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Bass Pale Ale

Percentile
61
overall
Brewed by Samlesbury (InBev UK - InBev)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Preston, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
17563.16/5.03.15/5.05%62.6English pint
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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 WallyWalrus (205), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 3, 2007  
12oz bottle. Pours a clear and effervescent amber with a thin, fleeting head. Aroma is light with smells of roasted malt, some hops, and a hint of tobacco and spice. Taste is creamy and medium-bodied with flavors of bitter fruit, spice, and hoppy citrus with a crisp finish. Difficult to categorize or compare -- not quite a bitter, not quite an IPA, but not quite an ale either -- but sadly not terribly memorable or unique either.


 rickgordon (3285), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Cask at The Cask & Barrel, Edinburgh. Amber colour. White, decent head. Tobacco in aroma and flavour. Very fruity, and very much an English Bitter. Crisp with dry ending. More body here, compared to many cask ales at this abv-level.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 01/01/1994
Mode: Bottle
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

amber, whispy white head, light sweet malty aroma, pleasant hop flavor, touch of malt sweetness, light bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 12/22/1995

amber, good head, sweet with light hops and slight bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 04/08/2004

nice hop flavor and bitterness on top of a worthy malt base

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


phllybeer29 (20), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 30, 2007  
Nice head, smooth taste, with a touch of fruity flavor. This is one of my favorite common/easy-to-get ales.


 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 30, 2007  
Amber color, quite nice offwhite head. Malty and fruity aroma. Quite mild fruity flavor.


 hombrepalo (757), Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/54/103/57/20
Aug 29, 2007  
ehh its ok. Clear bright amber with a small white head. Weak spicy aroma with some toffee notes. Light, almost water body and flavour, toffee and more spicy hops. Little carbonation and a reasonably long sweet finish.


 Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Aug 26, 2007  
Pale amber-copper colored bubbly body with a healthy white head. Nutty caramel spicy nose with crisp malt notes. Sharp biting carbonated mouth feel with a sweet and bitter balance that is quite welcomed. Finished smooth. I imagine this is what the original pale ales were like in England.


ShamRock (20), Rochester, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Not too bad. Taste better when its really cold. Has a good malty taste to it. Kind of flattens out quickly. First sip is better then the last. More or less an average pale ale.



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