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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8.6/10
I had a different thought for checkin 10k, but this seems like a good choice. Funky soft, light earthy fruit notes, some tart cherry. Refreshing with that classic SARA funk, nice barrel age. Drinking beautifully right mow
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2024 at 20:53

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
On tap at Tørst. Pours gold yellow. Nectarine, minerally, lemon, grain, herbal notes, lemongrass. Medium body. Good.
Tried from Draft on 19 May 2024 at 17:57

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at the Oakland Arbor location. Aroma is fairly vanilla forward with lots of chocolate notes as well. Lighter roast, molasses, dark caramel and toffee. Light alcohol notes. Pours jet black with a medium small, fairly thick, dark mocha head that recedes fairly steadily to the edges where it lingers. Flavor is rather sweet with lots of milk chocolate notes as well as dark caramel and toffee. Lighter roast and molasses notes. Medium bitterness and moderate alcohol notes. Rather strong vanilla notes. Some anise notes as well. Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit silky but not overly thick with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Light lacing and long legs. Overall, a decent imperial stout but not one I love. The vanilla notes are very strong, but the anise notes in the base still come through. The beer has a bit of an identity crisis between an old school imperial stout and a new school pastry stout. The malt notes are very old school as is the body, but the vanilla is straight pastry stout.
Tried from Draft on 14 May 2024 at 03:31

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at the Oakland Arbor location. Aroma is moderately hop forward with notes of berries, papaya, mango and citrus with a light dank, resin note. Moderate cracker malt notes with some biscuit and light caramel as well as hints of alcohol. Pours a slightly hazy, gold color with a small, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers. Moderately high lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes and a bit of biscuit and caramel. Medium high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Medium light hop notes of berries, mango, papaya and a light piney note. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid pale ale but definitely not my favorite. I don't love the hop profile and it comes off a bit too malty for my preference.
Tried from Draft on 14 May 2024 at 03:07

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can shared with others. Pours a hazy bright yellow with a splash of peach and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has bright citrus and some mango with a bit of sweet grain and a light peachy note. Flavor has tropical fruits and dank citrus with some sweet grains and a bit of flora underlying.
Tried from Can on 11 May 2024 at 23:21

8/10
Tried on 11 May 2024 at 21:16

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours hazy pinkish golden, medium white head, good lacing. Aaron's is watermelon, cucumber, bugs, lemon. Flavor is light tart, light plus funk, underipe watermelon. Medium body
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2024 at 01:43

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at Tørst. Pours pinkish rosé. Funk, barnyard, sweet cherry, hefty barnyard, minerally, almost a blue cheese level of funk. Nice spritz. Bit of an unpleasant metallic funk aftertaste but otherwise very good.
Tried from Draft on 09 May 2024 at 23:49

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Tørst. Pours black with a foamy tan head. Chocolate, biscuit, raisin, prune, light toasty smoke notes, s’mores. Nice soft body. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 09 May 2024 at 23:25

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
On tap at Tørst. Pours hazy orange with a fluffy white head. Tangerine, sweet melon, papaya, passionfruit, bright sweet and juicy. Nice full body. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 09 May 2024 at 23:19