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.
8/10
What bigfoot wishes it was heheheh, mild oxidation, thin body, tobacco and raisins for days. Nice hops on the nose and front. Raisins throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 18:48
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2025
at 17:44
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
1 March 2025. At Winter Belgian Beer Geek Gathering. Many thanks to hosting, Tim & Marina, and cheers to the whole crew!
No head. Candied plum, vanilla, honey, golden raisin, bourbon, oak. Very sweet candied plum, raisin, yellow fig; thick honey body and some spices. Lots of yellow fruits lingering in the finish, herbal notes, honey and boozy 'meady' alcohol. Medium to full body, oily texture. Amazing! How old was the bottle? Will have to double-check...
No head. Candied plum, vanilla, honey, golden raisin, bourbon, oak. Very sweet candied plum, raisin, yellow fig; thick honey body and some spices. Lots of yellow fruits lingering in the finish, herbal notes, honey and boozy 'meady' alcohol. Medium to full body, oily texture. Amazing! How old was the bottle? Will have to double-check...
Tried
on 26 Jun 2025
at 12:05
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Barley Wine tasting at Bratislavka. Dark brown color with small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, dark malt, vanilla, caramel, cocoa, alcohol. Taste is very intense with chocolate, cocoa, dark malt, bready malt, caramel, alcohol. Nice sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Republic
on 24 Jun 2025
at 14:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pitch black color. Thin head. Ashy dark chocolate coconut, chocolate, bourbon, very dry and heavy. Smooth palate but very simple. Dark chocolate. Meh.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2025
at 13:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Mild brown color. Big salty nose with massive fig and bourbon, sweet maltiness. I love the saltiness. Again this is super smooth. And perfect
Tried
on 07 Jun 2025
at 11:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
I have a 12 oz bottle that was found at Half Time a couple of months ago, the price was fairly rich for a domestic quadrupel. I have a Belgian chalice glass prepared for this tasting, the bottle is opened and I pour. A dark cola color with a limited ring of light tan bubbles, but there is a healthy carbonation. The nose is somewhat traditional for the style, figs, grain and straw from somewhere. The taste is mostly in line with the scent but something is just off. Prunes, baked bread, malt, a bit of caramel and cardboard. Not a bad effort, quads are difficult, but not connecting with me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2025
at 23:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Draft from rattle. Light gold pour. Mild hops aromatics. Pretty similar taste. Inoffensive
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 01:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught from R&H. Flattiish brown black pour. Not a ton of head. Some bits of fruit, and maltiness, light hops. nothing special here.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Ultra dark pour from bottle. Npt much head. Serious malts and booze Deep burn. Good but thick as all hell
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:10