Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery: Des Moines

Brewpub in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Kelly Companies
Associated Venue: Rock Bottom - Des Moines

Established in 1997

Closed in 2018

Contact
4508 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA, 50266, United States
Description
Our brewers eat, drink and sleep beer. They’re equal parts scientist, artist and beer geek. So, while every Rock Bottom brewer is passionate about their craft, they also put their own signature into every beer.

In other words, there is a unique beer menu at every Rock Bottom in addition to our core line up of consistent flavor profiles that you can expect at any Rock Bottom you visit nationwide.

But, you’re thirsty and want to know what beers you can expect down here, right?

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

Sampled at GABF 2013. Pours clear golden with an off white head. Aroma of malt, grain, weird smoke and soap. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried on 12 Oct 2013 at 20:01


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

on tap-tan-hazy dk amber. A-peach/pine, some lt/med malt. T-orange/pine hops, some lt/med malt. Interesting.

Tried from Draft on 04 May 2013 at 19:01


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Parkville Fest 2013. Appearance is muddy brown with no head. Aroma is sour up front, hiding much of the beer behind it. Its acetic but not too the point that where its all nail polish. Same in the flavor, some dark bready malts behind the sourness. A bit of a lifeless and lame body. At one point this sourness would have sufficed enough to make this beer interesting. But nowadays accidentally sour beers fall far behind the truly nice and crafted sour beers. So, the sourness is cool but seemingly accidental and of poor quality.

Tried on 28 Apr 2013 at 07:46


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

Parkville Fest 2013. This was a very nice change of pace at a beerfest. This was also the beer with which I rested for a little while. Golden colored beer. Aroma takes me by surprise with a cascade of different spices. Mostly, I would describe it as orange-leaf. A doughy yeast centric beer underneath the spices. Flavor is yeasty doughy with the spices providing a nicely refreshing finish. Despite being a bigger beer its pretty light and refreshing. Very cool.

Tried on 28 Apr 2013 at 07:36


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Draft. Clear amber color, medium white head. Aroma of sweet caramel and subtle fruit. Taste is sweet and slightly vegetal.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jan 2013 at 18:51


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

Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy tart, grape, apple, wood - oak, light horse blanket, light to moderate vinegar. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, cider - apple, sweet apple, grapes, tart, wood, aceton, vinegar. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20120915]

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2012 at 08:26


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from GABF via Rejkjær. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Cloudy. Moderate malty and hoppy nice aour aroma. Heavy bitter wonderfull sour flavor. Long great complex finish. Creamy palate. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2012 at 03:57


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

GABF, 2011. Slightly amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, sour, cider, brett and vinegar. Flavour is malt, sour, vinegar, little sweet, little cider, oak, dry, funky and acetone.

Tried on 15 Sep 2012 at 13:55


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from GABF. Bottle @ Really late Summer Tasting Ulfborg, 2012. Pours cloudy golden with a small white head. Brett, funk, apples, oak , vanilla and barnyard. A touch of acetone. Really tart and dry. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2012 at 13:54


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

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Bottle from GABF 2011. Hazy golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, vinegar, acetone and fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and rather acidic. Dry and rather acidic finish. 150912

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2012 at 13:54