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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.


2.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
MaltDawg (1344) - Richmond, Virginia, USA - MAY 28, 2008
12 oz bottle, Pours a clear copper with a moderate off white head that doesn’t persist. Very lightly carbonated. Almost no aroma, maybe a touch of carmel maltyness. Very clean light malt flavor with a touch of hop bitterness. Clean dry finish.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
punkrkr27 (903) - Berkley, Michigan, USA - MAY 27, 2008
Light iced tea colored pour with a small white head. Nutty, bready aroma with a balance of caramel and slight spicy hops. Flavor is toasted almond, biscuit, and mild spicy hops. Medium body.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bungalo22 (326) - Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA - MAY 26, 2008
Draft beer in a pint glass. A small head which struck me as odd because I seem to remember a much larger one of these. This was an old bar standby when nothing else was on the menu. A great drinker but not much there and a bit watery. Malty and a little roasty. A good drinker when in need.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TheAlum (2978) - Lisle, Illinois, USA - MAY 25, 2008
Poured draft at Mickey’s (Iowa City, IA). Pours a nice dark honey maybe orangish hue with a very nice head that sticks around. Aromas are light, with a decent caramel malt waft and some notes of a light hop character. Initial taste is underwhelming but sessionable. Medium bodied malty body that gives way to a decent hop balancing and dry bitter-esque finish. Very smooth, but dissappointing in the flavor department, especially considering it is listed as an ESB. Ok, will probably have to drink again someday.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
RunDWP (203) - San Jose, California, USA - MAY 25, 2008
Bottled. Not much of an aroma, maybe detected a little hops. Looks great in the glass, with a burnt orange color and strong, persistance head. Tastes of highly camelized malt, almost a burnt taste, with some faint sweetness, and a fair amount of ordinary tasting hops. A little watery and the carbination is a tad high. Used to be a favorite of mine, sorry to give it such a low score now. Better than average mass market beer, which isn’t saying much.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
jstraw (1098) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAY 24, 2008
Copper with decent, fizzy off-white head / Simple nose of corn and caramel / Light to medium body, not much malt character, with faint, dry finish / Simple, bland flavor of grain with a faint caramel note and nothing on the dry finish / Eyes closed I’d guess it was a mass market pilsner.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
tool2scream (134) - San Diego, California, USA - MAY 23, 2008
UPDATED: JUN 23, 2011 First beer I ever tried. I was 14 and loved it. It holds a special place in my heart. Sweet floral notes and grassy hops dominate the aroma as well as the flavor. I like that the flavor of this brew so closely resembles the aroma. Nice flavor, surprisingly sweet sometimes, especially for a premium bitter. Overall a great beer for a macro.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Rciesla (5500) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - MAY 23, 2008
Bottle. Pours amber with a 3 finger off white head. Aroma is sweet malt. Flavor is that with light hop character and a bitter finish. a bit better then our macros.


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