Kuhnhenn Fourth Dementia Old Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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12oz bottle in a tulip. Pours cloudy brown with a beige head. Aroma of a lot of sweet malts, light vanilla, some weird savory notes, and light hops. Flavor about the same. Smooth texture. A good beer, but a little overwhelming (side by side with the barrel-aged version, it can’t compare).

Bottle as 4th D olde ale. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is alcohol, malt, sugar, dried fruits, oxidation, roasted malt. Flavour is sugar, malt, alcohol, dried fruits, oxidation, roasted malt, caramel. Full body. Very nice beer.

355 ml bottle, 13.5% ABV. Pours a dark copper, small caramel head with poor retention, no lacing. Aroma is sweet and fresh: tons of caramel, licorice, dates, raisins, floral, alcohol. Taste is very sweet and smooth: caramel, spices, raisins, dates, licorice. Almost flat, some hops bitterness in the aftertaste.

Cold bottle. 2011 bottle. Pours dark, no head. Smells sour and vinegary. Taste is liqouricey and sweet. Slight coffee and a fair bit of soy sauce. Mid to full body. Alcohol not detectable. Very similar to J W Lees Harvest Ale 2001 but less intense and 10 years younger. Impressive that the same qualities have been put into a much younger beer. Not bad but not a beer I’d want often. Good quality and interesting rather than tasty and satisfying. JWLees 2001 is a better beer, but this is a good alternative.

2012 edition (13.5% ABV) with a best before date 2017/01/01. Pours a copper-ruby colour with a small beige head that goes down slower than expected and slim creamy lace. The nose is loaded with dark fruits; prunes, dates, raisins, plums. Also, rich sweet malts with hints of nuts. Full-bodied with the alcohol very well-hidden. Again, the taste is pretty loaded with the same found in the aromas. Notes of toffee, apples, licorice, spices are also found. A very complex, nice warming brew that is packed with flavours and smell.

12oz bottle, shared by Jason. Thanks! Pours a deep, dark brown color with a thin tan head. Aroma is dark fruit, raisin, a little smokey. A little heavy on the palate with soft carbonation. Flavor is sweet, malty, smokey, raisin, leather, nutty, with a sweet, malty finish. Very nice. Reminiscent of Adam.

Bouteille de 355ml, version 2012 à 13,5% alc.. Bière brune –rouge avec une mousse beige épaisse. De beaux reflets rouges sont aussi visibles. Au nez des effluves simples d’alcool fruité, de malt et encore de l’alcool. En bouche le liquide est puissant, simple avec des saveurs d’alcool et de malt sucré. Il y a trop d’alcool. Cette bière n’est pas facile à boire, elle n’offre aucune digestibilité. 6/10

Bottle from mikem409. Pours a dark opaque brown with almost no head. Aroma is very sweet, malty, lots of raisins and dark fruits, caramel, a little alcohol. Taste is heavy sweet with some surprising bitterness. Finish is sweet, lightly bitter. Full bodied, super smooth and buttery. Really good.

Draught at CBC. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark amber colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Wonderfull.

(Thanks Josh!) Cette robe a une couleur qui oscille entre le brun et le rouge. Sa feuille de mousse qui flotte n’est pas surprenante. Son nez est une ode aux sucres. Il y a un gâteau aux fruits, du caramel, du chocolat et du seigle dans cette orgie olfactive. Son goût est complètement décadent. Je goûte du toffee, de la mélasse, des raisins et des prunes. L’alcool est bien présent et arrondi considérablement la base maltée gargantuesque. Une véritable commotion pour les papilles et pour mon pancréas. En bouche, le liquide se présente comme une liqueur fine délicatement touchée par les bulles. En finale, une longue litanie de douceur et une intrusion peu remarquée d’un alcool malgré tout puissant et chaud.