Exile Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Des Moines, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Exile Brewing Company

Established in 2012

Contact
1514 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA, 50309, United States
Description
Inspired by the countless immigrants who have made our country what it is today, Exile Brewing Co. is a hand-crafted brewery fueled by the passion of a burn-bright lifestyle, and driven by a unique sense of gratitude for the customer, community and future of our land.

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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample at Gabf. Pours a hazy yellow with thick frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is wheat, lacto, citrus. Thin body, similar flavors to nose, crisp finish, good.

Tried on 31 Dec 2016 at 16:18


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Golden beer color, very cleanly filtered, under a sudsy beer head. Smell is lightly hopped with notes of grapefruit and pineapple, with a bit of resin in the background. Despite the light hop nose, the texture is nicely sticky. Hop profile grows on my palate after this first sip. In fact hop bitterness grows more pronounced with each further sip. I was going to use this as an example of how smaller brewers cope with the demand for overdone hop bombs, but this scores highly on the hophead scale itself. I might wish this had some more malts for balance, but otherwise it’s a nice hop bomb in its own right.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2016 at 21:53


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle - pours yellow white head - nose/taste of pine, citrus and some honey wheat - med body

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2016 at 22:54


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at the RBSG Lobby Share. Pours a hazy gold with small white head. The aroma is wheat and citrus. Medium body, citrus, honey, light finish, good.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2016 at 00:29


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From a 12 oz. bottle at La Rana in Decorah IA. Pours a clear pale gold with an off white head. Aroma of lemon. Flavors of tart peach. Clean sour finish.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2016 at 20:31


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Tried on 19 Jun 2016 at 14:26


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle, cheers Greg for this new State rate for me. Slight haze to the golden pour, white head that tried to hang around. Fairly sweet blend with more malts than hops in the nose and taste, liked it.

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2016 at 18:53


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle sample at Parkville fest. Hazy yellow color, white head. Bright orange aroma. Taste is softly sour citrus. Tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2016 at 19:59


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at the DC RateBeer Tasting. Clear amber with beige head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, biscuit. Tastes of caramel, toffee, dark fruit, light biscuit. Medium-light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2016 at 17:37


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft sample at Parkville. Hazy yellow color, creamy white head. Aroma of earthy lemon, light spice. Taste is a bit more sour than earthy. Pretty tasty.

Tried from Draft on 03 May 2016 at 17:12