Velvet Nightfall
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in Capitola, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
6.79
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Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pourus clear chestnut, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is a bit funky, balsamic, bugs, cherry. Flavor is light plus tart, light plus funk, hints of cherry. Medium body, soft mouthfeel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from a 500 ml bottle.
Aroma is fruit and barrel forward. Quite a bit of cherry notes but there is also a fairly strong herbal note with a bit of an anise character. Lighter malt notes with dark caramel, toasted bread, and hints of chocolate. Light alcohol notes.
Pours a dark auburn / burnt sienna color with amber and ruby hues and a medium sized, moderately thick, tan head that recedes quickly to the edges where a small film lingers. Moderate lacing and moderately long legs.
Flavor is a somewhat sweet but also fairly tart with medium light notes of caramel, toffee and toasted bread. Hints of chocolate. Medium bitterness and medium light alcohol notes. Quite a bit of tart cherry juice character. Lighter barrel character in the flavor but still some herbal, anise notes that become more pronounced as it warms.
Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, this is a weird one. I was not expecting this to be so tart and it was a bit surprising because at first you get the sweetness and are expecting a typical dubbel. The cherry notes are nice and work well with the herbal notes from the barrels, but I'm not sure the dubbel malty enough to carry those strong aromas and flavors. Some people may like this but for me its a big miss.