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Bass Pale Ale

Bass Pale Ale  - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 Percentile 
62
overall
Brewed by Samlesbury (InBev UK - InBev)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Preston, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
17543.16/5.03.16/5.05%63.2English pint
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Commercial Description:
Available filtered in bottles, cans, and kegs.
A version of Bass for the North American market at 5% to comply with USA ale regulations.
Brewed from the late 70's at Burton. In 2000, after Interbrew bought the Bass brand, production was switched to the Ulster brewery in Northern Ireland. In 2003 production and distribution was switched to Latrobe for a 12-18 period. Now being made back in the UK once again by InBev.
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 AR (417), Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 8, 2009  
Good body to this amber beer. There is a nice malt base to a slightly spicy citrus flavor.


 fredthecat (180), Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/102/514/20
Nov 5, 2009  
amber with no real head, citrusy smell, citrusy taste, orange, bright, dry hoppy, not too dry, juicy tasting but thin, wow suprising flavour. quite nice


 arminjewell (101), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/102/510/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Clear orange/yellow appearance with a fairly full and balanced taste. Malty lager with a subtle hop finish, easy session beer but nothing special.


 Muggus69 (500), Sydney, Australia
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Draught. Clean copper body, small white head. Light toffee aroma, background of stonefruit, bitter citrus and plum. Low carbonation, smooth texture, reasonably full bodied. Nice, if not a bit ordinary flavour; toffee, bitter orange, dark and stonefruits. Mildly bitter finish. Enjoyable, if not a bit generic.


slitcher (92), Freeport, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 2, 2009  
Pours a deep amber with a medium head. Aroma of sweet caramel and bread. Smooth malty flavor with just a hint of hops; I remember this beer having WAY more flavor years ago. Very thin body...nothing special, but drinkable.


 Miksu (2194), Jyväskylä, Finland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Draught at Poppari, Jyväskylä. Amber color. Sweet caramelly and fruity aroma. Sweetish, caramelly, biscuity and minerally flavor with resiny English hops. Minerally Burton water finish. Quite different what I remember from nineties, less hops now. Needs more bitterness.


 bsp77 (199), Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 29, 2009  
This was the first beer I had where I thought, "wow, beer doesn’t have to taste like shitty water." That was over 13 years ago. Poured from tap into Imperial Pint. Clear, light amber with moderate head and impressive lacing for an EPA. Aroma of semi-sweet caramel and dark fruit; some toasted malt, English hops and metallic bitterness. Just slightly sweet toasted malt with light notes of caramel and English hops. Ends slightly spicy, metallic and bitter. Moderate carbonation (a little too high for an EPA), medium body, semi-dry finish. The most widely distributed EPA in the US is a nice, quaffable brew that doesn’t stand out, but is a good backup beer (as it was tonight).


 ROGUE (627), Newark, Delaware, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 27, 2009  
12oz bottle and on tap. Pours light amber in color with a decent sized lacey head. The nose is pleasent floral hops and slight vanilla. Smooth rich malty flavor and mouthfeel. Mild hop biterness. A decent common brew.



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