Bass Pale Ale

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

Serve in English pint

Funny, this was one of my gateway beers that helped open my eyes to what was really available and out there as far as beer is concerned. Now it’s just my "well in that case, I’ll take a Bass I guess" beer.

Pours a medium colored brown with a white head. Got this beer at mt airy (pronounced airy). Smells a bit skunky with a sweet aroma. Taste is fairly sweet. I am going to a rodeo tonight. I have ripped jeans on and a ripped shirt. Overall, this beer is pretty tasty.

Bass Pale Ale has a medium, off-white head and a very clear amber color. The aroma is quite subdued, but I might have picked up some grain smell. Flavor is mild and good, with low to moderate hop bitterness. The taste is nondescript in that I was unable to detect any particular flavors. Mouth-feel is light and watery and Bass Pale Ale finishes wet and refreshing. I like this beer and would recommend it to others. RJT

Bottle. Clear light amber with a slightly floral nose. Only mildly bitter with maybe a bit of grapefruit on the sides and in the aftertaste. Body is close to "medium". Good balance though, nothing overdone about this beer. Pleasant if not spectacular. Not a beer that lingers but one that is easy to enjoy. Always reliable - especially if there’s also some Guinness on hand...

Mmmmmmmmmmm is all I have to say to this beer. Its common enough to make it likely tht any beer carrying restaurant will have it.but still high enough quality that people that like real beer will drink it. Bass has a balanced tast of malt, hop, and barley that just sits well on the tongue. Balance is what bass is all about.

UPDATED: AUG 8, 2010 not much to smell. little liquor smell, kinda wine-ish. beer pours beautiful clear brown orange with off white head. the palate is good and lively and full, but there is not much taste here at all. that may be what some of you are after. i was hoping to at least get a small amount of hops, but really nothing but a slight barley-liquor taste. not a bad finish i guess, Could use some hops. not a favorite of mine. RERATE: Tastes exactly like whiskey and seltzer water. this shit is horrible."

Amber and an eggshell head. Slight toast aroma, no hop aroma that I can tell. Taste is malty, creamy, very smooth. Definitely not an American Pale Ale Finish is also buttery smooth (but no taste of butter here!) with some bitterness finally coming through in the finish. I like it.

12 oz bottle. Pours a clear amber with an average off-white head. Aroma of hops, caramel and malt. Tastes a touch bitter, but has a sweetness to it. Balanced. Pretty average.