Sorry, Tiber, I know you're loyal to them. But ALL of their beers are like the Widowmaker. Safe, boring, too sweet, not to style. The only beer I can stand is the Scottish, and that's because it's SUPPOSED to be boring, safe, too sweet. I don't like it, but it's not way out of style for what it is.
Their blonde is the worst blonde I've ever had. The brown is beyond dull (and again, too sweet). The hefe was boring. I've never had a good beer there. Ok, maybe a nitro stout is ok, but so is Guiness on nitro. A couple of years ago, I judged a Wisconsin county fair, and our calibration beer was a brown. Of course we didn't know it was KBC, but we scored it out. Our table gave it an average of 17.
I admire their business, because in a college town they are doing a great business and most folks enjoy the taproom. Their canned beer is selling well throughout the UP (and now it's in Northern Wisconsin), and people are enjoying this "craft" beer. I'm very glad for them. But honestly, the beer is sub-par and I cannot drink it. I wish I could- I love supporting craft beer and local besides. But I was given a glass of Pickaxe at the bar the other evening, and couldn't even drink a glass of it that was free. It's awful. There is an underlying off-flavor, the aroma is terrible, and the flavor is too sweet.