Bass Pale Ale

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

Serve in English pint

caramel, citrus, dough, amber, orange, clear, minimal head, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, medium body, oily feel, lively,

pours amber with a small white head. Aroma is mellow citrus and British hops. Flavor is cherry, vanilla and light hops. Finish is dry and light.

(12oz bottle) pours clear amber with decent film of head. Nose of metal, toasted grain, caramel, and even oranges? Taste of toastiness, caramel, honey, and water. Medium to thin finish with a nice toasty finish.

Kind of a cloudy brown color. Has a roasty, grassy aroma. Its a little sweet, maybe even sour. Its pretty good.

(12 ounce bottle - pint glass) Pours an transparent almond color with biege head. Leaves a thin streaky lace. Aroma consists of nuts and toast malt, maybe even some caramel malt. Has a light grassy hop character also in the nose. Taste is a little sour which I like. Has notes of nuts, toast and a little caramel. Light body and thin oily texture. Has a average carbonation and a long metallic bitter finish.

On tap at Lion and Rose. Deep amber/copper body with a bit of off-white head. Lightly floral and some sweetness on the nose. Taste is lightly sweet, earthy, grassy and mildly bitter. Short, bitter finish. Fine carbonation with a smooth mouthfeel.

This is one of those beers that tastes different depending on which tap I drink it from. For the most part it has a mild malty flavor with a clean edge aftertaste. Not bad for a corporate beer.

Not a bad looking ESB. 12 oz. bottle from Publix. Fluffy head lasted for a few minutes, and then faded away to a relatively thin head. Copper transparent appearance. Slight nuttiness shows up in the aroma. Sweet caramel malts are present as well. Lacks the hop profile I was looking for. Boring flavor. Slight nutty flavor, along with some sweet toasted malts and caramel. Slight bitterness towards the end, but nothing substantial. Too damn drinkable; knocked off five of these fuckers after imbibing two 22 oz. 10% ABV beers.