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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%63.1English 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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thenumber1g (68), Cary, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/105/513/20
Jan 17, 2008  
Very good beer, one of the best I have tried in a long while. Light on the hops but very malty!


 timfoolery (482), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 14, 2008  
More malt taste than hops, as in typical pale ales, but this one satified with a smooth palate and subtle hops. It’s a pretty good brew at a party, or a familiy function.


 shackinetics (132), Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/512/20
Jan 13, 2008  
brownish amber with fair amount of dense white head. Not much to the nose, with a medium build and what I can only describe as a very peppery taste. Heavy on malt, low on hops. Okay stuff when there’s nothing tastier around at the sports bar


 darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 13, 2008  
A good beer, fairly common to find on tap. Some bitterness but no more than I expected from what it is. Not alot of hops but the malt presence is there. Has a fairly prominent yeasty or biscuity note. Much better from the tap than from the bottle.


 SHANER4 (370), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 10, 2008  
12oz bottle - Poured light copper or caramel color with medium head. Really a nice looking beer, very good carbonation. I could smell malt, slight hop and fruity scent. Tasted yeast on palate with a weak hop finish, also slightly dry. Overall a decent beer but not overly impressed.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/57/20
Jan 6, 2008  
I was surprised to find that I had not rated this one. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bronze-amber color with a medium sized white head. The aroma was sour, tangy - a bit skunky and had a dry floral hop presence. The flavor was tangy, bitter and had a moderate floral hop presence. The finish was tangy, bitter and tasted a bit off. Sadly this rating of the bottle gets better scores that I would give the draft which I have had a time or two in the past when I have forgotten that while this is named Bass they really should have left the "B" out of the name.


 slimchill (771), Austin, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 2, 2008  
Bottle. Light hop nose. Bright and clear orange-brown. Solid hop presence, drinkable. Pretty okay beer.


 Haslinger (640), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 31, 2007  
One of my all time favorite beers. Buy over and over again if in need of something easy to have a couple of. Very nice color and taste.



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