# Confluence Brewing Company — Des Moines, Iowa

> Confluence Brewing Company in Des Moines, Iowa, United States scores 3.94 out of 5 — Fine, #30 in Iowa. 641 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Confluence Brewing Company is a brewery in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.94 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #30 in Iowa. Of the 641 beers we track, 33% are IPA and 22% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.94 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #30 in Iowa · #1,901 in United States · #2,653 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 641

## About

Confluence Brewing Company produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #23 in Iowa. They are most well known for "Des Moines IPA", which is an American IPA and "South Side Citra Blonde", which is a Blonde / Golden Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 33% of the beers we track
- Other — 22% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 15% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1235 Thomas Beck Road, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates: 41.5681381, -93.6324853
- Website: http://www.confluencebrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Exile Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/exile-brewing-company-5199.md) — 3.96, Fine — Des Moines, Iowa — 1.1 mi away
- [Court Avenue Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/court-avenue-brewing-company-3635.md) — 3.56, Poor — Des Moines, Iowa — 1.3 mi away
- [Lua Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lua-brewing-22313.md) — 4.70, Exceptional — Des Moines, Iowa — 1.4 mi away
- [Hi Fi Brew Lounge](https://finding.beer/brewery/hi-fi-brew-lounge-33671.md) — 3.92, Fine — West Des Moines, Iowa — 4.4 mi away
- [Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/rock-bottom-restaurant-brewery-4570.md) — 3.45, Poor — West Des Moines, Iowa — 7.2 mi away
- [Brightside Aleworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/brightside-aleworks-4546.md) — 4.18, Great — Altoona, Iowa — 9.9 mi away
- [Barn Town Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/barn-town-brewing-7021.md) — 4.23, Great — West Des Moines, Iowa — 11 mi away
- [Uptown Garage Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/uptown-garage-brewing-company-33678.md) — 3.77, Fine — Ankeny, Iowa — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Des Moines, Iowa](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/iowa/des-moines.md)
- [Best breweries in Iowa](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/iowa.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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