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Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
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402 Ingalls Street Suite 27
Santa Cruz CA 95060
Telephone: +1 831-425-4900
Hours: Tasting room open daily noon-10:00pm or so.
Brewer: Chad Brill, Nick Thomas, Tim Huxley, Tom Perozzi, Dan Sattherthwaite
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Notes

Visited: October 6, 2008

Opened: 2005

Contributors: Greg Roe, Siegfried Binge

Updated: October 18, 2009

Beer List

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    • Date: October 6, 2008 (#7436)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Golden-amber. Dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Mild toasty caramel malt.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Medium body, smooth. Biscuity graham cracker sweet malt. Mild fruity hop finish.
      Overall Impression (2½)

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    • Date: October 6, 2008 (#7439)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Black. Dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Earthy-spicy. Ginger-ginseng.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Medium body, smooth. Less chocolatey and more black than the Porter. Grassy-resiny hop flavor and bitterness.
      Overall Impression (2½)

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    American-Style India Pale Ale
    • Date: October 6, 2008 (#7434)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16 points
      Appearance (3)
      Golden. Thick head.
      Aroma (3)
      Mild fruity hops.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Medium body, low carbonation. Sweet and fruity and reasonably bitter.
      Overall Impression (2)

  • English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter
    • Date: October 6, 2008 (#7435)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16½ points
      Appearance (3)
      Amber. Dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Biscuity. Toffee.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Medium body, smooth. Big toffee malt character. Mild fruitiness. Good beer.
      Overall Impression (2½)

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    English-Style Brown Ale

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    Pale Ale
    American-Style Pale Ale

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    The Peoples' Organic Coffee Porter
    Coffee Flavored Beer

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    Wilder Wheat
    Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast