Loonie Kuhnie
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

Loonie KuhnieLoonie Kuhnie
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From:
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 9.71%
Reviews:
55
Ratings:
163
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 07, 2020
Added:
Aug 15, 2002
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  6
This is the flagship beer that started it all and remains a fan favorite to this day. Golden in color with a medium citrusy hop aroma, light toasty, caramel malt flavor. Medium bitterness with a lasting but refreshing finish. Bret first brewed this American Pale Ale in the mid-nineties, and became the impetus for opening a brewery.
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Ratings by FaradayUncaged:
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Rated by FaradayUncaged from Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

Nov 16, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.6 by gbiello from Massachusetts

Jul 07, 2020
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Reviewed by JimboBrews54 from Michigan

4/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is light weedy grass hop. The flavor is moderate bitter with a light hoppy citrus palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Oct 17, 2018
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.7/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
a well enough made beer, but this one did very little for me. its very much from the old school despite the dry hopping, it is malty and bitter and it gets heavy when it warms up even a little bit. light light pale amber in color, with a good head on it. the aroma smells biscuity and like a medium crystal malt, along with a classic northwestern hop profile, leafy and spicy and fresh, but quite bitter for a pale ale. the flavor also has a lot of bitterness in the finish, it pushes through a not insignificant malt sweetness too, making this one seem conflicted and weighty to me, odd for a pale ale these days. i dont like them this malty, but the balance is impressive i suppose, just not my personal preference. with american pale ale, i want to drink more than one, but this was neither easy enough or unique enough to get me there. i love this brewery, but this is a far cry from their best work, unless you like a more substantial and balanced but also bitter pale. good but definitely not great.
Nov 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by adipilla8708 from Michigan

Oct 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.97 by kyle_goochstink from Michigan

Sep 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.4 by MacStinson from Michigan

Jul 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.61 by BarryMFBurton from Indiana

Apr 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Jonathan-Morgan from Florida

Jan 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.19 by ladyjess from Michigan

Aug 23, 2016
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Rated by MikeZ9654 from Michigan

3.73/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pretty damn good
Apr 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by amalburg from Michigan

Jan 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by Jason_cs from Florida

Dec 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by onespartan from Michigan

Nov 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by kbuzz from North Carolina

Nov 23, 2015
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Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia

3.73/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured on-tap and served in a shaker pint, the beer is a hazy, caramel-honey gold coloring, with a foamy, clingy, bright white head. Nose of subtle caramel, grassy and lemon hops profiles, and subtle peppery highlights. Flavors are lemon and berry sweet forward, with a subtle bitter hops ribbon of pine and grassy notes, and a tangy sweet caramel backbone. Smooth and light in mouth, with a tangy sweet and grassy aftertaste. The finish is smooth and light, with a fruity and hoppy linger. Interesting brew.
Nov 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by ljc973 from Michigan

Oct 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by chuckgietzen from Michigan

Sep 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by costanzo_mike from Massachusetts

Aug 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by cryptichead from Illinois

Aug 21, 2015
Loonie Kuhnie from Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 163 ratings