Sante Adairius Rustic Ales

Microbrewery in Capitola, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2011

Contact
103 Kennedy Dr, Capitola, CA, 95010, United States
Description
We focus our attention on brewing rustic, unfiltered, aromatic beers that are approachable and unique. We pull from our home brewing background to build beers that pay homage to tradition, but break new ground in American brewing techniques and flavors by blurring the line between beer and wine. We are brewers of big ideas in very small batches.

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with Alan and Dennis. Pours yellow gold with no head. Nose and taste of sour wheat, lemon, lemon cake, light cheese, tangy citrus and sourness. Well balanced acidity. Soft carbonation. Lighter bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2013 at 18:34

7.2/10 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.
Tried from Growler on 23 Nov 2013 at 13:43

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Hazy amber beer with a cream head. Tart and light yeast aroma. Lemony tart flavor with light sourness and light yeast. Medium bodied. Lemon and tartnes lingers with light sour notes, light oak, and light yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2013 at 11:38

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Batch 4 750mL bottle. Aroma is fairly fruit forward with a lot of apricots. Light acidity and faint barnyard funk. A hint of a sulfur and medium light oak notes. Pours a very murky golden yellow with a thin white head that recedes quickly to the edges. Light lacing and faint legs. Flavor has moderate acidity with a nice moderately strong fruitiness. Light funkiness with a complimentary oak character. Light sweetness. Lingering acidity and fruit character. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium light carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a super enjoyable fruity farmhouse beer. Tons of apricot character with nice light oak and complimentary yeast character. Very easy drinking beer for all occasions.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2013 at 18:15

7.8/10 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.
Tried from Draft on 17 Nov 2013 at 15:58

8/10 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.
Tried from Draft on 15 Nov 2013 at 21:30

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours dishwater gold with a creamy white head. Sort of wet sweat sox aroma with some light stone fruit. Med body. Slightly sour citrus/grapey/light stone fruit flavors. Finishes delicious.
Tried on 10 Nov 2013 at 05:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tap at Gallery II: Beauty From A Barrel. Pours dishwater gold with a slight white head. Moderately sour aroma. Med minus body. Flavor is sour citrus and sweatsox. Finishes sour. Nice ale.
Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2013 at 05:38

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, sent from futuraxz (thanks a Will), pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma brings out red wine barrels, almost a chilli pepper like scent, boysenberries, and some funk. Flavour is very rich, with loads of dry, tart boysenberries, a slightly chilli pepper like hotness, and dry red wine notes. Very slow sipper, due to the hotness and dry, vinous, tart qualities. Not the most drinkable beer, but it's quite elegant. Good stuff, just not that drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2013 at 21:27

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap. Pours cloudy golden with a small white head and nice lacing. Aroma is spicy, orange peel, dish towel, faint Brett notes as well. Flavor is lightly sweet and fruity, apple. Bretty funk present but not strong. Quite dry in the mouth. Light body, refreshing and crisp on the palate.
Tried from Draft on 04 Nov 2013 at 19:58