Bass Pale Ale (USA and export)
Anheuser-Busch InBev USA in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
5.77
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Brewed from the late 70s 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 after which it reverted to the UK, latterly at InBev’s Samlesbury brewery. As of 2012, the US version was being produced at A-B InBev’s Baldwinsville brewery.
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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Ehhhhhh. Welll I suppose for a mass marketed brau she’s not all bad eh? A touch of bitterness and not totally awful, but really very inconsistent.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:45
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. This is another one of those beers that I feel used to taste better. This one taste like an English version of Bud or Miller. Very disappointed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:17
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
wow, i can’t believe i haven;t rated this before. Had on tap tonight. Nice amber color, good frothy head. Good hops in the nose. Slightly sweet in the flavour, slightly thin body, mild bitter aftertase. a good session ale, but gets kinda cloying after 2-3.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2025
at 09:31
2/10
0,33 litre Bottle from Old Cellar Collection. BBF 2002. Amber with no head. Oxidation, malts, sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2020
at 18:32
4/10
Tried
on 25 Mar 2020
at 12:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Tesco. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of cinder toffee and malt. Taste is astringent malt and toffee. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2020
at 15:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle in the Marlin Club, Avolon, Catalina Island on 8th Jan 2020. Decent Pale Ale all round, got enough hops to battle with the malty base and just about the right blend of bitterness to keep you interested without blowing your head off with too many hops or stupid additives.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2020
at 05:30
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 5
Pours light amber with a very thick white head. Malty, lightly spiced aroma. Taste is sweet with a slight spiced note on the back of the tongue. Palate contains malt. Good, drinkable beer.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2018
at 01:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Draft at St. John's Wood, Sapporo, Japan. Pours a transparent brilliant red, with persistent very fine white foam. Aroma is weakly malty. Body is average, with moderate carbonation. Taste is medium sweet with limited bitterness. Finish is average.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2018
at 13:02
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask @ P&O Ferry. Amber colour, white foam. Sweet, malty, bit skunky. Light bitter, some tartness. Meh, not very nice bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2017
at 04:59