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.
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Growler shared by jcwattsrugger at the RBWG hotel share
Clear amber with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of rye spices and pine. Flavors of rye, vanilla, woody and whiskey
Very good
Clear amber with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of rye spices and pine. Flavors of rye, vanilla, woody and whiskey
Very good
Tried
from Growler
on 24 Feb 2015
at 17:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bus beer, RBWG 2015, growler. Aroma of light funk and stone fruit. Taste is overripe farmhouse fruit. Decent.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2015
at 14:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Growler - Banana and light citrus. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Nice sweet banana, light citrus and light pepper.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2015
at 21:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Growler thanks to John. Pours a cloudy gold with small wht head. The aroma is yeast and citrus. Thin mouth with grass and strong yeast with light dryness. Good.
Tried
from Growler
on 20 Feb 2015
at 10:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Growler shared during the first Late Nite session of RBWG 2015. Pours clear rich gold with a creamy white head. The aroma has some buttered bread, grains, maybe some popcorn. Medium sweet flavor, some cheesy notes, pale bread, rye grains. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Further notes of caramel in the finish, faint cheese, some orange citrus, alcohol. So so.
Tried
from Growler
on 19 Feb 2015
at 22:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Growler thanks to John. Pours a clear orange with small off white head. The aroma is strong rye and brown sugar. Thin mouth with strong rye, whiskey,
Tried
from Growler
on 19 Feb 2015
at 22:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler courtesy of jcwattsrugger, thank you sir! Deep clear amber brown color, bright tan edge head. Aroma of cocoa biscuit. Taste is very biscuity, cocoa, caramel, clean and crisp. Tasty.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2015
at 18:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
From keg on RBWG bus. Pours a very dark brown with beige head spotty lacing. Aroma is spice, wet hop and pepper. Thin mouthfeel with dry hop and ligt spice and roast.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2015
at 14:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Growler shared by jcwattsrugger thanks for the opportunity. Sweet sugary fruity rich maltiness
Tried
from Growler
on 10 Jan 2015
at 15:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Growler from jcwattsrugger. Shared with friends. Rich chocolate maltiness sweet silky mouthfeel nice brew
Tried
from Growler
on 10 Jan 2015
at 14:45