Jow (8309) reviewed ChewBOCKa from Confluence Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at the brewery. Clear dark brown small beige head. Nose is cocoa and dark fruits. Tastes of brown sugar, light fig and plum, molasses, earth, honey. Chewy mouthfeel. I like it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at brewery clear brown pour. Nose is caramel and malt. Tastes of malt, honey, caramel, toast, light berry, residual sugar. Not too sweet. Decent
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Tap at brewery. If there was saison under here it’s completely masked by boozy barrel aged ness. Dark copper gold Amber. Nose is bourbon. Tastes of sweet vanilla bourbon, dark fruits. Very sweet.
Jow (8309) reviewed Des Moines IPA from Confluence Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at brewery right after landing. Golden orange small head. Nose is pine and caramel. Tastes of pine, resin, caramel, malt backbone. Standard but tasty straight up IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sampled from the tap at El Bait Shop. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has grapefruit and citrus with a light grain backbone. Flavor has a nice citrus note with a bit of grass and light grains.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sampled from the tap at El Bait Shop. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice grassy hop note with light pine and grass supporting. Flavor has a citrus and pine combination with grass and light grain backing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Nitro Zombie Grill. Pours black with an earthy brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has notes of earthy dark grains with a bit of roasted malt and lactose underlying. Flavor is full of roasted malts and dark grains with a touch of bitter chocolate in the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draft/Fest. A- Wheat, grassy, citrus, soap, gum. A- Yellow color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Wheat, spices, citrus. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly sweet finish. O- I can’t figure out what exactly this was supposed to taste like. It was all over the place.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft/Fest. A- Coffee, citrus, hoppy, spices. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, tan head. T- Coffee, bitter, citrus, black pepper, floral. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, spiced bitter finish. O- I just have a hard time getting the coffee and fruitiness and bitterness to all balance well enough for me to really enjoy it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft/Fest. A- Pine, bready, citrus. A- Amber color, clear liquid, white head. T- Pine, citrus, bitter, bready. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- A little boring and more bready and malty than I would prefer.