Spots and Dots
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in Capitola, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.38
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bb (18607) reviewed Spots and Dots from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Slightly hazy amber beer with a low cream head. Light white wine and tropical fruit flavor with light spice. Tropical fruit and spice flavor with light white wine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and light white wine linger with light spice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Aromas are kind of an odd mix of slightly old resin, green grapes, white wine and malt. Flavors are somewhat similar to nose but much better and lean a bit sweet. Add in some citrus which stands out. Full-bodied with good carbonation. Good beer.
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Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Spots and Dots from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Canned 11/25/25, drunk 1/18/26, as pictured.
My first IPA from SARA and it smells great right from the pour. Earthiness, undertones of light pine and then a mild white grape with no herb. Moderate amounts of honey/white bread-like maltiness to easily balance. Clean with some earth/mineral and an all around rustic feel to it. Certainly not explosively hoppy or intensely aromatic, but it's also almost 2 months old at this point.
Earthy with maybe a hint of allium, or some such herbal-like character. Touch of pine, and a healthy bitterness. Nelson really not the best hop for longevity. Even at just over a month it really starts to go south, changing from its expressive and preferable white grape/white wine to a more bitter herbal character. And here at almost 2 months, it's just about all herbage. Still, you can tell the beer underneath is well-made. Good maltiness and attenuation.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can. Pours a hazy yellow hue with a medium white head. A funky sourdough citrus nose. Medium bitterness, lemons, light grapefruit, some dankness that grows. Solid.
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JK (8171) ticked Spots and Dots from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
This is medium sweet. Sugar. Some fruit. Sugar. It is ok. Light hops.
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mcberko (47797) reviewed Spots and Dots from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at SARA, pours an opaque peachy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is tangy and dank, with lots of white wine one tang, pulpy stone fruits, and bready malt. Flavour is somewhat chalky, with tangy citrus hops, lots of earthiness, and biscuity malt. This is a bit too chalky and muddled for me, not really expressing the Nelson optimally. Not a fan.
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tiong (21414) reviewed Spots and Dots from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
473ml can. Dry, floral and citrusy with some grapefruit, grapes, vinous notes and mineraly notes. Okay. --- Beer merged from original tick of Spots and Dots (DUPLICATE ENTRY) on 24 Apr 2021 at 19:35 - Score: 8
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16oz can at home. Canned 02/09/2021. yellow murky color, small white head. smells of cereal, mango, passion fruit, oats, light grassy, subtle vanilla. nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes citric, grassy, earthy, peppery, spices, herbal, washcloth. finishes light to medium bitter with notes of grass, earth and peppery notes. hmm, decentish, but also not super exciting. finishes trailes away a bit, rather bland finish. probably didnt survive shipping that well, drinkable but expected more.
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CoccoBill (10277) ticked Spots and Dots from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales 5 years ago
LCI Hoppy and juicy, some tropical fruit, bitter. Nice.
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26-03-21 // can. Earthy and white wine grapey with a slight grapefruit touch. Very dry bitterness. No juice. Good one.
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