Ad Astra Ale
Free State Brewing Company in Lawrence, Kansas, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.60
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“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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz. bottle. Dark, clear, ruby-brown, with a small, foamy, tan head. The nose is light chocolate, figs, toast, toffee, and a bit of rye. Sweet, with a touch of dark sourness and some savory spice. Medium body, silky, chalky, and a little clingy. This is a solid, malty, and surprisingly complex beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2015
at 00:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Pours clear, wet-copper-brown with a small, off-white head. Caramel, mild breadheel aroma. Caramel malt, chocolate.....slightly bitter nut taste. A little watery, but good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2015
at 15:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Lactic caramel malt and hay aroma. Medium brown with moderate head. Mildly sweet nutty chocolate caramel malt and lightly bitter herbal hay flavor. Medium body. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2015
at 18:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap. Light tan-copper. A-medium malt-caramel, a little roasty, orange. T-medium malt-caramel, a little roasty, citrus/orange hops bite.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Nov 2014
at 12:44
7/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2014
at 17:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma is a nice roasty-sweet caramel malt. Flavor is all things malty. Big caramel malts with some black bread and maybe a little raison. Very tasty and malt heavy with low carbonation.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2013
at 17:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at kerenmk’s place. Thanks kerenmk. Clear amber with a beige head. Aroma of toasty malt, a bit caramelly, some floral hops and light fruitiness. Sweetish and malty flavor, toasty and caramelly, with light fruitiness and a mildly bitter finish with a bit of earthy and floral hops. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2013
at 12:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle courtesy of foppa. Thanks! Pours a clear bronze color with a large tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of toasted caramel malts and grassy hops. The taste is caramel malts, raisin, herbal and grassy hops. Medium bodied with slight lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2013
at 20:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Pawola. Pours reddish brown with off white head. Nose/taste of sweet malt, toffee, caramel, red fruit and light toast. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2012
at 19:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle for this rating poured into a Chimay goblet glass. However, I have had his many times in my Kansas life. Bored at a party right now and decided to rate it. For what it is it’s good beer. A slightly sweeter and hoppy and roasty. Despite the roast I always considered this an English style beer and not an Altbier. Its drinkable, flavor, and not particular to any style if you ask me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2012
at 19:57