Bass Pale Ale

	Percentile
	61
	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
1756	3.16/5.0	3.15/5.0	5%	62.6	English pint

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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cb23 (97), St. louis, Missouri, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 28, 2008 Updated: Jan 5, 2009

Draft. Poured a light copper color with small diminishing head. tasted of sweat malt and floral notes. Very fruity notes in the beer with a dash of hops that smoothes the beer out a bit. Not as hoppy as domestics (APA) are. Very drinkable and refreshing.

rman18 (201), South Amboy, New Jersey, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 28, 2008

Nice everyday beer. The aroma is sweet with a bit of hops. The color is a golder redish yellow. Nice and average palate. Overall Nice Bar beer.

Snojerk321 (1937), San Diego, California, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 28, 2008

Poured amber with creamy head.aroma malty, citrus, nutty. flavor were on the weak side lightly sweet with some bitterness . not to bad of a beer, the type you con serve to impress the people you know who drink bud.

MadIndian (992), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Mar 27, 2008

Bottle, Copper pour with thin head. Slight malty caramel aroma. Mild hop and malty taste a little thin for me but ok.

wacohoover (100), Garland, Texas, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	4/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 27, 2008

I like Bass. It has a decent ale flavor, though a little on the thin side. Doesn’t have the bite that I look for in an ale. Instead, it’s a little soapy, but still has a smooth flavor and tastes good going down. No off-putting after glow.

beezz86 (68), Jasper, Indiana, USA

2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2	5/10	2/5	4/10	2/5	7/20

Mar 25, 2008

Bottle poured in a pint glass. Beer poured an amber color with a minimal head. The aroma reminded me slightly of toast and leaves. It had a light body and thin texture with a very slight bitterness in the aftertaste. I wish this beer had a bit more kick(bitterness) to it. I expected it to have a bit more flavor than what it did.

Imperial-John (155), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 25, 2008

On tap at Sloppy Joe’s in west end Toronto. 1st of a fresh keg and I could tell the difference. Nice bouquet of floral, fruity yeast. Orange amber with foamy white head. The taste was more intense than I’ve had there previously. Very nice blend of fruity, floral yeast with surprising body for a 5%. Nice carbonation.

wheatfreak (41), Marinette, Wisconsin, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	4/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Mar 25, 2008 Updated: Mar 30, 2008

I was surprised by this beer; it actually had some character. Poured a light golden amber with a frothy head. Had a good, clean hoppy flavor; but less bitter than I anticipated-- I would drink this as is or as a bottom dweller in a black& tan.

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