Bass Pale Ale

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

Draught, 20 ounces, savoured at Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Pub on September 7 2007; eye: copper, light effervescence, clear, tiny creamy white head; nose: a bit of caramelized malt, pleasant hops, corn; mouth: caramelized malt, corn, caramel, acridness of medium amplitude and rather unpleasant, finale is rather sweet (caramel) with a hint of hops, thin-medium body, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, good carbonation; overall: unpleasant acridness cost it dearly FRANÇAIS En fût, 20 onces, savourée chez Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Pub 7 septembre 2007; oeil : cuivrée, légère effervescence, claire, petite mousse blanche crémeuse; nez : petit malt caramélisé, houblon plaisant, maïs; bouche : malt caramélisé, maïs, caramel, âcreté de moyenne amplitude et plutôt déplaisante, finale plutôt sucrée (caramel) avec une p’tîte pointe de houblon, corps faible-moyen, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : âcreté désagréable lui a coûté cher

From the Guinness family, Bass is an excellent choice for a commercial, mass market ale. The ale has a tasty appearance and goes down pretty well too

Draft. Amber color, medium head. Clean, smooth, but not much depth to the taste. Not nearly enough hops. I will pick it up only if there is nothing else better on draft.

Soapy looking head, with a nice copper color. Slight smokey malt aroma. Light on the palate with a very clean and drinkable finish. Nice beer if you are just starting to venture out from the big 3 American brews.

From bottle at a holiday party. Scent of grapes. Pours a rosé color, with quickly dissipating head. Flavor vinous,fruity and somewhat sweet, but then becoming soapy. High carbonation & prickly when you want it smooth. Doesn’t work and will not ever purchase.

Highly refreshing, a little bit of a copper/nickely finish, but balanced. Everyone’s pretty familiar with Bass, so no need to go crazy defining it. Worthwhile.

This brew hits it home for me. Refreshing to say the least. Highly carbonated with a slightly metalic after taste. Nice balance of malt and hops. Overall quite refreshing.

everyone knows it... it ain’t new... but it’s the one I rate all the others by... and it’s the one that gets sucked up the most by visitors to the humble abode.