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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8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from GABF 2011 @ fonefan tasting. Assuming this to be the right one, since craftbeerdesign has rated this beer from GABF. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich brett, white wine, fruits, notes of caramel, vinegar, malt and hops. Nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2012 at 13:50


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

@El Bait Shop]–on tap-pours copper with an offwhite head and trailing lace. Aroma is sweet pine. Taste is sweet pine hops with some bite, medium malt-caramel.

Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2012 at 18:05


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

Great Nebraska Beer Fest. Looks like a stout but smells like all brett. Just so much tart floral perfume, so different. Stouts and brett are such a different mix. Flavor follows suit, no roast, no chocolate, just all tart, perfumey floralness. This would be a great one to drink endlessly because of the low alcohol. However, such a one sided beer at the end, solid but one sided.

Tried on 26 Aug 2012 at 15:40


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draft. This one was billed as a "Belgian holiday ale." hazy amber brown color, thin white edge head. Aroma of subtle spice. Taste has all kinds of spice on a caramel background.

Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2012 at 17:30


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draft. Cloudy variegated brown color, thick tan head, solid lacing. Aroma of peppery caramel. Taste is black pepper, summer fruit, citrus.

Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2012 at 17:25


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

Draft in Omaha. Clear golden color, thick cream colored head, solid lacing. Aroma of lemongrass. Taste is citrus, grass. Not overly bitter.

Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2012 at 17:23


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft at RB Omaha. Dark brownish maroon color, small beige head, solid lacing. Aroma of chocolate, coffee and pine. Taste is similar. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2012 at 17:21


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

Sampled from the tap at 2011 FOBAB. Poured a hazy deep orangish amber with a bubbly white head that dissipated completely. Aroma had a good amount of funk with a hint of sour raspberries and oak. Flavor had notes of sour raspberries and peaches with some acid and a bit of barrel and funk underlying.

Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2011 at 15:31


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ FoBAB 2009, Chicago, IL. Pours a deep amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty toffee aroma with bourbon and vanilla hints. Sweetish malty caramel and toffee woody bourbon and vanilla flavor. Has a sweetish malty toffee and vanilla finish.

Tried from Draft on 09 Jun 2011 at 07:28


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

Draft @ FoBAB 2009, Chicago, IL. Pours a dark orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity spicy ginger aroma with hints of wood and honey. Sweetish malty spicy ginger and honey flavor with hints of barrel. Has a sweetish malty spicy ginger and honey finish.

Tried from Draft on 09 Jun 2011 at 07:23