Astra Rotlicht

Bavaria-St.Pauli-Brauerei (Carlsberg)
Brewed at Holsten-Brauerei (Carlsberg)
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Hamburg, Germany

Serve in Lager glass

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Almost a perfect Dortmunder without coming from Dortmund. Stylish balance between malt and hops force crispy shades. Full of flavor, but also very easy drunk.

stronger than the standard Astra it comes with a nice malty flavour. luckily not with this liquor aroma of some stronger beers. goes down well, but getting up next day is not so easy

Not a strong aroma, bit of fruity sourness. Balanced taste with some sweetness distincting it front a pilsner. Short aftertaste. Beautiful golden color. An honest beer you like to order a second of.

Dark blond in colour. Lightly fruity and malty aroma. Rich, creamy, well rounded texture and smooth taste.

NIce and refreshing, quite red and good head. Fine shape and features too. The Astra ones are quite good.

Fizzy CO2, nitrogen foam, average pilsner head. Herb-yeast like and solid hints of spices. Golden colour and mouth watering. light sweet going into traces of sourness. Medium-fully body, light texture and a long finish. The next generation of Astra!

Bottle from a Berlin corner shop. Lovely golden beer. Malty, quite sweet, minty flavour. Herbs, some chewing gum - spearmint.

Reddish amber colour, white head. Malty aroma, light sour, apples, caramel, quite pronounced hops. Reminds of a Speciale Belge with more hops. Malty sweet flavour, light sour touch. Quite OK.
(From 33cL bottle @ local bar, Oranienburgerstr., Berlin)

Looks nice in the glass with a clear amber colour and a medium white head that stays for a moment and then diminishes leaving a lacing. Aroma is very malty as the style suggests with notes of rye bread, barley, seeds, camomille and grains. Fine and clean. Taste reveals itself very quickly with a fresh herbal bitterness and an even stronger malty finish. Lots of grains and cereal. A very solid flavor but a bit one dimensional. Body is light to medium with a lively carbonation. This is a nice beer, one of the good commercial examples of the style.

0.33 L bottle.Thanks Jack!. Pours dark gold to pale amber. Low and dense lacing white head. A whiff of clean lightly toasted malt to the nose. Tones of husk and straw. Semi-dry malt flavor. Clean, with grassy and hayish hops to support. A wee alcohol-sweetness. Otherwise, a well balanced and tasty lager.