Kuhnhenn Belgian Amber

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

Pours a clear crimson amber color, with lots of ruby tones when held up to the light. Thin ring of foam but solid, sturdy, webby lacing. Aroma more like a fruit wine than a beer - tart and alcoholic. Interesting mix of flavors - rich and malty with flavors of honeymalt and candi sugar. Tart and fruity with flavors of apple and cherry. I used to drink a combination of Red Zinger tea and apple juice, and the fruity aroma and flavors in this beer remind me of that. Delicious! A little bit of tannin in the finish, pleasantly tart aftertaste. Very smooth beer, medium carbonation. Way too easy to drink, and I don’t believe for a minute that it was only 5.5% abv. A couple glasses smacked me.

Tap: Glowing ruby hue with a big creamy off-white head and outstanding lace which clings to the glassware. The aroma has notes of currant, cherry, anise, clover, heather, earthy and fruity yeast esters and a hint of oxidation (a good thing). Semi-sweet taste with ripened fruit and spice overtones. A bit bready and caramel is the background. Some woody notes on the finish and noticeable phenolic character. The feel is lush and sticky with moderate warming. Rocking and I really dig it, would drink it again and again.

Well, amber in color with an off white head that was a good inch or so. A tangy/sweet aroma that was of almost over ripe peaches mixed with apples. A lot of the same characteristics in the taste as the aroma. Lots of fruits mainly, and then a hint of bitterness. Then there was a fruity cereal finish at the end. Easy drinking with this one.

The power of yeast: fruity indeed. Amber..no head. Butterscotch nose. Fall off the vine fruit and dried apricot. Strangly a tad cloying while also being dry. Finish and mouthfeel was crisp.

Tap: dark amber with white film for head. Aroma was ll sweet malt with hints of peach. Flavor has alot of caramel and residuel belgian candy sugar taste, with a light fruity background. Decent overall, can see how sweetness would get to people though.

They love Forbidden fruit at Kuhnhenn! On draught 3/19/05 at the brewery with plenty of good company. Dark copper-amber colored beer with plenty of off-white head, as flemdawg writes. Good retention, light lacing. The beer, like all of their Belgian creations, is unfiltered and there are plenty of floaties at the bottom of my glass, even coming out of a keg! Aroma has sharp peach and dry toasted grains. Lots of yeast nuances, and not overly sweet. Flavor, I felt, was much better than the aroma suggested. This batch was 7.1% abv and it did show somewhat, but the body, was not highly attenuated and provided a good balance to the drying alcohol. Caramel, yellow fruits and grains, with a dry yeast and light bitterness on the end. Medium body, with just a bit too much alcohol, all told. Still, quite drinkable even at 7.1%

Tap. Deep brown with red highlights and very clear. Deep, dense tan head lasts until the last drop of liquid is gone. Aroma is fruity and sugary with lots of malt undertones. Medium bodied and smooth. A bit overmalted in flavor, lots of residual sugars remain. The yeast strain is interesting and does leave lots of fruit and ester in the flavor profile. Solid and different beer.

On tap: Very sweet and fruity aroma. Bright reddish-orange with a small off-white head. Flavor is very sweet and fruity with an orange juice flavor in the background. Hops start to sneak thru in the finish, but overall a little too sweet.