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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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 Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 14, 2009  
Light amber color with a moderate white head that evaporates quickly. Toffee like smell with some mild fruit to it. Toffee flavor with mild hop back. Blah.


 luttonm (274), Belgrade, Serbia
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Bottle. Deep amber pour with creamy head. Nose is caramel and hops, a little grainy. Taste is very slick and smooth with some caramel malts, honey and hints of the hops in there. Decent pint but a bit metallic and cries macro all over.


 cfrancis (291), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/513/20
Jan 10, 2009  
Amber colour with a strong hop aroma. Taste is full and lingers. Nice introductory beer for people that want to go beyond mass produced ales.


 mountainforest (111), Edinburgh, Scotland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 8, 2009  
clear light amber. not a strong representative ale of england, but i’ll take this lighter ale over most american (perhaps what foster is to australia: i.e., not much). steady spring of carbonation. enjoyed this from a bottle on a much needed xmas break in stuart, fl.


 blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 8, 2009  
on tap, almond colored pour, strong foamy head, aroma is caramel and some fruit, flavor is a nice bright bitterness with a clean slight metallic finish


 afireinside96 (807), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Bottle. Clear amber pour topped by a diminishing white head. Smells of toffee and earthy English hops. Tastes of caramel and tobacco. This used to be my go to beer before I discovered craft beer, now it is merely OK.


 ericandersnavy (1038), crossroads, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 3, 2009  
on tap at fox and the hound in lewisville, tx. poured a nice amber with a white head and left some lacing on the glass. aroma was very sweet with malt, some citrus. flavor was exactly the same as the nose. a real decent brew overall, but nothing special.


 mpersinger (176), , California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/514/20
Jan 3, 2009  
On draft, ruddy hue, good carbonation with tiny off-white head. Current version in US has a light malty tang aroma leading to sour malt and some biscuit and nut flavors. Very thin body and weak finish.



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