Ad Astra Beer

Commissioner in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Owned by Beer52

Established in 2022

Contact
26 Howe Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6TG, Scotland
Description
We love beer and we love people! We think the global craft beer community is pretty cool, with barrels of knowledge to share. That’s why we’ve partnered with craft breweries in the UK, Germany, Belgium and Croatia to brew our first 7 beers as Ad Astra.

We started Ad Astra with the goal of creating really exciting craft beers in collaboration with other like minded breweries. Although we’re the new kids on the block, our team is made up of beer-know-it-alls, all with a love of collaborative brewing.

Take a look at our beers to get a taste of what we have in store.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml can via Beer52, drank at home on 8th June 2025. Hazed dull old gold in body colour, white head that soon dissipated into a wisp and collar. Light citrus/tropical fruit aroma, taste follows the same lines, in a soft and subtle sort of way. Fairly 'fizzy' and moving towards the sweeter end of citrus scale.
Tried from Can from Beer52 on 08 Jun 2025 at 14:00

6/10
Tried from Can on 29 May 2025 at 00:50

4.9/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
[33cl can from Beer52.] A cloudy pale amber pour with a fast fading white head; weak tropical fruit aroma; taste to match, like weak tropical fruit squash; and a rather unpleasant metallic bitterness. A poor NEIPA.
Tried from Can from Beer52 on 02 May 2025 at 19:05

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
330ml can. Hazy yellow-gold with small consistent white head. Aroma has ripe pineapple and citrus; not punchy hop wise but still a pleasant fruitiness. Flavour is pleasant again but a bit thin through the middle with mild mineral hints. Some crisp fine carbonation and resin in the finish. A below average hazy IPA although its one of my favourite styles so still enjoyed it.
Tried from Can from Beer52 on 03 Apr 2025 at 23:28

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Pours mahogany with good sized beige head. Aroma of dark caramel, light smoke with hint of dried fruitiness. Taste is malty with toffee, fig, roast and a floral bitter finish. Medium bodied and a touch sticky on the palate. It had more potential on the nose but I found the flavour/mouthfeel a bit stodgy. This is only my 6th Dunkler Bock but I've never rated above a 3.4. Yet to find a really good example of the style.
Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. Very confusing write up - is it supposed to be a Baltic porter, classic porter or Schwarzbier? Pours dark brown beige head. Aroma of dark malts, caramel, raisin, slight dustiness. Taste is moderately roasty with a fruity raisin and sultana but not much of a finish to it. Its light to medium bodied but reasonably slick. It grew on me, quite easy to drink.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Semi-hazed gold with small white top, reasonable retention. Aroma of sharp lemon, coconut, apricot, grains. Very citric noted in flavour, some pine and coconut, some juicy hop bitterness. Light bodied, easy drinking, fine carbonation. Nice session style offering.
Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dark brown with small beige to tanned head, modest retention. Nice coffee bean aroma with hints of chocolate and spice. Taste has a nice balance of flavours but the coffee element is less intense than expected. There is also chocolate, roasted malt, touch of biscuit, orange, blackberry but not much spiciness. It is a touch watery in the middle but certainly tasty, sessionable and with reasonable bitterness in finish. Likable. #50 flavoured porter.
Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Hazy gold, lots of carbonation, consistent white top. Floral and earthy aroma with tropical fruits, some zest. Taste of lemon rind, orange, passionfruit, a pine and floral bitter finish - has a nice kick to it. Nice mouthfeel to this, pillowy medium body, soft mouthfeel. A lot better than expected. Very enjoyable.
Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pours a mostly clear gold with nice small fluffy white top. Cereal grainy aroma with a hint of toastiness, some sweetness, slightly yeasty. Taste as above with light fruit hint. Soft mouthfeel, well carbonated for the style without being too aggressive. Decent.
Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05