Ad Astra Ale

Free State Brewing Company in Lawrence, Kansas, United States 🇺🇸

Amber / Red Ale Regular

Score

6.60

ABV: 5.6%

IBU: 31

Ticks: 29

“To the stars” in Latin, Ad Astra takes you to heights of flavor, with notes of chocolate & toasted malt balancing a hint of herbal hop character. A perfect pairing for your next meal. The original Kansas craft beer!

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7.5

jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Bottle from Mike's Wine and Spirits (Waldo) on 12 Jan 2026 at 06:58

6.4

explosivedog (14050) reviewed Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle, courtesy of mansquito. Pours dark copper. Caramel, earthy, liquorice, biscuit, sweet stewed apple. Medium body. Fine.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2024 at 02:37

6.6

Mansquito (19100) reviewed Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Drew: pours dark amber with creamy head. Aroma is caramel, maltiness. Taste is sweetish. Classic amber ale.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2024 at 03:53

Grumbo (24387) reviewed Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

21/9/2024. Bottle courtesy of Bruno, cheers! Pours clear dark amber brown with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, bready, stewed fruits, toasted, earthy, touch veggie. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily watery, average carbonation. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2024 at 12:33

6.1

ITFCfan (3577) ticked Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2024 at 23:00

Rennat42 (5616) reviewed Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Thanks, Jim! ozzy70) Bottle. A- Malty. A- Bronze color, clear liquid, beige head. T- Malty, straw, caramel, mild wheat bread. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Oops, forgot about this one tucked in the back of the fridge. Definitely passed it's better by date but still honestly quite good. Easy drinker and a classic.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2023 at 23:42

6.5

Staleandfunny (6033) ticked Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 2 years ago

Hoppy amber with nice malty flavor

Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2023 at 08:40

WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 3 years ago

Tried on 10 Nov 2022 at 23:23

6.4

Gripweed57 (8744) reviewed Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 ounce bottle. Labeled as Ad Astra Amber Ale. Reddish copper color. Brief beige head. Tangy toasted malt aroma. Flavor is toasted malt, caramel and toasted wheat bread. Medium bodied. Brief malty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2021 at 04:27

6.9

nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Ad Astra Ale from Free State Brewing Company 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle. Filtered amber-brown-red body. Foamy, glass rimming head. A pretty classic, doughy Amber. Most brewers don't even attempt this style anymore, and this has more of a feel of a good amber of 15 years back than most on the market in 2017. Big caramel malt tones, could benefit from a little more aggressive hopping. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2017 at 22:11