Portraits: Malvasia
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in Capitola, California, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer - Grape Ale Series|
Score
7.41
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Oak Aged Saison Co-Fermented with Malvasia Grapes.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500mL bottle, pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is dominated by the musty grape skins, rustic notes, and complex wild bugs. Flavour is complex, with lots of musty grape skins, complex bugginess, and a little oak. Real nice incorporation of the grapes into the wild yeast mix. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2026
at 06:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
500mL bottle. Pours hazy, dirty golden blonde with a white head. Great musty grape character and a spicy saison yeast character on the nose. Flavour has a solid spicy saison yeast, good grape must. Very rustic, buggy, and has an excellent musty vinous character throughout; well-integrated and complex. Great saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2026
at 02:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is fairly grape forward with a lot of must notes. Lighter juicy green grape notes. Some light peppery phenolics and a slight poopy aroma. Light grain and alcohol notes. Pours a fairly clear, golden color with a medium large, thick, frothy, white head that recedes fairly quickly to a small film that lingers on the edges. No lacing and medium small legs. Flavor is slightly acidic with light grain notes. Medium low bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderate grape notes with lighter must notes than in the aroma. Hints of phenolics and some light SARA funk. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid grape saison. The aroma is a bit too musty leading to a slight off note. The flavor is really nice and balanced though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2024
at 04:56