grapes, dates, figs). The flavor is significantly more malty than the nose, with a soft, sensuous caramel and toffee note, plenty of brown sugar and maple cream intersparsed. I don’t get the breadiness hinted at in the commercial description, which is a good thing, I think. Just a sweet, almost creamy-like roundness to the malts. More light fruits on end, with a touch of spicy esters and bits of warming alcohol. Though the alcohol, overall, is tremendously well-hidden. Very low carbonation, right on the border of being a little bit tired and it does contribute to a bit of wateriness. But then, when you think of a similarly aged sample of, say, Westmalle dubbel, the texture/body doesnt seem so out of place at all (and carbonation has never been very important to me). Certainly gentle and nearly creamy, were it not for the light prevalence of wetness on the palate. Finishes with clove and cinnamon notes, backed by bananas, chewy yeast and maple-toffee-cream. The alcohol warming serves to dry the flavor out gently.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A huge, long lasting, 3 dimensional head tops this medium amber brew. Fresh citrusy aroma. Well balanced flavors shift back and forth between the sweet malt and bitter hops. Solid APA.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On draught at the brewery, 11/26/2005. Pours a light pale-gold, little bit of hay colored yellow, clear, but not sparklingly so and a large white head sits atop it going nowhere fast. Lacing present as well. Aroma shows wonderful hallertauer grassiness, wet meadows, touches of herbs and a crisp, drying, almost lightly milky yeast and malt combo that evokes thoughts of dry, baked hay, light cheese and then finally touches of citrus. Flavor is full of dry straw-like graininess, more fresh cut grass and a strong yeast crispness that is very dry. Well-attenuated, with only a hint of honey, though not even as creamy as a straight up honey malt. Lightly crusty white bread and baguette with an expansive, but not too expansive carbonation and a smooth texture. No wateriness on end. Hops are fresh and clean, without the soily/nutty character that sometimes can bother the brightness of these beers.