Bass Pale Ale

Brewed by Samlesbury (InBev UK - InBev)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Preston, England

Pours a nice caramel orange, not too much going on in the aroma, there’s an interesting nutty character to bass which seems somewhat unique to it. Medicinal bitterness creeps in in the finish. Palatable.

Bottle... Poured a honey color with a nice head. Not much for the aroma, watery malt. A punch of hops which is balanced by sweet, lingering malt. Pretty refreshing in big gulps. Makes a great session beer, but nothing more.

Poured dark red almost brown with a white head. Aroma of caramel. Some caramel and hops flavor. Good bitter finish.

568 ml/19.25 oz bottle. What’s up with the size? It’s not metric or American. Oh well, at least the bottle’s a little unique. Pours a nice dark red with a small, thin off-white head. Sweet light aroma that is on the sharp side--like a sweet bug spray you could drink. Taste is bitter and a little burnt . Sweet too but it’s more of an undertone. Don’t really care for bitters but definitely on the malty side for one.

Nice cool reddish/amber color in the pour. Extremely bitter the second it hits your palate, but calms down as the beer warms up.

I usually only drink Bass when I feel like fixin’ up a Black ’n’ Tan. However, I had some Bass (draft) the other night, and it stands up alright on its own. The taste is, of course, immediately bitter, but it seemed like a softer bitterness than I get from excessively hoppy American beers. There’s isn’t a wide range of spice or caramel flavors as I’ve come to expect from "pale ales" either. The taste was generally more subdued, and, in a way, that was refreshing. The finish was minimally bitter--cool and clean. I think beer is generally better on draft, so I was a little more pleased with Bass this go ’round than I have been in the past.

this is a well rounded beer and very consistent. i would love it with a longer finish and a little more malt.

12 ounce bottle available at Total Wine Fort Lauderdale, FL at $1.49 Excellent restaurant draft.