Bass (Bottle - UK)

Brewed by Samlesbury (InBev UK)
Style: Bitter
Preston, England

Serve in English pint

it’s a rather smooth with a soapy head. it’s a good beer, but that’s about it. complexity on the palate is lacking. it does have a beautiful pale ale color, but the pro’s do not continue on much past that. i would recommend this beer if you enjoy Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale. otherwise, seek alternate route. as far as taste - ’highlandlad’ has a review that is quite accurate.

Admirably leafy, tea-like hoppy bitterness, but little else of interest. Maybe a dash of nuttiness or rum-like alcohol. Tizerish red-orange body that readily assumes a headless stillness. Becomes slightly more engaging as it warms, but a dour and sanitised interpretation of the cask ale.

This is terrible stuff. Aroma is lager malts with skunked hops. Taste is similar complete rubbish really bad in every way.

Dull English bitter. Fairly clean but spoiled by pasteurisation. Coppery hue with a sparse sudsy head. Looked undercarbonated and uninviting. Drab pasteurised aroma - very metallic, with some raisins and a tot of diluted rum. Standard thinnish bitter body with minimal carbonation. Some dark fruits, honey notes and boiled lollies but geez it’s dull. Partially redeemed by a nice chewy back-palate and a lip-smacking herbal bitterness. (500ml bottle from Jim’s Cellars, Crows Nest. Best before Dec 06)

bottle, nice honey-tea color with good head that sticks arond, a little bitter aftertaste and the flavor keeps me interested although not overly impressed. if its between this and a budwieser or miller you know which to go with. if its between this and another english ale i would go with the other.

This is a re-rate. I just had a can (pint) of this stuff, and really enjoyed it. I think the first tiem I had it, it was after a few other beers and my opinion was a bit offset. As far as specifications: aroma is a bit average, but still tasteful. Appearence is a nice brown, honey coloration. Small deminishing head. Flavor is crisp on the front end, with slight bitterness on the backend (which for me is pretty much how I like it). It rests nicely on the palate. I think I’ll have another!!

Can. "Premium ale". Pours a light chestnut-orange colour. White thin head. Aroma of hops, some fruit. Taste is clean crisp, some sweet maybe lemony, vinegar, either way it’s acid. Then the hops,little bit bitter. Then the sweetness and dusty sweet finish. Not something that I’d go out of my way to get, but good to drink when there’s nothing else.

This beer is good in a bottle, but on tap, WOW. Mild fruity aroma and crisp fuil bodied taste. Nice complex (but not overwhelming) aftertaste.