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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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pitch black. Med-brown head. Large aroma – burnt raisins, fruitcake, other esters. Full mouthfeel. Textbook imperial stout profile – burnt fruits, earth, roasted malts. Long, fruity, dry finish.

Tried on 29 Jul 2003 at 14:41


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Very dark amber-brown. Murky. Huge aroma of alcohol, wood, and burnt pears. Large caramel palate, slight toffee & smoke. Long, chewy malts and very sweet finish.

Tried on 29 Jul 2003 at 14:28


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Red-tinged dark brown. Aroma of raspberry, toffee, chocolate and a little alcohol. Thick, silky, with all good things dark malt showing up – toffee and liquorice. Quite rich, like the best Belgian dark chocolate. This is cut by sweet & sour raspberry notes. This is very drinkable. I’d love to taste the eisbock straight-up sometime.

Tried on 28 Jul 2003 at 15:54


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Contains 60% wheat, but you wouldn't know it. This dark brown ale was served from a wooden pin at the Michigan Brewer's Festival. Hugely chewy aroma - earth, leaves, toffee. Smooth, oily body, with little carbonation. Silky dark malt flavours. Hints of lime, pear, brown sugar and oak. The wood rounds the beer off nicely. Not unlike Gale's POA (w/o the acidity).

Tried on 28 Jul 2003 at 15:51