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

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RATINGS: 1919   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.14   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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.


3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
davidm (1246) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - DEC 5, 2011
On tap at Stansted. Nice malt-driven ale. Aromas of caramel, peach, with a hint of cola. Taste is sweet, with light bitterness, and average length. Palate is oily, and medium bodied. Amber, with a frothy head.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
burlpark333 (1) - Kentucky, USA - DEC 2, 2011 does not count
The Bass I am drinking states that it is a product of the USA? Thought this was made in the UK?

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Lightrider (44) - Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 24, 2011
Golden copper color, light white head. Very clean start and finish. One of the best large scale ale’s ever.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
ThreeCats (77) - ISRAEL - NOV 11, 2011
Bread and caramel, malty aroma and tastes, both very satisfying. Clear copper with a solid head. Good beer, until you get to the palate. of which there’s hardly any. At 5% it can serve as a session beer or something to go with dinner with the same ease. All in all, a nice solid, if a bit shallow, bitter.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Chudwick (356) - Taylor Mill (KY), FRANCE - NOV 6, 2011
Bottle in a pint glass. Pours a clear caramel with light white head along with light lacing. Aroma is caramel malts. Taste is sweet and bitter at the end. Can’t figure out what makes it bitter. Body is medium and texture is thin and oily. A good all around beer and I can see why impressionists would want to paint it.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
reebtogi (1551) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - NOV 1, 2011
500ml bottle pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head and minimal lacing. Aroma is light fruity malt. Taste is light malty sweetness and a modest hoppy bitter finish. This is a decent bitter, but there are much better ones out there.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
HardingG (45) - Butler, Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 28, 2011
UPDATED: NOV 14, 2011 Very pleasant ale. The aroma is malty and almost that of a brown; however, not as rich. The only drawback I have is the appearance. I just rather look at a darker beer - but I can’t gig it too bad for that. Taste is crisp, clean and refreshing - one of the better pales in its simplistic roots. The palate is equally impressive. There is no bite or sharpness. Overall - this is one of my fave macro. I want refreshing and crisp....... this beer never lets me down

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
TomTron (83) - Aiken, South Carolina, USA - OCT 16, 2011
Pours like an amber ale with a small off-white head. Not much aroma, but a little fruit and some maltiness. Tastes more like an amber lager than a pale ale, but apparently this is the "first pale ale" so what do I know. It’s an easy drinker but nothing special.


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