Adjunct Professor (Boysenberries)
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales

Adjunct Professor (Boysenberries)Adjunct Professor (Boysenberries)
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From:
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
 
California, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
9.8%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.17 | pDev: 9.35%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
85
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 28, 2020
Added:
Dec 10, 2012
Wants:
  66
Gots:
  10
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Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida

4.18/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to eyebereej for sending this one! Reviewed from notes. Bottled July '13, consumed 12/5/19. Poured from the 750 mL bottle into an El Catador Barrel-Aged glass.

A: Very dark to nearly black, and opaque. Still has some visible carbonation bubbles. Forms a thin tan head that fades to a ring quickly.

S: Tart and fruity berry. Malic and lactic acidity and sourness. Roasted malts and dark chocolate. Nice enough aroma, and it has retained a definite fruitiness.

T: Lactic tart and berries. Milder malic acidic sour cherries. Roasted malts and some dark chocolate again, and some (I think) Lactobacillus funk here. More tart berries, and some over-roasted coffee within the roasted malts adds some bitterness. Lingeringly sweet-and-tart berry fruitiness with some acidic dryness at the end.

M: A full body with a sticky mouthfeel – but not thick like the “Imperial Stout” that the label proclaims. The alcohol is well-hidden for the nearly 10% listed. Low carbonation sensation, but such that it fits the beer.

O: I don’t recall having this fresh, but it’s drinking pretty damn well right now. The lowish carbonation doesn’t hurt this at all. The sour fruit is an interesting mash with the bitter coffee flavor. And the nice tart and berry flavors with a mild acid that manages to stay restrained. Maybe not a personal favorite, but this is a well-made beer.
Mar 28, 2020
 
Rated: 4.03 by hopkrid from Florida

Dec 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Feb 21, 2018
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Reviewed by Kurmaraja from California

4.4/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Beautiful appearance. Great head, sticky lacing, maybe a slight purple hue or my mind is playing tricks on me. Aroma has some berry darkness with chocolate, coffee grounds, a slight balsamic oakiness and acidity. Flavor is juicy dark berry with oak, tannin, vanilla. Medium creamy body. Awesome dark sour.
Jun 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by CJNAPS from California

Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.33 by N1Nkasi from Connecticut

Aug 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by oline73 from Maryland

Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.27 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Jun 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.49 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Jun 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by CTJman from Connecticut

Jun 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by sjrodriguez from California

Mar 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.58 by LakerLeith from California

Jan 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Axnjxn from North Carolina

Jan 02, 2015
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.51/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Enormous thanks to anotherjoe who is responsible for popping my SARA cherry with matching proper glassware. 750ml capped presentation poured into the matching snifter. The brew is black in color with dark mocha head. Some spotty stringy lace sticks to the glass.

The smell is acidic with lots of tangy fruit inclusion overtop chocolate and coffee roastines. The taste is tart and fruity/tangy with roast like coffee/chocolate and earthiness before some minerals and meaty character into the finish.

This is medium bodied with modest carbonation. It is interesting but not at all what I was expecting based off the label description: Belgian stout aged with boysenberries and barrel aged? Not really a stout at all except for the looks. Whatever, its pretty tasty.
Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by ChrisISO_SJ from California

Nov 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ncaudle from Virginia

Oct 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by Oakhtar from California

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by kk73 from Hawaii

Sep 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by spointon from Illinois

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by thedankness from California

Aug 12, 2014
Adjunct Professor (Boysenberries) from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 85 ratings