Kuhnhenn Nine (Syrah)

Reddish amber color, head quickly dissipates into nothingness. Grapes, tannins, caramel, oak, and maybe even some chocolate in the aroma. Dark fruit plays a major role in the taste, but it’s also got oak, sweet malt flavors, and tannins in there too. Medium carbonation and light bodied. Thanks to pepsican for the sample.

I rarely give shout outs to the people who send me beers because I am lazy but I have to give hoppymeal kudos for sending me this gem. A- Pours a deep reddish brown with a thin, eggshell head. Cloudy, not a lot of carbonation visible. S- Smell is absolutely amazing. Up front it’s a lot like your average dubbel, raisins, figs, thick caramel however at the end there is a distinct syrah fruitiness. T- Taste is pretty much what I pictured to start out with but extremely well balanced. The syrah flavor is very prevalent throughout, raisins, tart raspberry, a bit of a sour tinge at the end. Very sweet throughout, approaching cloying but complements itself well with a bitter hop and sour grape, extremely finish. M- A bit low on the carbonation, a bit more viscous than your average dubbel. D- I would be lying if I said this wasn’t an absolute treat to drink. If you can get your hands on this, try it, you won’t be disappointed.

Thanks goes to hopscotch originally for this one. Huge hate to the mailman that decided shoving my box in into the mailbox would be a good idea. Styles ended up shipping me the wrong box but just letting me keep it, and this gem was inside. Anyways. Pours a great brownish color. Aroma had a very complex grape thing going on, loads of other fruit and some caramel notes. Flavor was very similar. More sour than I was thinking with all of the dark fruit. Man oh man. Tannins are going strong in this one. I had no idea this was 10.5%, very well hidden on the booziness. Slightly dry finish. Very nice!

12oz Bottle, thanks to Ryan for this! Aroma develops a warming, complex vinous caramel, strong nose. Dense, glowing and fruity. Very inviting. I could smell this for hours. Pours a round, reddish brown, no head. Flavor enters a dense, rich, and expansive elegant sweet, wine-like fruit. Caramel sugars, dripping and fresh meld with grapes and tannins. Lots of aged alcohol character, all clean and alive. Figs and more figs. Deep dark fruits live here. Complex and interesting. The malts of the beer blend really well with the wine character. Delicate and nuanced. Amazing stuff. A very well-done barrel beer.

Thanks to Ryan for this one. Brown body with a slight frothy tan head. Very sweet aroma with syrupy caramel and brown sugar. Lightly sour with caramel, toffee, and some vinous flavors. Slight buttery finish.