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Farmhouse Noir
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
- From:
- Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
- California, United States
- Style:
- Saison
Ranked #262 - ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #6,371 - Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 6.59%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 06, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 27, 2013
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 74
This entry is for the partially barrel fermenated version of this beer
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Ratings by dv8sean:
Reviewed by dv8sean from California
4.22/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Lucky, very lucky, to get a hold of this bottle!
The appearance is darker than expected. It's dark--in the porter-stout range--allowing through virtually no light. Held up to a direct source, it reveals mahogany brown with a tinge of burnt orange. Pours with a modest head and a healthy amount of lace.
The smell is truly wonderful. Leather, creamed coffee, some dark fruits with just a hint of cedar and floral hops. A good, strong whiff feels like walking into a proper cigar humidor. :-D
Initial taste was pretty tart...signature SARA. Repeated sips reveal layers of complex flavors. Some sour cherry tangy-ness, followed by a malt backbone that is never sweet but always solid. Roasted flavors (coffee, bitter chocolate, tobacco) complement the farmhouse funk of the house yeast and barrels. Outstanding!
Mouthfeel is pleasant, finishing very dry and crisp. Though the dark color might suggest some lingering stickiness, it is the opposite of cloying.
Overall, another outstanding offering from the brewer. A unique beer that places the senses of sight and smell-taste at odds with one another...in a truly delightful way.
Nov 20, 2013The appearance is darker than expected. It's dark--in the porter-stout range--allowing through virtually no light. Held up to a direct source, it reveals mahogany brown with a tinge of burnt orange. Pours with a modest head and a healthy amount of lace.
The smell is truly wonderful. Leather, creamed coffee, some dark fruits with just a hint of cedar and floral hops. A good, strong whiff feels like walking into a proper cigar humidor. :-D
Initial taste was pretty tart...signature SARA. Repeated sips reveal layers of complex flavors. Some sour cherry tangy-ness, followed by a malt backbone that is never sweet but always solid. Roasted flavors (coffee, bitter chocolate, tobacco) complement the farmhouse funk of the house yeast and barrels. Outstanding!
Mouthfeel is pleasant, finishing very dry and crisp. Though the dark color might suggest some lingering stickiness, it is the opposite of cloying.
Overall, another outstanding offering from the brewer. A unique beer that places the senses of sight and smell-taste at odds with one another...in a truly delightful way.
More User Ratings:
Rated by CaptainHate from Ohio
4.16/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Interesting variant on a farmhouse ale. The barrel nature was very unobtrusive and well integrated.
Feb 02, 2019Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.13/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
David's party
Light fizzy head, dark molasses color, little lacing
Nose interesting saison funk, farmhouse saison with little dark malt notes, little fruity, mild spices
Taste tart fruity, little berry like and lemony tartness, nicer funk and creamy lacto with souring bacteria, little flemmy, dark malt notes, big acidic funk and tingly
Mouth is med bod but fluffy carb nice acidity
Overall quite nice
Apr 28, 2018Light fizzy head, dark molasses color, little lacing
Nose interesting saison funk, farmhouse saison with little dark malt notes, little fruity, mild spices
Taste tart fruity, little berry like and lemony tartness, nicer funk and creamy lacto with souring bacteria, little flemmy, dark malt notes, big acidic funk and tingly
Mouth is med bod but fluffy carb nice acidity
Overall quite nice
Reviewed by breadwinner from California
3.82/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Curious beer, rather vinuous, legit acidity and tartness, a bit thin/watery and yet somehow oddly filling (maybe all that bacteria?) Interesting, to be sure, but sort of the opposite of moreish for me.
Dec 28, 2016
Farmhouse Noir from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
237 ratings
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