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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HughConway (367), Washington, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	8/20

Mar 13, 2008

Bottle. Pours a nice brown with white head. Nice aroma, smooth taste, great session beer. Nowhere to what I remember - I’m not sure if that’s because my tastes have changed or because the changes consolidation has brought.

Rynoplasty (507), Louisville, Kentucky, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 12, 2008

Pours a nice copper brown with a small off white head. Aroma is a little faint but malty. Taste is smooth malt with a slight bitter finish. Can’t hate on Bass.

GuinnessGal (59), Virginia, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Mar 12, 2008

Nice, strong aroma and appearance. The flavor is not as strong as the aroma leads you to believe. Finishes with a small bitter bite.

TBone (6736), Pori, Finland

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	4/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	9/20

Mar 12, 2008

Draught@Beer Hunters, alc. 5.1 %
Amber-copper color, decent white head. Nutty menthol aroma. Pale malty, slightly toffeish and nutty ale. Watery! Ale if you don’t like to drink ales. Very much overrated in RB.

dlovell2 (140), Columbia, Maryland, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	6/10	3/5	2/10	4/5	11/20

Mar 5, 2008

Golden Color. Hops aroma. Smooth Light hops taste, caramel with Fruity, apples finish.

oreogobbler (217), Austin, Texas, USA

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	4/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	9/20

Mar 5, 2008

Pours a dark amber brown, well carbonated, with a thin bubbly head. Sour and bland aroma, very metallic. Sour lemon zest flavor and bland hops. Palate is smooth but dry and unbalanced.

Taverner (836), San Ramon, California, USA

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	3/10	2/5	4/10	2/5	11/20

Mar 5, 2008

Very bland beer, almost sour. No hops, no bite. This is better than Bud or Coors, but not by much.

Oscbert (537), Sacramento, California, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	5/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	12/20

Mar 3, 2008

~Pours a see thru amber colour. Lots of carbonation. Little to no head. ~ Malts dominate the nose. Some nuttiness and spice. Sugary scent. ~ Dry nutty taste. Not as sweet tasting as it smells, which is good. ~Palate is dry. Hardly any aftertaste. ~ Overall this is a decent beer. A bit bland, but pleasant.

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