Confluence Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Des Moines,
Iowa,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Confluence Brewing Company
Established in 2012
Contact
1235 Thomas Beck Rd, Des Moines, IA, 50315, United States
Description
After years of hobby brewing and an increasingly ardent interest in brewing as a profession — including countless brewery tours and immersion in local and online brewing interest groups — John Martin and fellow home brewer and co-founder Ken Broadhead launched Confluence Brewing in 2012. John left his construction management day-job to pursue Confluence and his passion for beer making full time.
The brewery is itself a confluence of John and Ken’s love for Iowa and craft beer. The result is a microbrewery that shares Iowa’s attributes of honesty, humility, hard work and a sense of humor. Confluence also has Iowa’s knack for being a delightful surprise to those who actually experience it.
Confluence cares about the creativity and craftsmanship that goes into making excellent beer, and knows that excellent beer can bring good friends together.
The brewery is itself a confluence of John and Ken’s love for Iowa and craft beer. The result is a microbrewery that shares Iowa’s attributes of honesty, humility, hard work and a sense of humor. Confluence also has Iowa’s knack for being a delightful surprise to those who actually experience it.
Confluence cares about the creativity and craftsmanship that goes into making excellent beer, and knows that excellent beer can bring good friends together.
7.4/10
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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.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2016
at 19:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft @ the source. Pitch black color, very light head. Aroma is.smoked malt, burnt sugar, hints of chocolate. The flavor is light on the smoke which is very important for my palate. Pretty smooth chocolate and smoky finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2016
at 19:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Deep Ruby color. Aroma is dark malts, yeast and molasses. Flavor shows the malt in a very classic way. Brown sugar, molasses nuances, lager yeast from finish, nice!
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2016
at 19:05
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at the source. Cloudy gold, no head. Aroma is wheat, grain. Flavor is that of a traditional American wheat. Malted wheat base with a sweet grain finish. Body is light to medium.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2016
at 18:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle in hotel room Orlando 2016.... Dark brown... Thin tan head.. Soft sweet dark berries... Light dark suger roast... Soft dark fruits nose... Soft sweet fruits... Toffee fruit.. Dark plums and raisin... Light licorice hints... Dark tart fruits
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2016
at 19:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Growler in the car....black.. Or it could just be night... Thin tan lacing... Dark sweet pine chocolate roast malts nose... Light chocolate roast.. Big pine.. Dark roast.. Dark malts.. Big chocolate
Tried
on 14 Feb 2016
at 19:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Growler in car tampa... Dark brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet toffee.. Big whisky toffee malts nose... Soft sweet toffee fruit... Big sweet toffee fruit... Juicy malts.. Big sweet toffee.. Long soft whisky
Tried
on 14 Feb 2016
at 11:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
On draft at the brewery tap room.it is a dark brown color with a slight head. The aroma is citrus and the taste is strong bitter white grapefruit taste that finishes. With some bitternes
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2016
at 21:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 6
On draft at the brewery in the tasting room it is a clear golden color with a slight head. The aroma is citrus and the taste is a strong bitter flavor of white grapefruit
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2016
at 21:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 6
On draft at the brewery tap room.it is a clear light Amber color with an off white head.the aroma is vanilla and the taste of whisky, vanilla and oak. Yummy
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2016
at 21:02