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Confluence Brewing Company

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for American Lager · American IPA
Known for American Lager · American IPA

Founded in October 2012 by John Martin and Ken Broadhead just south of downtown Des Moines where the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers meet. Lead Brewer Andrew Bishop came from Allagash Brewing in Maine. Their Beer-A-Week Initiative releases at least one new beer every week year-round. The Des Moines IPA accounts for about 40% of total sales and won the inaugural Iowa Beer Brackets competition in 2017 with Capital Gold Lager.

3Beers
3Styles
5.6%Avg ABV
2012Founded

Beers by Confluence Brewing Company

3 beers
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Capital Gold Lager
American Lager · 5%
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Des Moines IPA
American IPA · 6.5%
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Long Ride
American Pale Ale · 5.2%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
cleanevery beer
3 of 3 beers
crispevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Lager 1IPA 1Pale Ale 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 340 other breweries making American Lager, American IPA and American Pale Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Confluence Brewing Company's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for American Lager, American IPA and American Pale AleConfluence Brewing Company
in no beersin every beer
crisp
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Lager, American IPA and American Pale Ale brewery: all 5 out of 5
A shade above, but within the field.
clean
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Lager, American IPA and American Pale Ale brewery: all 5 out of 5
A shade above, but within the field.
refreshing
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Lager, American IPA and American Pale Ale brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
hoppy
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Lager, American IPA and American Pale Ale brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
light
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Lager, American IPA and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 62%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#2283
best ranked beer
Capital Gold Lager

Their beers place in the Top 62% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Confluence Brewing Company

Founded in October 2012 by John Martin and Ken Broadhead just south of downtown Des Moines where the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers meet. Lead Brewer Andrew Bishop came from Allagash Brewing in Maine. Their Beer-A-Week Initiative releases at least one new beer every week year-round. The Des Moines IPA accounts for about 40% of total sales and won the inaugural Iowa Beer Brackets competition in 2017 with Capital Gold Lager.

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