Northern Beard
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in Capitola, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.35
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mcberko (47051) reviewed Northern Beard from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at City Beer, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma is very pungent, with notes of herbal hops, pine cones, and a bit of Belgian yeast - very inviting. Flavour is similar, with notes of pungent herbal hops, pine, and biscuity malt to back. Extremely pungent on the hops, with a medium astringency. Awesome IPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Growler @ Armin’s palace, courtesy of Steve_0. Thanks! Pours a hazy yellow golden appearance with a white head. Spicy dank onion hoppy, lemony herbal aroma. Straw, chewy grassy, onion, light garlic, dry spicy hoppy flavor. Very easy to drink but doesn’t blow me away.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the brewery. This is incorrectly listed as a porter, but is actually an IPA. Aroma is dominated by dank hops with moderate grapefruit and lighter pineapple notes. Light phenolics and cracker note. Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a medium thick white head. Head recedes fairly quickly to a light film then lingers. Medium light lacing.Flavor is similar to the aroma with a medium light cracker malt note. Medium dank hops with medium high grapefruit citrus notes. Medium light pineapple. Light phenolic note with medium strong bitterness. Bitterness hits me as a bit harsh. Finished nice and very dry.Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low hop stringency and low alcohol warmth.Overall an alright beer but the hop bitterness is a touch harsh. I think I was expecting a fruity Brett beer, but this is definitely on the dank side.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap. Pours cloudy golden with a small white head that dissipates quickly with decent lacing. Aroma is citrus, dank, yeasty, passionfruit, Brett perhaps. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, a bit of funk, mineraly, zesty, yeast with just a touch of Brett, earthy. Medium body, creamy, quite nice overall, but the finish is a bit harsh.