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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Gethinbeer (1001), Nova Scotia, Canada

1.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.4	2/10	2/5	2/10	1/5	7/20

Mar 25, 2008

From bottle. Weak aroma. Clear light amber colour with a thin dissipating lace. This beer was 5% in alcohol, I would never have guessed. Weak in hops, very thin with a hint of honey. Poor beer. Water really.

RedSox2004 (354), Pacific Palisades, California, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 23, 2008

A classic looking ale - clear amber with a decent head that left a layer throughout. Subtle aroma of malts, bread and hops. Taste is similar but the hops come through a bit more intensely. Medium bodied, good carbonation, well balanced with slight bitterness in the aftertaste.

FlyingSwine (169), Littleton, Colorado, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 22, 2008

Pours a medium amber, with little head. Smells like a typical bitter, slightly doughy with some sweet hops. Flavor is lighter than the aroma, well balanced, but slightly less bitter than you’d want in a ESB. Palate is medium weight and smooth, with no/little fizz or carbonation. Overall a good session bitter, worthy of better scores than it has received here.

mmmbeer (743), Austin, Texas, USA

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

Mar 21, 2008

Bottle poured into pint glass- poured transparent amber brown, decent size white head formed and stayed around for awhile, medium carbonation. Aroma of malt and hops, appealing. Hits the mouth with a medium body with water in the backbone, the malt and hops are nicely paired together, finish has that bitter nod. Nice sipper/sessioner.

Tweety (343), Vancouver, Washington, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 18, 2008

Pretty damned respectable for a widely distributed beer, one of the better ones, if not one of the best. This beer is a light-brownish pour with a white head, and has a nice malt character with a touch of bitterness.

TikiE (360), Sylva, North Carolina, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Mar 18, 2008

A light beer! Pours a amber color with a lasting white head. It smells of light malts, and its taste is of malts with a slight bitter finish.

Collint (453), Sylva, North Carolina, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Mar 18, 2008

Bottle. Aroma of malt and light hops. Taste is sweet and watery. Drinkable, very common beer to see at a party.

mgoy (343), Oak Brook, Illinois, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 17, 2008

Bass Pale Ale is very attractive with its nice amber color and perfect head. The aroma is malty with some hops while the taste is very nice, but less fulfilling than you would hope from such a nice looking beer.

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