Sante Adairius Rustic Ales

Sante Adairius Rustic AlesSante Adairius Rustic Ales
Sante Adairius Rustic AlesSante Adairius Rustic Ales
Brewery, Bar, Beer-to-go

103 Kennedy Dr
Capitola, California, 95010-3640
United States

(831) 295-8190 | map
santeadairius.com
BEER STATS
Average:
4.14
Beers:
251
Ratings:
8,392
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.63
Reviews:
51
Ratings:
216
pDev:
6.91%
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Ratings by bccocx:
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Rated by bccocx from Texas

5/5  rDev +8%

Jun 20, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.57 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Sep 10, 2022
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Rated by LXIXME from New Mexico

4.29/5  rDev -7.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
Smaller place, not abundant seating but has a nice vibe and outside patio with pretty darn tasty beers on tap (and to go).
Mar 30, 2022
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Reviewed by PapaGoose03 from Michigan

4.21/5  rDev -9.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4
I had heard great things about this brewery so a stop was made to find out the details. Great beers and worthy of the hype! The brewery is located in an industrial-like building among other similar buildings. (See note below.) It's a small taproom with some outside seating at picnic tables with shade umbrellas. The vibe is nice, and service was from a counter to order your beers.

There were 10 beers on tap but they don't offer a sampler glass-sized pour to try a variety of the beers. However, half pours are available so we were able to try 4 of them to arrive at an overall evaluation for this review. We scored all 4 beers at 4.25 so it's likely the other can only be as good or better. All beers were served in proper glassware.

There is no food served at this location (there is at the Santa Cruz Portal), and I didn't see any indication of snacks being available. Growlers and howlers are available as well as bottles and some cans (some of which were not on tap that day). This place is very worthy of a visit and is highly recommended if you're a fan of wild ales.

Note: If you're following GPS (Garmin) to get to this place, and if the instructions guide you into a mobile home park, stop, turn around and get to the main street off of which you turned. There is no short-cut street thru this mobile home park. You have to approach the brewery from the east via Kennedy Dr. off of Park Ave, or Monterey Ave.
Aug 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4.34 by GRG1313 from California

Apr 22, 2020
 
Rated: 4.47 by Montanabeerz from Montana

Nov 17, 2019
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Reviewed by lucius10 from California

4.66/5  rDev +0.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4
Great spot! This review is for the Santa Cruz Portal...Cool spot (with parking! Yay!) and great santa cruz vibes here! Quality of brews is fantastic and the food is pretty good too. In house, homemade breads and pretzels!
Jul 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.39 by Ice_Cream_And_IPAs from New York

Jun 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.44 by TheBrewsky from California

Jun 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.38 by acurtis from New Jersey

Dec 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.75 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Sep 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.44 by DaveCash from New York

Sep 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.47 by gr8fulbeerhead from California

Jul 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.65 by petermethot from New Jersey

Jun 22, 2018
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Reviewed by Zonian1 from Ohio

4.72/5  rDev +1.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
I visited the Brewery and Tasting room for the first time in June 2018 on a Thursday afternoon about 5pm. There were only about 5 other customers, so I grabbed one of the stools at the small bar. Luckily for me, West Ashley was on tap, and the others at the bar were eager to regale the qualities of Sante Adairius. It was a great combination of world class beer and beer geekery.

Between my visit to the taproom and the Santa Cruz Portal (about 10 minutes away), I came away amazed at the skills of the brewers of Sante Adairius. The IPAs were delicious, and the wild ales were world class. I'm trying to think of a brewery I've visited that had overall such high quality across a range of styles, and I can't think of one. Sante Adairius is a true gem, and worth a visit even if it means going out of your way.
Jun 22, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by chippo33 from Vermont

Jun 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.73 by grapeshops from California

Mar 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.38 by ahazabinadi from California

Mar 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4.48 by grilledsquid from California

Mar 22, 2018
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Reviewed by QuakeAttack from California

4.16/5  rDev -10.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.25
This review is for their location in Santa Cruz. I went with my wife and son on a Saturday afternoon. Crowded, but nice relaxed vibe. Stood in line to get beer. Not too long, but longer than I would like. Nice, but not overly friendly. Beer was excellent and they had games to play. Will be back.
Feb 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.58 by roan22 from New Jersey

Feb 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.79 by crobinso from Colorado

Dec 26, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by Davit from California

Dec 15, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by dreamincelestial from California

Dec 13, 2017
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Rated by neurobate from California

4.69/5  rDev +1.3%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
I love this place
Sep 21, 2017
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Reviewed by Bum4ever from California

4.29/5  rDev -7.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4
Really loved this place, had that low-key Santa Cruz vibe.

The beers were excellent and the service was good. They also have it where you can get Apto's BBQ delivered which is nice.

There is not a huge selection of beers on the board, but they did have a couple IPA's, sours and one porter available when I was there.

Based on the quality of their beers I will be stopping by whenever I am in town.
Aug 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.39 by _morandi_ from California

Jul 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.55 by BarrelAgedG from California

Jul 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.45 by AWA from California

Jul 01, 2017
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Reviewed by CaptainHate from Ohio

4.46/5  rDev -3.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
Google maps is useful to find this if you aren't from around the area. Once there the bartender was friendly although the brewer didn't seem particularly interested in chatting up the place. Which was ok because the beer was great and it was relaxing just being there. Hours are kind of odd from mid afternoon through the early evening but I was on vacation so it didn't matter. Wish there'd been more bottles to go.
May 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.57 by Beer21 from Florida

May 11, 2017
 
Rated: 4.54 by epyon396 from Pennsylvania

Mar 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.27 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Jan 31, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.29 by kevindp9 from Arizona

Nov 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.9 by souredonbeer from Washington

Sep 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.36 by Boilerup from Maryland

Sep 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by ArkyVaughan from New Jersey

Sep 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.45 by SimcoeKid from California

Sep 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by frasergrove from California

Aug 01, 2016
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in Capitola, CA
Brewery rating: 4.14 out of 5 with 8392 ratings