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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.


2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
HonkeyBra (2217) - Lemont, Illinois, USA - DEC 13, 2008
Hey, an InBev product! Amber pour, white head. Lightly hoppy nose. Bland taste. Kind of spicey. I remember enjoying a few pints of this when I was in college. I guess I was both pretentious and stupid.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
KiwiJonno (70) - Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND - DEC 9, 2008
On tap, Fox and Ferret bar CHCH. Amber brown beer with a smallish white head. The nose is of sweet malts and english hops. A solid (for the style) malt taste is the first thing that hits you, followed by a long lasting very english and almost "spicy" hops. Not the thickest beer on the palate but worth a drink.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
altacyr (144) - Campinas, BRAZIL - DEC 6, 2008
Mais popular agora coma s fusões das grandes cevejarias. Mantém as características das cervejas inglesas

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Lagunitasfan (1247) - San Diego, California, USA - DEC 5, 2008
Sweet and winey on the nose. Sparkling clear orange amber color. Light head and lace. Malty, fruity and dry in the mouth. Long in the mouth too. Not full in the mouth, however. Light finish.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
mcsquint (93) - , Missouri, USA - NOV 27, 2008
Poured from 12oz bottle into pint glass Smell - Faint malt and hops Appearance - Golden amber in color, nice two finger white head. Minimal lacing Taste - Slightly sweet with a bit of a bite on the finish. Palate - Light but finishes very clean Overall - Bass is one of the beers that proved to me that beer can actually have taste. Even though it seems lighter now than it did a few years ago, this is still a well made mass produced, easy to get just about anywhere beer. It’s easy to drink and doesn’t drain the wallet.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
BeerBunker (687) - Burbank, Illinois, USA - NOV 26, 2008
Pours a redish orange, with a fizzy white head. Aroma is of malt, caramel, some mild hops, and lemon. Taste is very bland. Cheap beer malt, weak hops, and some weird lemony notes. Drinks easy, but not worth drinking.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
aetheon (81) - Beer Dungeon, Minnesota, USA - NOV 21, 2008
UPDATED: JAN 30, 2009 nice dark golden color with some lacing, flavor is mostly light roasted malts with a touch of hop crisp, this is one of my fall backs

1.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 3/20
HarryFlashman (469) - Chatham, Kent, ENGLAND - NOV 21, 2008
Strangely they seemed to serve this everywhere in Las Vegas when I was there - we seldom get this at home, other than by the can in the supermarket. It is kegged in the US rather than draught like in the UK, which may be why I was disappointed with it. Bland, no hop or bitter taste, nothing much there at all - tasted like John Smith’s or Tetleys out of a can or "Smooth" out of a tap. In short, shit.


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