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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%63.2English 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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lucke13 (90), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/101/58/20
Feb 22, 2008  
Tap. Translucent redish-brown with minimal head. Smells of malt with a hint of spice. Tasted watered down...I think this ruined it for me.


 BrewDad (2363), Olympia, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/510/20
Feb 20, 2008  
Pint - Pint’s & Quarts - Olympia, WA
Aroma – Nice malt aroma very light hops.
Appearance – Amber color, clear and a light head.
Flavor – Nice light EBS flavor. The malts where nice the hops where light.
Palate – Good Mouthfeel, smooth with a dry finish.
Overall – Easy drinking Beer. Nothing too special it was nice and easy drinking.


 kidmartinek (972), austin, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/512/20
Feb 19, 2008  
Pours dark translucent amber with a lot of red tint.. Small dirty head. Heavy caramel and sugar aroma. A little burnt hickory in there too. Mildly thin consistency. Woody flavor of hickory, sugar and malt. A bit of cheap grain coming through on the finish. If you like this sh*t, then you like New Castle. Really a blood-red beer, pale ale my ass.


 TheCaptain (526), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 19, 2008  
Had this on tap and most recently in bottle. I think I had this before the switch back to Ireland because it was kind of empty. Ok carbonation but a little acrid on the pallet. Hop bitter and odd after taste. Need to give this a try again on tap but for me overall, weak.


 moseslikesbeer (183), conestoga, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/105/516/20
Feb 18, 2008    Updated: Jan 17, 2009
tap. aroma is a malt/citrus mix. appearance is an amber orange. small brown head, no carbonation and some lacing.tasted like oranges and malts. loved this because the orange was on the small side. this is the smoothest beer I have had. tastes great and I would be able to drink tons of these. tangy and kind of bubbly.


 RomanW70 (297), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 17, 2008  
From bottle in a pint glass. Bass is the beer I order when I’m at a place that doesn’t have any good beer. Pours copper. Taste is realtively mild, mostly sweet malt. Not much hop character, Very smooth and drinkable. Not a bad beer, but defintely suffers from comparison to the huge beers I’ve been having lately.


BrewmeisterEd (59), USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 17, 2008  
This used to be the only alternative import to Heineken you could get in restaurants before craft/import took off. Poured a little cloudy and with a finer head (think nitrogen, though I know that’s not the case) that dissipated quickly. A bit more carbonated than a lot of IPAs and a bit of an astringent after taste. But it has a full mouth feel despite a hint of sourness that, while interesting, doesn’t contribute to what I feel the style. If Heineken was the only other import at the restaurant, I’d definitely go with the Bass,,,


 joshwilfong (769), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Feb 15, 2008  
don’t get it, coppery appeaance with no head. flavor at best is subtle but ends up being of slight malt and slight hop. finishes dry and bitter. not feeling it



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