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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 
17533.16/5.03.16/5.05%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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 AWS9 (221), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 4, 2009  
On tap at The Toucan. Pours ruby brown with a small head that recedes quickly. Smooth sweet malts, with a hint of hops and spice. Sticky, honey-like mouth feel. Textbook solid bitter.


 chmurarz (401), Raciborz now Legnica, Poland
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/59/20
Apr 3, 2009  
Quite good balance however sweet malts beat the non-distinctive hop, I do not want to offend anybody but a bit lagerish, medium-light mouth-feel,


 Elwood (647), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 1, 2009  
Draft. Nice copper color with a small, fluffy white head. The head hung around for a couple minutes. The nose was mostly sweet malt and a hint of hops. Carbonation was medium with a medium-light mouthfeel. The malt and hops are in very good balance overall. Sweet malt taste with a hint of honey. The hops add what seems to be the slightest bit of spice. Light lingering bitter finish. Overall not a bad brew. You can certainly do much worse.


 shawnm213 (865), South Bend, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 31, 2009  
For a mass produced pale ale this one could be worse. I enjoyed it actually. refreshing, nothing surprising, but not too bad.


viet959 (68), , Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 29, 2009  
Tested including Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Bass Pale Ale, and Terraping Rye Pale Ale. Pours Copper color with small head. Aroma is of lightly of sweet malt, carmel (aromas are very light). Taste is crisp lightly sweet malt, dried fruit (raisins/prunes), and light bitter finish. Very balanced but lacking flavor. Overall-Taste like a good pale ale that someone poured some water in. I give this 3rd place.


 coyotehunter (542), , Michigan, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/510/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Light coppery appearance, foamy head.Heavy malt and some hop aroma. Some caramel malt in the flavor but thats about it. Sort of watery and unpleasing. Mildly bitter finish. Eh.


mempath (12), Media, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 27, 2009  
in a ’pub’ can. for what it is, a classic brit pale, it is what it is and does a great job of it. creamy, barely sweet (or bitter)...balanced and drinkable. sure, any hophead or craft beer nut will be ’disappointed’ but you gotta love and appreciate the roots of it all. an important and still great brew. and to boot, in a can!


 joeneugs (282), Livermore, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 25, 2009  
Reddish amber color with a small tan head. It has a nutty, sweet overripe fruit aroma with only a hint of hops. The taste is sweet fruit; berries, pear, and apple come to mind. Almost candyish in the finish with not much bitterness at all. Of course this is a classic, if not overwhelming, very drinkable English ale.



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