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Brewed by Samlesbury (InBev UK)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Preston, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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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.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tangentrider (144) - USA - AUG 15, 2008
Clear amber ale with a small off-white head and minimal carbonation. Aroma is sweet with a touch of spice. Flavor is malty sweet with hop in the background; mouthfeel is medium. Finish sweet and short. Good ale.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
thepegjett (919) - Cambridge (via Winnipeg), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - AUG 15, 2008
A-Sweet A-Clear amber F-Bitter, with a strong alcohol flavor P-Smooth O-Decent, but not hoppy enough for me

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Russo (942) - Campinas, BRAZIL - AUG 14, 2008
TAP. A clear Amber color, nice white head. Aroma is sweet, note of caramel. Flavor is Malty with a little hoppy bitter. Mouthfeel is bitter. Good one!

3.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Steinface (77) - Hatfield, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 14, 2008
Pours a dark honey color, with an inch head which quickly fades. Great lasting taste, quite refreshing all the way down. I just burped, and it felt great. A great beer in my opinion, especially for the price.

3.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Paul150 (37) - , Georgia, USA - AUG 13, 2008
A nice, accessible Pale Ale. Nice, Amber color poured into a pint glass from a 12 oz. bottle. Some sweetness up front with a pleasing, hoppy bitterness in the back. Smooth mouthfeel with a fairly low amount of carbonation. Head retention is decent when properly poured; some nutty aroma, though nothing too strong. A very drinkable and likable beer overall.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Gypsy19 (728) - California, USA - AUG 11, 2008
A decent beer. Very smooth and drinkable but quite unmemorable. Lemon and honey flavors are present in this undercarbonated, thin beer. Could be worse. Would have again if at a pub with nothing better.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Pershing (273) - Garland, Texas, USA - AUG 11, 2008
UPDATED: APR 12, 2010 Light amber with a light beige head. The taste keeps changing, probably because of the different brewing locations. More than likely they use East Kent Golding hops but I’m only making an educated guess since the hop aroma and taste is not that strong. A decent ESB at best.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fidel (1302) - Livermore, California, USA - AUG 10, 2008
Light amber, simple, Malty, nutty, caramel, slight hop bitter, crisp, refreshing.


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Beer: Bass Pale Ale Rating Avg: 3.14 No. of Ratings: 1919
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