Kuhnhenn A Few Shillings Too Many

Brewed by Kuhnhenn Brewing
Style: Scotch Ale
Warren, Michigan USA

Date: May 05, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Yankee Go Home!
Appearance: dark muddy brown, scant head
Aroma: sweet bourbon and smokey malt aroma with earthyness
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of bourbon and dark caramel, light smokeyness, hint of woody vanilla, tartness in the finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

(12oz bottle, 2006 vintage, thanks ryan) Minimal brown head atop lightly hazed mahogany body. Aroma is sweet, soy, caramel, light oak. Taste is sweet, infected sourness, caramel/soy, some vanilla/Bourbon, wood. Sticky full body. Sad that I didn’t get to try this fresh, but it should have aged well but for the infection.

12oz bottle (thanks Derek for getting this one off my want list!). 2008 Vintage. After spending a couple hours at ’Bingo Bash’ for my little one, I needed something strong to numb the pain so I reached for this one. Poured a deep and dark orange/amber color, almost brown with a smaller sized off whtie head. Aromas of wood, earthy, peaty, and light bourbon. Tastes of woodiness, bourbon, caramel, dark fruits, brown sugary, vanilla, and toffee. Sweet with a very light dark cherry tart finish. Alcohol content well hidden. I got to say, this one was very nice and I’m going to have to get some more!

Beautiful reddish mahogany, cloudy topped by a large beige head, uniform and lasting (this is 12.5% mind you!). Upon smelling, you immediately enter the major leagues, there is not so much competition in the scotch ales department, even in a world-wide sense, but this one is an easy chart topper. It may actually be my favourite out of the dozens I’ve tried. Its strong cerealic nose immediately unveils layers upon layers of decadent maltiness. Every whiff opens a new domain of blossoming fruit, while a strong vanilla, peaty, earthy component actually has a real scotch feeling to it. Alcohol warmth is obvious, but you would not advance such a monstrosity as 12+%. The round and fruity body is thick, chewy (not syrupy), rich and an immediate charmer thanks to its cleansing, effective carbonation that leaves you reaching for another sip within an absolutely unreasonable delay. An example with everything, vinous, peaty, fruity, strong and one that keeps you addicted. Just writing the review makes me wish I had one in my hands. Superior scotch ale.

Draft... Murky, very dark ale with a mid-sized, creamy, beige head. The nose is vinous with lots of blackstrap molasses, peat smoke, caramel malt, chocolate, coffee and diacetylic butter. Vinous, sweet flavor. Chocolate, coffee, port, dark fruits, moderately bitter bourbon and hops. Full-bodied and silky with moderate carbonation. Finishes chocolaty, bittersweet and warming.

(Bottle, Dec 2006) Pours a dark burgundy body with a small beige head. Aroma of sourness, caramel, butterscotch, alcohol burn in the nose, and toasted marshmallow. Flavor of malt, chocolate, cherry, and molasses.

Pours a viscous transparent dark mahogany with ruby hues and a thin ring of tan head. Sweet dark earthy caramel malty aroma has a light fruity tartness and a touch of bourbon oak. Body starts fairly full with a strange earthy, mildly acidic tartness that seems out of place. Has a sour, oaky warming finish with some mild oxidation. Hides its alcohol pretty well but seems almost infected.

Tap at Hop Devil Grill. Deep brown beer with a slightly purple tint buried in it. Wonderfully deep sweet fruity aroma, dried plums, dates and figs and some lightly apple and raisin notes as well. Flavour is also quite sweet but just manages to stay balanced. Chewy texture, raisins, dates, and plums with a soft raspberry/cherry fruitiness as well. Soft vineous character on the back. Sweet chewy palate but very tasty.