Kuhnhenn American IPA - Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

BeerTruth

Connecticut

4.15/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Got this one from Bill at Brewing News, thank you sir!

12 oz. bottle poured into a nonic.

Pours a clear rustic amber hue with a one finger toasted off-white head that dies down to a thin fluffy layer of bubbles. Good spotty lace on the sides of the glass. Smell is crisp with fresh cut grass, lemon, and Christmas tree. A light hop aroma followed by a touch of toasted almonds and brown sugar. A very enjoyable beer to sniff. Taste is pretty light up front with pine, caramel sugars, and orange zest. A solid grapefruit flavor throughout with a toffee linger. The balance with this IPA is nice, unexpected from Kuhnhenn to be honest. Very creamy body with a medium to full feel. Carbonation is light, but very fitting. I like this beer a lot, I'm guessing this is pretty fresh. I could see this beer losing its flavor rather quickly. Wish I could get more from these guys on a regular basis and they were cheaper, ha. Solid IPA overall though that is borderline session...heyoooo.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2010 02:25:08 | More by BeerTruth

HarmonMW

Michigan

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-14-2013 01:24:18 | More by HarmonMW

mrebeka

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +9%

04-06-2013 16:40:38 | More by mrebeka

fredmugs

Indiana

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-29-2013 15:21:39 | More by fredmugs

jbuddle

New York

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

03-28-2013 18:29:39 | More by jbuddle

jrenihan

Ontario (Canada)

3.84/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at Craft Beer Company in London, of all places. Amazed to find Kuhnhenn on tap across the ocean.

Sticky white lace on a caramel-coloured beer. Head leaves soon.

Caramel malt, with pine and resin in the nose.

Taste is quite balanced between malt and hops. Lots of caramel, along with a chunk of pine and some bright citrus, orange mainly. Malt is a bit too strong for the style, but still nice.

Medium bodied, low to moderate carbonation. Sticky.

Overall, pretty good. Not excellent, but a nice beer for sure.

Serving type: on-tap

03-02-2013 20:11:07 | More by jrenihan

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.64/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

First had: on tap at Rattle N Hum, NYC, NY

Hazy copper pour, bubbly carbonation feeding a small head that was nothing more than a ringlet after a minute or so. Aroma was a decent mix of pine/herbal hops and malt sweetness. The taste was pretty good, but also a little off. Pine and herbal hops, pale malt sweetness, and an underlying mineral taste...it wasn't too offensive, but did throw things off a bit. Medium body, a bit filmy, but overall, not too bad an IPA. I was just happy to see any Kuhnhenn beer on tap within my general realm.

Serving type: on-tap

02-19-2013 05:46:31 | More by Rifugium

illinikap

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

01-11-2013 21:09:07 | More by illinikap

sneaks2210

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9%

11-16-2012 02:58:22 | More by sneaks2210

bmwats

Louisiana

3.48/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a becker from the kegerator.

A: Dark golden hue. Pours a slight, foamy, white head. Settles quickly, but leaves a little of a blanket collecting around the rim. Some spotty, but nice spider web lacing.

S: Lavender, bubble gum, and hops.

T: Slightly hoppy, and bitter, and fresh flora with a slightly sweet indistinct flavor.

M: Steely, and bittersweet sticks with you throughout.

D: Not quite a session, due to the bitter and floral combo.

Atmosphere is pretty good. Nice head, and slight but distinct lacing. Nose is floral hoppy with a floral, hoppy, and lightly sweetened flavor. Overall this is a good quaff.

Serving type: on-tap

11-15-2012 21:38:19 | More by bmwats

ncaudle

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

10-17-2012 23:36:56 | More by ncaudle

JVoyager

Michigan

4/5  rDev +2.6%

10-12-2012 21:37:45 | More by JVoyager

jmich24

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

09-05-2012 21:22:07 | More by jmich24

cfrances33

Illinois

3.73/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Gingerman in NYC on 8/6/12. Served in a tulip

Pour: Deep clear amber orange with two fingers of cream colored head. Leaves some pretty solid lacing.

Smell: Lots of pine, and some grapefruit and tangerine. An equally large portion of caramel sweetness comes out on the nose.

Taste: Really, really sweet caramel malts with a sticky pine bitterness. Some citrus and oranges. Too sweet.

Mouthfeel: Really sticky. Medium body.

Overall: Ok, but really too sweet. I feel like they aimed for balance and overshot with the malt bill.

Serving type: on-tap

08-07-2012 11:34:41 | More by cfrances33

Zaphog

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

07-29-2012 20:30:34 | More by Zaphog

duceswild

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2.6%

07-16-2012 04:06:51 | More by duceswild

smutty33

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

07-13-2012 16:45:37 | More by smutty33

JamnesCameron

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-25-2012 02:42:36 | More by JamnesCameron

TCJosh

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

03-27-2012 22:01:58 | More by TCJosh

CHickman

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Blind Tiger in NYC: pours hazy copper amber color with a small creamy tan head that faded fast (which I suspect was from a crappy pour), leaving very good spotty lacing.

Smells of big citrus hops up front, with orange peel, grapefruit, lemon, pineapple, floral hops, sweet malt, caramel, a touch of piney hops and mild spices; a nice West Coast IPA nose that was sweet and fruity.

Tastes of big citrus hops, orange peel, grapefruit, lemon, pineapple, floral hops, sweet malt, caramel, grains, herbs, piney hops/pine cone, coriander, faint brown sugar and mild spices like pepper; almost tastes like dry hops were added as this is potent, floral and full of citrus flavor. Very hop forward and tasty, hiding the ABV completely.

Mouthfeel is light, crisp and oily slick, with mild carbonation, a medium body and a nice bitter citrus finish. High drinkability, this flew down and was very tasty. A session IPA indeed which I recommend trying as it was quite enjoyable.

Serving type: on-tap

03-16-2012 03:54:11 | More by CHickman

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

2.7/5  rDev -30.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

On tap @ Hop Cat.

A - Pale yellow/orange colour with a small amoutn of white head.

S - Light nose. Some sweet and earthy hop aromas and not much else.

T - Floral, herbal and earhty hops. Bitterness is light with fairly prevalent sweetness and some grainy and bready malt flavours. The hop profile seems to be completely dead on this one. Not sure if Hopcat was sitting on an old keg or if I was served the wrong beer, but based on the other reviews, it seems like something was wrong with my glass.

M - Light to medium body with moderate carbonation.

Serving type: on-tap

03-12-2012 13:51:52 | More by TheSevenDuffs

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Served on tap at Rattle N Hum in New York, NY

A: Pours a slightly hazy copper with a quarter finger tall off-white head. The head retention on this beer is very good and significant lacing is observed.

S: Lots of aromas of hops - primarily pine with some grapefruit.

T: Caramel malts, some grapefruit hops, and then a huge amount of pine hops.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Some crispness.

O: Really enjoyable and sessionable. Another quality beer from Kuhnhenn Brewing, I guess I should be expecting very good beers when I order theirs. I could easily drink these all afternoon or evening and not want for anything else. I really like the complexity in the flavor.

Serving type: on-tap

03-04-2012 16:27:31 | More by dbrauneis

metter98

New York

4/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer is hazy copper in color and poured with a quarter finger-high off white head that has good retention properties and consistently left a thin head covering the surface and lacing running down the sides of the glass.
S: There are moderately strong aromas of pine reins hops in the nose along with notes of grapefruit.
T: The taste has flavors of pine resin and grapefruit from the hops and hints of caramel from the underlying malts. It has a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very balanced and also quite flavorful.

Serving type: on-tap

03-04-2012 15:58:46 | More by metter98

melissab318

Michigan

4/5  rDev +2.6%

12-27-2011 00:25:01 | More by melissab318

TasteTester

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2.6%

12-17-2011 00:52:54 | More by TasteTester