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Bass Pale Ale

Bass Pale Ale

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 Percentile 
59
overall
A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Samlesbury (InBev UK - InBev)

Preston, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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16313.17/5.03.17/5.05%56.8English pint P  Stats

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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 Pershing (114), Garland, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/513/20

Aug 11, 2008  
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 English pale ale at best.

 blutt59 (1068), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 8, 2009  
on tap, almond colored pour, strong foamy head, aroma is caramel and some fruit, flavor is a nice bright bitterness with a clean slight metallic finish


 afireinside96 (570), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Bottle. Clear amber pour topped by a diminishing white head. Smells of toffee and earthy English hops. Tastes of caramel and tobacco. This used to be my go to beer before I discovered craft beer, now it is merely OK.


 ericandersnavy (261), denton, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 3, 2009  
on tap at fox and the hound in lewisville, tx. poured a nice amber with a white head and left some lacing on the glass. aroma was very sweet with malt, some citrus. flavor was exactly the same as the nose. a real decent brew overall, but nothing special.


mpersinger (73), , California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/514/20
Jan 3, 2009  
On draft, ruddy hue, good carbonation with tiny off-white head. Current version in US has a light malty tang aroma leading to sour malt and some biscuit and nut flavors. Very thin body and weak finish.


 fidelis83 (227), Clinton, Iowa, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Pours a perfect crisp amber with a thin fizzy white head that quickly fades to a skim and a ring that stays. Aroma is grassy, floral and citrus hops, straw, a little caramel and raw cereal grains. Flavor is cereal grain, caramel, straw, apple, floral hops, a little citrus, a sorta sour and nutty drying like slightly underripe walnuts. Finish is dry and slightly bitter with a grainy, almost adjunct taste to it. Body is thin and watery a bit high on carbonation. Not bad for a beer that is everywhere, though I have bought a few skunky sixers over the years.



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