Archive record · Brewery
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
Capitola, California, USA
- Founded
- 2012
- Archive ID
- TB-HQHV7PG0
- Last checked
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Summary
Produces some of the most exquisite, world-renowned mixed-fermentation farmhouse ales in Official current site explicitly labels Capitola as Brewery and Taproom; Santa Cruz Portal and Oakland Arbor are separate tasting/hospitality locations.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
An acclaimed operation producing some of the most exquisite, world-renowned mixed-fermentation farmhouse ales in America.
Where it brewed
- 103 Kennedy Dr, Capitola, CA 95010Capitola, California
PRODUCTION
Operated by Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
Site detail
Official current site explicitly labels Capitola as Brewery and Taproom; Santa Cruz Portal and Oakland Arbor are separate tasting/hospitality locations.
The People
Behind the beer
Capitola producer of mixed-culture wild ales and saisons.
The Beer Library
Beers
Saison Bernice
Year-RoundSaison
A California saison good enough to be discussed alongside Belgian ones. Rustic ales on the Capitola coast is not where the American market was looking.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →West Ashley
LimitedWild Ale
Apricots aged in Pinot Noir barrels. Capitola is a small beach town, and this is one of the most traded American wild ales.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Westly
LimitedSaison
Oak-aged with apricots. Named, like West Ashley, in the brewery's own private shorthand rather than for anything a customer would recognise.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Capitola Sunset
Year-RoundSaison
Aliases: https://rusticales.com/our-beers/capitola-sunset/. Official beer page; bright/tart saison tied to Capitola.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited http://www.rusticales.com for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's California master, Pass 187 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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