It is always fun to see a new beer on the market and it is doubly
fun when it is from a brewery that I really like. I have been a fan of Kuhnhenn Brewing Company ever
since I visited the brewpub a few years ago.
The Kuhnhenn family makes a variety of beer styles (and also mead) and
most of these beers are top-notch. The
only problem is that Warren, MI is too far for me to visit
this brewery on a regular basis and I can rarely find Kuhnhenn beer in bottles
at my local beer store. So, I was quite
pleased to find two beers recently at my favorite beer store in Ann Arbor, MI—the
Wine Seller. (I know the name is ironic,
but they have a great selection of beer and very knowledgeable and pleasant
owners and staff.)
One of the beers was called: A Few Shillings Too Many Ale. This is an excellent, and slightly boozy
(11.0% abv) Scotch Ale. I had tried this beer at the Warren taproom and was
pleased to now have a label that identified the beer (although the label is a
bit boring). The beer was worth every
shilling I spent on it.
The second beer was called Alderbaron Ale, a Belgian IPA
(9.25% abv). This hoppy, high gravity
beer was a pleasure to taste and I don’t remember ever having seen it at the
taproom. The name is Arabic and
translates as “the follower.” More on
the name’s celestial meaning can be found on the label. Cool name and a pleasurable beer.
I hope that this brewery continues to get some of their beers
out in bottles for all of us who cannot frequent the taproom but still want to
enjoy some of the best craft beer that Michigan has to offer.
Cheers,
Zymus
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