Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at Churchkey. Clear golden color. Light fruit aroma. Taste is also light fruit.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Nice citrus and a hint of pine. Blonde golden pour with good head and lacing. Bitter finish. Nice package and nive balance. Free sample handed out by brewer at Churchkey.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Savor 2016: Lemon zest nose, Belgian phenolics. Clear gold, thin head. Malt, grain. Light body, soft carbonation.
obguthr (12465) reviewed Stavropol from Confluence Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Savor 2016: Walnut, horehound, and pencil shavings nose. Black, thick tan head, good lacing. Charred oak and walnut. Medium body, easy carbonation.
SHIG (13882) reviewed Des Moines IPA from Confluence Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Growler shared by jcwattsrugger: Poured a golden to orange with white bubble head. Aroma was juicy citrus hops, very fruity nose. Nice balance of piney/citrus hops and malt backbone.
CLW (16859) reviewed Takedown Irish Stout from Confluence Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(From notes) Draft at The Iowa Taproom, 3-16-2016. Typical color. Aroma is char, old coffee beans, chocolate. Flavor follows with a touch of molasses. Weak roast. Texture is indeed dry.
Medium in body with a smooth mouthfeel. (on nitro). Overall nothing earth shattering but it is to style and crafted well.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(From notes) Draft at the brewery, 3-16-2016. Reviewing my notes I realized how great of a time we had at this brewery! Clear in color amber/ orange color. Aroma shows a good amount of rum with moderate citrus hops. Flavor shows citrus and pine hops balanced by a strong rum barrel treatment. Bitterness is low.
Medium in body with a slap of boozy rum in the finish. With this much rum influence I had to drink the sample slowly. Good balance but this is a sipper for sure.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(From notes) Draft at the brewery, 3-16-2016. Mostly clear red with no head. Aroma is mostly all bourbon. Can’t get much other than lingering bourbon. Flavor has raisins, figs and scotch malts underneath a large barrel character. The alcohol provides a mild warming after the swallow. Bourbon cuts any sweetness that was from the base beer.
If you like a heavy bourbon influence this will be highly enjoyable. This is bold and almost completely oak and whiskey / bourbon flavors.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(From notes) Draft at the brewery, 3-16-2016. Crystal clear gold color that looks like urine. Aroma is light lager yeast, grassy hops, grain. Flavor shows mild hop profile is mild, light grass, good amount of yeast. Backbone has a lot of caramel. I see what the brewer was going for (a hoppy lager) But the thinner body and weak hop profile doesn’t make this anything like you will find with Jacks Abby in Massachusetts.
Very drinkable without any problems. Just a little adjustments and this will be awesome.
CLW (16859) reviewed Des Moines IPA from Confluence Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(From notes) Draft The brewery, 3-16-2016. Aroma is mild pine, moderate citrus, grain. Flavor shows substantial hops profile: citrus intermingled with pine and grass. Decent grain backbone that is not too sweet. Body is medium with a lingering bitterness. Pretty balanced, nicely drinkable.