Conflux No. 2 - Deschutes Brewery

Trilogy31

California

3.28/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy golden sunset orange with a thick rocky white head leaving nice lacing. The nose carries classic belgian wit spicing, along with some herbal and citrus notes as well, complex yet seemingly unbalanced an odd combination. The taste brings coriander and a fruity ester sweetness along with citrusy tea notes, the beer also finishes up with a tannic tea astrigency, with light citric hoppy bitterness as well Pretty looking at decent quality the two styles really dont make sense together to me.

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2011 01:32:29 | More by Trilogy31

Glibber

Idaho

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-19-2013 22:32:06 | More by Glibber

moonknight31

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

05-19-2013 17:01:17 | More by moonknight31

blackie

Virginia

3.28/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

picked up a bottle somewhere you yonder

a: served in a slim unibroue snifter, pale golden in color with a slight haze of floaters, the pour forms a white head with average retention

s: the prominent features of the nose are a witbier spiciness with coriander out front and a citrus/tropical hop nose, smells alright but the coriander level is a bit much

m: carbonation moderate-high, body lighter

t: coriander reigns from start to finish - it's really a bit much and gives an artificially floral, waxy taste, pils and wheaty malts form a light base, theres some clash with the citrusy hop flavors and the wit elements, moderately bitter, spritzy, lingering coriander, bright acid

o: seems to be a witbier at heart - pils/wheat malts and associated spice, but hopped up a bit, I don't think it works particularly well as a hybrid style, and some elements (especially coriander) of the wit side seem exaggerated, drinkable but not especially enjoyable

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 05:07:18 | More by blackie

Gobzilla

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

03-04-2013 22:08:54 | More by Gobzilla

nkeckhar

New York

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

02-27-2013 19:37:00 | More by nkeckhar

kk73

Hawaii

4/5  rDev +0.3%

02-25-2013 20:44:03 | More by kk73

chugamugofsud

Oregon

4/5  rDev +0.3%

02-20-2013 19:15:59 | More by chugamugofsud

Kevlee722

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -6%

02-10-2013 08:44:31 | More by Kevlee722

phishbone23

New York

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

02-03-2013 16:29:57 | More by phishbone23

eawolff99

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +0.3%

01-22-2013 05:13:57 | More by eawolff99

fivetime

Idaho

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

01-22-2013 04:24:45 | More by fivetime

leedorham

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -6%

01-21-2013 18:39:59 | More by leedorham

NorCalYeti

California

4/5  rDev +0.3%

01-19-2013 17:05:36 | More by NorCalYeti

josephwa

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +0.3%

01-17-2013 16:37:57 | More by josephwa

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

01-12-2013 03:20:20 | More by spycow

pukahi91

Hawaii

3.25/5  rDev -18.5%

01-06-2013 01:33:44 | More by pukahi91

acelin

Kansas

4.73/5  rDev +18.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Deschutes, my favorite Oregon brewery, and Boulevard? Collaborating? Lucky enough for me, I went to Portland the week this came out and had this version - on tap - then went back home to the KC area and had the Boulevard bottle. Superb!

It's not really an IPA. It's really more of a witbier with more hops. Not much else I can say, it's a lot like the old Two Joker's witbier Boulevard had, with all those delicious hops like Deschutes uses in their super hoppy beers.

Serving type: on-tap

12-06-2012 21:04:15 | More by acelin

tbone1384

Wyoming

3.75/5  rDev -6%

11-03-2012 14:02:56 | More by tbone1384

jnoelani

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

10-17-2012 03:00:01 | More by jnoelani

rastley

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -6%

10-16-2012 16:46:34 | More by rastley

Johnhaley1989

North Dakota

3.75/5  rDev -6%

10-05-2012 20:46:19 | More by Johnhaley1989

Twal

Colorado

4/5  rDev +0.3%

09-08-2012 21:48:23 | More by Twal

Tom-Peters

California

3.75/5  rDev -6%

08-30-2012 21:05:55 | More by Tom-Peters

Jovian

Utah

4.75/5  rDev +19%

08-15-2012 04:00:23 | More by Jovian