Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle shared by AirForceHops on 3/26/16.
Fantastic appearance. We opened the bottle Saturday and I was still drinking this thing I think by the following Thursday with the bottle sitting out, uncapped, warm. It still poured a solid tan head, with an ebony body and strong retention.
Warm oatmeal cookies backed by a good brace of bitter chocolate, dry coffee and light prunes. Very complex, with caramel-vanilla in the background, balancing the varied grains, chocolates, fudges, roasts and fruits. Definitely a kitchen sink beer, but it’s not messy or unfocused. Very clean, in fact, with fresh yeast and plaster-like notes on the end, as well.
As expected, a complex, roasty, yet malty body with vanilla, oatmeal, cookies, bitter chocolate and soft fudge. Toffee and treacle help balance the sweetness. Wonderful texture, nicely malty, with very tight, natural carbonation and no alcohol or flaw.
CLW (16859) reviewed Anniversary Porter from Confluence Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
750 ml bottle, purchased at the brewery. Pitch black with full lasting head. Aroma has cocoa powders, notes of coffee and cream. Dry roasted malt.
The flavor has a large backbone of earthy chocolate malts with a dry roasted malt texture. The body feels bigger then the gravity may suggest. This was the 2015 edition and bottled in July of that year, so no hops exist. The coffee and cram note are also found through the sip. This is very nicely made.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
dark brown to black, 4 finger very persistent coffee colored head, is this bottle conditioned? Smells nice, roasty, a little vanilla and cream. a lot of roasted notes, a bit of coffee, has some mulch here and a bitter finish. it’s a solid porter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from bottle thanks Airforcehops dark chocolate with a nice tan head. Aromas of chocolate malt with notes of coffee and dark fruit. Roasted malt with notes of chocolate vanilla and yeast. Decent.
CLW (16859) reviewed Milk Man Milk Stout from Confluence Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at Iowa Taproom, De Monies. 3-16-2016,from notes. This was part of a second or third sample flight at Iowa Taproom, what a marathon of beer! Aroma is melted chocolate, sugar, light roasted grain.
Flavors of milk chocolate, sweet grains and moderate coffee traces. The finish is chocolatey with a mild bitterness left behind. Mouthfeel is creamy with mild lactose sweetness. Overall a well-executed sweet stout that is not overly sweet, nice coffee element and is yet another solid offering from this brewer.
CLW (16859) reviewed Eastside Attitude from Confluence Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft at the source. Red clear color with fast dying head. Aroma is light toffee and sweet grain. Pretty nice and flavorful for a lager. Lots of sweet grain, lager yeast backbone. Yeah, better then I was guessing.
CLW (16859) reviewed JME from Confluence Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at the source. Clear golden color, light head. Aroma is fresh, citrus and pine to boot! Flavor is a soild hop profile, citrus, grass and hints of Pine. Bitterness is moderate. Pretty refreshing. Reminds me of a few pale ales from back east. Plenty of hop flavor with low just enough bitter quilaty. Nice
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft at the source. Crystal clear gold. Aroma is lager yeast and light skunky notes. The flavor is spot on traditional lager. Pretty much spot on Marco quilaty. Could be fooled for a Macros in a blind taste test.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at the source. Black in color, thin whispy head. Aroma is fresh citrus hops, mild roast, char. Flavor is awesome. Great balance of fresh citrus balanced by a mild roasted grain. Medium body with a lightly bitter citrus finish.