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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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 daknole (2800), Plantation, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 13, 2008  
i must be a retard to not have rated this yet. I enjoy this beer....when Guinness is mixed in it! Well actually it is fair enough if nothing better is avail. Amber pour with aroma of malt and some hops. Grainy in the nose. Flavor is a tad bitter with some smooth malts. Pretty ok.


 kosko20 (302), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/515/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Clear, pure gold appearance with a thick white head. Aroma is nicely balanced of hops, malts and yeast. Flavor is definitely good. Balanced beautifully between hops of the citrus and pine styles, barley, malts of sugar and fruit, and also yeast. Palate is smooth and warm bodied with a nice bitter finish. Lovely beer.


 ChainGangGuy (2522), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/510/20
Sep 12, 2008  
12 oz. bottle purchased at Total Wine in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Pours a clear, amber body with a frothy, white head. Smell: Smells a bit metallic upfront with a faint, meager maltiness and slight fruitiness. Taste: Thin, cheap, sweetish malts. Lightly fruity. Never really delivers much in the way of hops or bitterness. But thankfully it’s all over before you know it. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation. A tad watery. Drinkability: The thumb points down! Painfully bland and generic.


 502Flavors (617), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/511/20
Sep 7, 2008  
The site just deleted my review of this as I was trying to enter it, so here it is again, but shorter. Strangely unique, a bit out of balance, not the best representative of an ESB (almost tastes like it is brewed with Belgian candi sugar), light bodied with a bit to much carbonation for my liking. Still (overall) it is a decently enjoyable beer but I don;t think I will ever buy it again unless Macro lagers are my only other options.


 bsm80 (144), Massapequa, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Nice looking amber pour, as the description says it is bitter, but a faint bitter offset nicely by some citrus, faintly nutty, smooth finish. A must too have this on tap, a must.


 Strangebrewer (207), Chatham, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Beautiful copper colour, Thin creamy head. Sweet malty caramel nose. Nice bitterness, a little metallic aftertaste. Easy to drink. I’ll have another round please.


 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2008    Updated: Apr 6, 2009
Taste: 9/8 Bottle(?) Looks: Copper with a thin yeasty head. Aroma: Small hops fruit/citrus behind the yeast. Taste: An ok ESB even if it is the export recipe. Nothing special, but a good quality beer for such high production.


 kennydiaz (182), staten island, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2008  
SLIGHTLY BITTER WITH A NICE COPPER COLOR. GOOD ON ITS OWN BUT GREAT TOPPED OF WITH GUINNESS. ITS DEFINITELY ONE OF MY STAPLE BEERS.



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