Kuhnhenn Anneliese Amber

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

Name: Aneliese Ale
Date: 04/27/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

muddy amber, whispy white head, touch of lace, sweet fruity aroma, creamy body, light fruity flavor balanced by non agressive hops

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Draft... Mostly clear orange/amber ale with a small, wispy, white head. Perfumey nose. Well-balanced, tangy, fruity flavor with hints of grain and hop bitterness. Not at all sweet. Light-bodied and thin with lively carbonation. Crisp, lightly tangy, dry finish.

On tap at the brewpub on 4/27/06: Pours a clear orange copper with a nicely-lacing wispy white head. Lightly malty sweet and piney hoppy aroma. Body starts semi-sweet turning more bitter and citric toward the finish.

Draft @ Kuhnhenn: Hazy orange amber color. Orange and tangerine with caramel. Sweet aroma. Malty flavor was kind of dull with a hint of hop bitterness. Semi-dry finish.

On draught at the brewery, 11/26/2005. Pours an amber-beige colored beer with some light cherry-red hues and a foamy, small white head, moderate retention, receding to a light cover and ring. The aroma has American hops right away, light orange and mostly floral notes, with a soft grassy/herbal undertone. Light toasted grains, plenty of medium-dry caramel and fresh yeast collect in the aroma. Almost a sprucey/woodsy sort of feel to it with the dry grains and floral hops. The flavor is hoppy up front as well, only lightly so, and just more herbal/grassy than floral. Round caramel and light nutty malts through the middle followed by a late bitterness and more floral hops, verging on a touch of citrus. The body is medium, with no thinning or wateriness and low carbonation. Texture is a touch lean, with the very dry malts and not as much sweetness to lend as creamy a texture. Strikingly similar, though to Bells 20th. Bret and Eric had never even heard of Bells 20th so it’s funny they produced a malty amber ale with fair hop flavor and aroma at almost the exact same ABV. Not quite as chewy and succulent as Bells, nor as sweetly malted, but this one has a more pronounced, crisper hop flavor and aroma.

On draft at brewery. Nice copper color with thin off white head. The aroma is tart grapefruit and a hint of sweet malt. Nice hop bite of what seems like grapefruit hop type flavor and bitterness. The malts take a back seat behind the tall hop flavor profile. Nice tasty beer for the hop head or aspiring hop head.

On tap at the brewery. I have numbers but few notes. This was a pretty solid amber ale, with cerealy, fruity malts dominating the palate. Caramely. Soft body.

On tap @ Ashley’s: Dark amber color with a white head. Aroma of caramel, some fruits to it, citrus. Flavor, caramel, light fruits, toffee, and a dry finish. Really refreshing, cut through the big beers of the night quite nicely.