Matt Kolehmainen

Saint Lamvinus 2020 Kolehmainen

MI Pilsner (MI P1LSNER) Kolehmainen

Solid pils. This one can be a crusher. Clean and light, great body, just a nice lakeside crispyboi

Blushing Monk (2015) Kolehmainen

Solid

50°N-4°E (Batch 6 - 2020) Kolehmainen

Tasty af. Good balance, nice funk, solid oak. Just lovely.

French Toast Bastard (Barrel Aged Series 2022) Kolehmainen

Maple Barrel Aged Frangelic Mountain Brown Kolehmainen

Delicious

Mortal Bloom Kolehmainen

Real solid

Hearty Soul BA Barley Wine Kolehmainen

Fou’ Foune (2022) Kolehmainen

Racine 2022 Kolehmainen

Iris (2016) Kolehmainen

Lou Pepe Kriek (2018) Kolehmainen

Fou' Foune (2020) Kolehmainen

"Double label - double apricot" - Cali Tom

Fou’ Foune (2022) Kolehmainen

Fou' Foune (2018) Kolehmainen

50°N-4°E (2022) Kolehmainen

Magic Lambic (2019) Kolehmainen

Vigneronne (2011) Kolehmainen

Maple Barrel Aged Frangelic Mountain Brown Kolehmainen

Saint Lamvinus 2020 Kolehmainen

Saint Lamvinus (2009) Kolehmainen

Grand Cru Bruocsella Brut Bxl Beerfest V.2022 Kolehmainen

Lou Pepe Gueuze (2013) Kolehmainen

Scarabée Kolehmainen

Fou’ Foune (2022) Kolehmainen

So delicious.

Classic Gueuze (2020) Kolehmainen

Delicious. Funky af. Nice bright carb and a hint of lemongrass. This is delightful. Classic Cantillon and among some of the best I’ve had. Just delightful

BA Oh Snap! Gingerbread Ale Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 24. Very gingerbready. This is light and well carbed. I like the finish. It’s got a bit of spice, but not overwhelming. I’d definitely drink this again.

Chocolate Cherry KBS Kolehmainen

It’s boozy. Lighter chocolate and cherry. It’s okay. Nothing great.

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2021) Kolehmainen

fantastic

Fou’ Foune (2022) Kolehmainen

What a beautiful fucking beer. Soft and pillowy. Punchy and tart apricot. Building funk. I’d bathe in this if I could.

Grenache Noir 2021 Kolehmainen

This is delicious. sweet and Welch’s up front that moved through a dark wine character to a bit of light funk and a clean, crisp barrel on the back end. This is delightful.

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2021) Kolehmainen

Very tart. Lots of skins. Great cherry juice. Fuck me. This is excellent fresh.

Blushing Monk (2021) Kolehmainen

Very jammy. It’s sweeter than I remember. Still good though

Vino De Naranja Barrel-Aged Dubbel Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 24. This is solid. Great orange wine coming through. Light soft Belgian malt. It’s got a hint of heartiness coming through. This reminds me of Westy 8 with a bit of an orange kick. Fuckin awesome.

Curmudgeon’s Better Half (2019) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 22. This is sweet. Little Canadian export bottle. Lots of hop still left in this one. Good molasses and maple with a sharper bourbon finish. Solid all around.

French Toast Bastard (Barrel Aged Series 2022) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 21. I love this beer. Waffle crisp in the glass. Fuck yeah. Little sharper cinnamon on the finish. Great maple. Oh yeah

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2022) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 20. Fuckin a. Tons of cocoa. Great coffee. Nice barrel. This is just bangin.

Belgian Twist Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 18. This is bright and straw colored. The flavor is pretty solid all around for a tripel. I don’t care for the bubble gum on the finish. Solid nonetheless

Highball Drifter (2022) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 15. Tastes like an Old Fashioned. This is orangey and bourboney. Real solid all around, but a little cloying on the finish.

Más Agave Clásica Grapefruit (2022) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 14. This is not good. Very syrupy. There’s quite a bit of agave here that I’m not crazy about. It’s alright.

Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2019) Kolehmainen

Pretty solid. Maple isn’t as bright anymore. The coffee has faded. Good chocolate balance. There’s lots of barrel on it. Pretty decent all around.

Mas Agave Clasica Lime (2022) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 11. This is pretty solid. Lots of lime and saltiness. It’s got a syrupy agave or tequila flavor to it. Not too shabby.

Barrel-Aged Nemesis Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 10. This just isn’t good. Bitter as hell. Lots of hops. It’s sharp alcohol, but just not good. Blah

KBS Hazelnut (2022) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 9. Love this beer. Great hazelnut and lovely barreled coffee and chocolate. Just so good

Backwoods Bastard (2022) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 8. Great depth of sweet malts and barrel. Dry and sexy. Fuckin a.

KBS Espresso (2021) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 7. Delicious

Bottle Shop Series Mango Magnifico Kolehmainen

Vegetal pepper and mango juice. This is a hard miss from what this was in the Backstage Series. Big oof

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2022) Kolehmainen

Fudgy, chocolatey, little thin, but good barrel integration. Hints of vanilla. Pretty solid all around. Crazy Diamond cooler exclusive

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2022) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar Day 5. Solid all around. Lots of bourbon and coffee.

Frootwood (2022) Kolehmainen

This is pretty solid. Good light fruit. Nice barrel. The syrupiness of this has pretty much gone away. I like it now

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2022) Kolehmainen

Lots of dry fudge. Good bourbon. Bit of scorched malt that could be the maple scorched. This is just interesting. Not great, but this is something decent. Needs some help with the cocoa and maple

Panther Cub (2021) Kolehmainen

Wayy toastier than I remember. Good vanilla and maple. Strong barrel. Meh.

Blushing Monk (2020) Kolehmainen

Delicious when drunk and after weed pens. This is spectacular. Bright fruit and a hint of tart.

Fou’ Foune (2021) Kolehmainen

Spectacular. Bright apricot. Candy on the nose. Massive tart and juicy flesh and skin. This has just a little bit of the Cantillon funk at the back end. Holy shit. This is magical.

Underground Mountain Brown (2020) Kolehmainen

Underground Mountain Brown (2020) Kolehmainen

Big coffee and a ton of barrel. This really did well with some time. Gets a little more metallic as it warms up

Blushing Monk (2021) Kolehmainen

Spectacular as always. Merry Christmas you animals.

Underground Mountain Brown (2020) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 18. Had to postpone this one since Nate and Shannon abandoned me for the weekend. Fantastic coffee throughout. Lighter barrel, but it’s well balanced and just a delightful sip.

Frootwood Mothership Series 15 Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 17. Had to postpone this one since Nate and Shannon abandoned me for the weekend. Very light cherry. Lots of dry oak and syrup. Almost medicinal. Clean. Just not what I’m feeling.

Bottle Shop Series Highball Drifter Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 15. And his is surprising. Smells like an old fashioned. Great bitter orange zest and cherry. There’s a sweet maltiness and a gold but of bourbon. Flavor is much more bitter than I was expecting. Solid all around.

Más Agave Grapefruit (2021) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 14. This is sweeter than the lime. Lots of syrup. I like the flavors better than the lime, but this one is still just meh

Mothership Series Blueberry Braggot Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 13. It’s decent. Lightly tart blueberry up front with a monster sweetness on the back end. It’s got something happening at the end of the palate that I’m not crazy about.

Más Agave Grapefruit (2021) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 12. This is very like zesty. There is a fair bit of tequila on this one. It’s still sweet and syrupy. Very light carb on this one. Still solid, and quite boozy

KBS Espresso (2020) Kolehmainen

Fantastic dark chocolate and heavy espresso. Great dry barrel and nice lingering finish.

Rubaeus (2021) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 5. Solid as always. Something about fresh raspberry is delightful. Lightly jammy and delicious.

Nemesis (2021) Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 4. This is still as not good as I remember. It’s bitter, hint of roastiness, but just not good. Fuck.

Nath (2018) Kolehmainen

Great tartness and rhubarb.

Saint Lamvinus 2020 Kolehmainen

Phenomenal. Fantastic grape must and funk throughout. Light mineral and just sexy. This is excellent.

Velvet Rush Kolehmainen

Founders Advent Calendar 2021 Day 3. Pretty damn good brown. Solid vanilla and chocolate. Growing coffee and barrel presence. Little bit dry and oaky. Well balanced and enjoyable all around.

Backwoods Bastard (2014) Kolehmainen

This is holding up real well. Great sweet caramel, deep leather, and tobacco. There’s a solid dry oakiness and a hint of vanilla. Little thin, but that’s to be expected. This is just awesome. Here’s to you Chris! Salut!

Drogone Lambic (2021) Kolehmainen

Super delicate. It’s alright, not great

Fou' Foune (2019) Kolehmainen

Great apricot. Beautiful bright carb and hint of funk. I’m feeling this one

Vigneronne (2013) Kolehmainen

This is fucking sexual. Grape, must, dirty bottom of the barrel. Just spectacular.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2017) Kolehmainen

This is spectacular. Awesome cherry pie. Little crust, but of funk. Fuckin a.

Gueuze Loerik (2018) Kolehmainen

This is delicious. Delicate and funky. Just enough carb. It’s Cantillon funk at it’s best. Fuck me. So good

KBS Cinnamon Vanilla Cocoa (2021) Kolehmainen

Interesting start. Metallic cinnamon. It drowns out all the coffee. Bitter cocoa and a surprising lack of vanilla. This is something else, but it’s coming off as disappointing.

50°N - 4°E (Batch 7 - 2020) Kolehmainen

Sexy

Lambic D'Aunis 2020 Kolehmainen

This is solid. Little peppery, but great finish.

Classic Gueuze (2015) Kolehmainen

Wet stone. This is funky as shit. So good. Love the funk

Magic Lambic (2020) Kolehmainen

Fucking minerally and delicious. Whoa

Ginger Smiles Kolehmainen

Whoa. The aroma on this is great. Like a sweet guava ginger ale. Sweet, fruity, and just a hint of ginger. The flavor is more rum dominated. The spice of the ginger comes through and the barrel is a little more potent than I’d like to see for this

Bees In the Peach Trees Braggot Kolehmainen

Lots of sweet honey. The maltiness is apparent before either the peaches or the vanilla. It’s okay. The flavors are there, just not in the prominence I was hoping for.

Founders Nitro U.n.i.t.y. Cinnamon Coffee Stout Kolehmainen

The obvious nitro pour. Lots of muddled coffee and a hint of cinnamon spice on the back end. It’s watery and a bit messy. Not at all what I was hoping for here.

Anybody But Bob Kolehmainen

Dry peanut butter and a bit of a mintiness coming through on the back end. This isn’t good. The mint is awful

Pralines & Dreams Kolehmainen

Strong coffee here. The nuttiness is pretty much lost by the roast. It’s good. A nice coffee cream ale. Almost identical to Lauria. Just missing the distinct praline component

Pilsner Kolehmainen

Delicious. Light and crisp with a hint of citrus before the malt. Really enjoy this beer.

Pay It No Mind Kolehmainen

Nice and barnyardy. Light dusty grain and a smooth light finish. Soft carb and a good mouth feel. The color is weird for me, but this is pretty good

Rye Or Die Roggenbier Kolehmainen

Whoa. This has a bit of light rye spice up front with a growing flavor that I can only put as licorice. Black licorice. This is not jam on that fact alone. I just taste Jäger now. Oof.

Lauria Euphoria Kolehmainen

This is pretty damn good. Soft on the palate, great coffee throughout. Just a well done cream ale. Creamy coffee. Delicious.

Frangelic KBS Kolehmainen

This is delicious. Great heavy coffee up front. The hazelnut really blows through on the flavor. It’s like a creamy chocolate hazelnut spread. I’m really digging it. Hints of alcohol, dry barrel, and bitter malt. Really smooth for the ABV bomb

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2016) Kolehmainen

So much heavily funky cherry. Jesus. This is wild.

50 Degrees N - 4 Degrees E (2020) (Cognac) Kolehmainen

Delicious. Deep woody mineral. Good growing funk and a heavy balanced oak. This is sexy. Can definitely use time.

Fou' Foune (2020) Kolehmainen

So good. Great fleshy apricots. Tart Cantillon funk. Got damn. This is ridiculous

Curmudgeon’s Better Half "Deep Cut" Kolehmainen

So good. Malty sweet, lots of barrel, just excellent.

Blushing Monk (2015) Kolehmainen

This is excellent. Jammy and crisp on the nose with a sweeter raspberry jam flavor. Smooth and delicious. Holding up very well.

Curmudgeon's Better Half Deep Cut 2020 Kolehmainen

This is solid. Great molasses and maple. It’s got a lot of caramel and sweet malts. There is a strong barrel presence, and a growing vanilla on the finish. It’s long, dry, and sweet. I’m a big fan of this one. #properglassware

Mango Smoovie Kolehmainen

Interesting. Lighter fruit start, but the vanilla and cardamom finish just doesn’t do it for me. It’s weird.

Maple Barrel Aged Frangelic Mountain Brown Kolehmainen

Delicious accompaniment for the Michigan game. Go Blue!

Red's Rye IPA Kolehmainen

It’s bitter and rye heavy. Real solid.

Passion Fruit Gose Kolehmainen

I wanted this to be excellent. Holy shit was I let down. This is sugary sweet with a very candy-like passion fruit. There is no real saltiness to be found. This is just disappointing all around. Fuck.