Friday, 3/20: Wort Challenge Winner: Amburana Release
March 20, 2026 12:00 PM until March 20, 2026 11:00 PM
Join us Friday, March 20th, for the release of 2025 Wort Challenge winner, Amburana!
Amburana
Belgian Blonde Ale, Rested on Amburana
7.8% ABV
The Wort Challenge is a collaboration and competition put on in conjunction with the IBU homebrewers club who can modify and ferment it as they see fit. The entries are judged by the Confluence production crew, and the winner gets to brew their beer with us on a commercial scale! The winner of the 2025 Wort Challenge is the brew team of Randy Daniels and Kc McKinney, and this is their beer. A Belgian Blonde Ale that takes advantage of the sweet and fruity yeast esters to help showcase what Amburana wood can bring to a beer. Amburana is a tropical hardwood from South America that imparts incredible notes of cinnamon, vanilla and baking spices. Warm, fragrant, cozy and inviting, it's a unique wonderful beer and a great example of what you can do when you bring good passionate people together. From Confluence, Randy and Kc, we hope you enjoy drinking this as much as we enjoyed making it. Cheers!
Enjoy a glass in the taproom and don't forget to grab a 4-pack to enjoy at home! Distribution across Iowa will begin on Monday, March 23rd.