Confluence
Temporal Artisan Ales in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Brewed at/by: Luppolo Brewing CompanySour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.96
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Vintage 2018, 15% barrel #34 - funk forward Saison with lots of oak and bourbon; 17% barrel #32 - no acidity, moderate barnyard funk, distinct chocolate note; 33% barrel #29 - mild acidity, unique botanical notes; 35% barrel #28 - funky Saison with prominent brett character
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djd07 (28882) reviewed Confluence from Temporal Artisan Ales 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle thanks to Anthony. Pours a hazy gold with small white head. The aroma is gin, oak, floral, lemon. Thin body, rosemary, lemon, gin, light oak, nice tartness, enjoyed this.
Gerbeer (8336) reviewed Confluence from Temporal Artisan Ales 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
375 ml bottle. Pours a hazy amber with light head. Aromas of farmyard, cottony peach, juniper, and oak. Flavors of tart peach skin, grape, caramel, bourbon and buttery oak. Very nice.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Confluence from Temporal Artisan Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
375mL bottle, pours a cloudy dull golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of gin barrels upfront, with light bourbon and tart citric. Flavour is along the same lines, with tart citrus, gin barrels, and a touch of bourbon. Gin-dominated and quite tart. Unusual but decent.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Confluence from Temporal Artisan Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Luppolo, Vancouver
Cloudy blond colour with medium head, not very persistent. Strong aroma, there's manure, sulfur, and light vanilla/botanicals; later, I get a touch of biscuity malts. Dry mouthfeel, the acidity is pronounced but not excessive; light and crisp malt base, moderate funky character; despite the bourbon being the minority in the blend, it seems to dominate, with vanilla candy notes; some wood, and some creamy notes (like an oaked Chardonnay).
Excellent.
BeerPlace (11108) reviewed Confluence from Temporal Artisan Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle at Alex's. Appearence: hazy pale golden with a white head Aroma: a bit odd as it doesn't look like that botanicals from the gin are a good combination with bourbon, some creamy notes Taste: taste has much more bourbon notes with some sweetness and acidity Overall: looks like the combination of bourbon (that I love, especially the one that is used) with a gin and in the sour beer does not really work for me. I have a dissonance of using bourbon barrels that are like a dessert stuff for me in a sour beers. I am also wondering how only 15% of bourbon in the mix of the beer brought it that far to the bourbon side in flavour. It's interesting and unusual.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Confluence from Temporal Artisan Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, purchased at Luppolo. Dullish tan, and hazy. Thin head. I'm pulling a bit of brett C on the nose, along with some bourbon elements, and almost a coffee-ish note. Again, coffee up front, then tartness, woody barrel, vanilla, and a brett C note. Some sort of hard cheese. This is a really crazy blend, with unique elements you don't often get in this type of beer. In truth, those darker coffee elements (described as chocolate on the label) might have been better served in a dark blend, but ok.