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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%63.1English 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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 Cavie (1299), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Slightly bitter taste is a good compliment to the decently smooth finish that this ale offers.


rohash (37), New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/513/20
Mar 7, 2009  
This used to be one of my favorite beers but it doesn’t taste the same anymore to me. It’s still OK but doesnt have that malty aroma/ taste of the classic British pub ales anymore. It’s more like an American bitter, OK but not what remember it to be.


 drjay44 (756), Salida, Colorado, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/512/20
Mar 5, 2009  
12 oz. bottle. Pours a thin ,short lived head, over a clear honey orange body....nose of light caramel with slight chemically overtones....tastes of medium malts with light finishing hops...mouthfeel is light. This used to be a great ESB, how times have evolved over the years.


 beerchugger (285), Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 4, 2009  
Pours a dark color with a very minimal head. Smells of sweet malts and caramel. The flavor is rather mild with a hint of malt, a little bitter and some grain. The finish is ok, but nothing great.


 njbfr (105), New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 2, 2009  
Pours golden brown with moderate white head. Aroma is reminiscent of bran flakes. Anyone else? Flavor is odd. Again, I get bran flakes. Good just not anything special. Great with Guinness for a black and tan.


davidajensen (31), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 2, 2009  
This was a gateway beer. The bold flavor of Bass doesn’t seem as bold as it did when I was 21, but I will always think of these beer with fond memories. It definitely got me started. I still think it has one of the nicest colors of any beer.


 dwaggs2 (530), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Feb 28, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a copper color with a white head. Aroma is earthy, and yeast. Flavor malty and some bitter hops. Good aftertaste. Decent beer


 jimmack34 (560), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Feb 22, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours copper orange with a small off white head. Smells grainy and metalic. Tastes like bread, mildly fruity, sour and bitter. Has a very typical brittish beer flavor, like tea and kinda nutty, also creamy. Pretty nice beer.



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