Kuhnhenn Crème Brûlée Java Stout - Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

erica

California

3.73/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Split a bottle of this lovely beer the other night, I was quite excited about having something called Creme Brulee Java Stout. Sounds like heaven in a bottle! It wasn't quite that, but still good. The beer was very dark brown, reddish up to the light, with a light brown fat head that settles down to a thin layer which lasts throughout the glass. The aroma kind of got to me. It took me a few sniffs before I was OK with it. I thought it smelled like sweet sweet coffee with the slightest creaminess, some sourness, and covered in dust from some attic. Really, I got a weird musty smell mixed in with the roasty desserty goodness. Tasted better than it smelled, thankfully. There is a highly acidic flavour which helps to balance out the sweetness and roastiness of the beer, so no one taste is overpowering. I got a dry, almosty fruity (grapey?) aftertaste. Not bad. Mouthfeel was good and creamy, not too thick though. Drinkability for me is not the best- I would maybe have this again, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get ahold of a bottle. Mainly because the sour musty smell kept punching me in the face, and not in a real good way. The taste made up for that a bit, but didn't cancel it out. I was glad for the opportunity to taste it though!!

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2005 21:40:58 | More by erica

IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-25-2013 01:50:32 | More by IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

Alextricity

Michigan

4.28/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

I had this *LAST YEAR* at the World Expo of Beer in Frankenmuth, Michigan. I'm now reviewing it because I was just made aware that this is the mystery beer that I was freakin' in love with.

Appearance: Dark, tan head ... what you'd expect from a stout.

Smell: Vanilla, bits of coffee, a lot of coffee. Awesome.

Taste: A lot of dark coffee and chocolate, but it's not very bitter... super tasty, and very drinkable. Really, it drinks a lot like a cold coffee. Feel's smooth and only makes the beer even better.

What else to expect from Kuhnhenn? I'm not normally HUGE on stouts/porters, but this pretty much blew my mind. Bold flavor, awesome aroma, easy drinking... what a beer.

Serving type: on-tap

05-16-2013 21:56:26 | More by Alextricity

BeRanger

Michigan

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-08-2013 16:29:35 | More by BeRanger

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

04-26-2013 23:25:09 | More by MDDMD

DanGeo

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

04-24-2013 17:52:14 | More by DanGeo

mzeld

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +16.7%

04-21-2013 04:04:49 | More by mzeld

mickgeo

Michigan

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-19-2013 20:35:13 | More by mickgeo

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.44/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5

64 oz. growler poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Pours black with some transparency at the edge. No real head. Just a thin collar and some bubbles clinging to the inside of the glass.

Smell - Wow, incredible aroma. Coffee, vanilla, roasted malts. Delicious.

Taste - Sweet vanilla and coffee up front. Becomes extremely roasty. Very bitter. Overpowering bitterness.

Mouthfeel - Medium body. Extremely bitter that makes it tough to drink.

Overall - Smells and tastes quite nice until that roasted bitterness takes over.

Serving type: growler

04-01-2013 23:55:45 | More by Alieniloquium

fredmugs

Indiana

4/5  rDev -1.7%

03-29-2013 15:26:49 | More by fredmugs

jbuddle

New York

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

03-28-2013 18:32:29 | More by jbuddle

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

03-28-2013 02:42:15 | More by t0rin0

AndrewKroll

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

03-22-2013 02:06:01 | More by AndrewKroll

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

4/5  rDev -1.7%

03-18-2013 18:09:34 | More by JohnnieNepal

KGMIbeer

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

03-18-2013 16:58:18 | More by KGMIbeer

Michigan

Michigan

4/5  rDev -1.7%

03-09-2013 18:25:23 | More by Michigan

ROBSTARR

Michigan

4/5  rDev -1.7%

03-03-2013 14:51:46 | More by ROBSTARR

Danielr26

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

02-18-2013 19:35:43 | More by Danielr26

rpbuckeye

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

02-14-2013 14:34:38 | More by rpbuckeye

PattyMelt

Michigan

4.6/5  rDev +13%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Had this on tap an Kuhnhenn's last weekend for the first time. I love coffee stouts of any kind, no matter what else is thrown into the mix, and this is one of the best I've had.

A- Dark and heavy, with a tan head.
S- Absolutely divine- strong coffee and vanilla
T- Also absolutely divine. I'm not the biggest fan of a lot of vanilla taste, but it was pretty hidden underneath the coffee, as well as caramel and chocolate. I never pass up a coffee stout of any kind, and this was by far one of the best tasting one's I've ever heard. A new favorite.
M- Very creamy, and mid-full body.

O- Great beer. I may be biased because I'm partial to Kuhnhenn beers, and I'm also partial to coffee stouts, but this was just an awesome, well-blended, flavorful stout.

Serving type: on-tap

02-03-2013 05:56:36 | More by PattyMelt

eawolff99

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

01-22-2013 05:25:28 | More by eawolff99

extra

California

4/5  rDev -1.7%

01-17-2013 23:13:11 | More by extra

BlissJunkie

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +16.7%

01-14-2013 18:02:17 | More by BlissJunkie

MordorMongo

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

01-14-2013 13:02:55 | More by MordorMongo

a_beer_drinker

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

01-13-2013 18:05:50 | More by a_beer_drinker