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Bass Pale Ale

Bass Pale Ale

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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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16173.17/5.03.17/5.05%56.3English 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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 msante79 (339), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20

Nov 25, 2007  
Draft at a local restaurant. Bitter in tast with a little sweetness in finish. Out of all the common beers that are at most bars I seem to go for this instead of SN or SA.

mcsquint (57), , Missouri, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Poured from 12oz bottle into pint glass Smell - Faint malt and hops Appearance - Golden amber in color, nice two finger white head. Minimal lacing Taste - Slightly sweet with a bit of a bite on the finish. Palate - Light but finishes very clean Overall - Bass is one of the beers that proved to me that beer can actually have taste. Even though it seems lighter now than it did a few years ago, this is still a well made mass produced, easy to get just about anywhere beer. It’s easy to drink and doesn’t drain the wallet.


 BeerBunker (178), Burbank, Illinois, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/58/20
Nov 26, 2008  
Pours a redish orange, with a fizzy white head. Aroma is of malt, caramel, some mild hops, and lemon. Taste is very bland. Cheap beer malt, weak hops, and some weird lemony notes. Drinks easy, but not worth drinking.


aetheon (7), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 21, 2008    Updated: Dec 3, 2008
full flavored without being bitter, I am somewhat novice with trying all of the different specialty and small brews, but at this time, this is my favorite beer.


 HarryFlashman (434), Chatham, Kent, England
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/53/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Strangely they seemed to serve this everywhere in Las Vegas when I was there - we seldom get this at home, other than by the can in the supermarket. It is kegged in the US rather than draught like in the UK, which may be why I was disappointed with it. Bland, no hop or bitter taste, nothing much there at all - tasted like John Smith’s or Tetleys out of a can or "Smooth" out of a tap. In short, shit.


 danielcurtis81 (262), San Diego, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Draft. Pours a golden amber. not much to the nose. Mellow flavors of malt and hops. An OK beer.



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