A Thought on Bass Ale

[Jimbeaux]

I was resting in my patio hammock last evening while slow cooking a London Broil on my grill drinking too many Bass Pale Ales. I finally took a moment and read the labels. It pointed out that this drink is not only a favorite of the "Drinking Classes", but of of the "Great and Good from Napolean to Buffalo Bill". I chuckled a bit at "Drinking Classes", as if anyone of higher breeding/station drinks in a very different manner.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Friday 27th August 17:32

[eldar]

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

[Jimbeaux]

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

[Toyless]

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

Just finished a pint of Marstons Old Empire IPA, which is 5.7% and lovely.

[Jimbeaux]

Toyless said:

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

Just finished a pint of Marstons Old Empire IPA, which is 5.7% and lovely.

There is an eclectic selection of lesser known(at least over here)British Ales available at my local grocery. Any particular recommendations?

[Toyless]

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

Just finished a pint of Marstons Old Empire IPA, which is 5.7% and lovely.

There is an eclectic selection of lesser known(at least over here)British Ales available at my local grocery. Any particular recommendations?

Hard to say, care to list a few ?

Im a fan of darker ruby ales normally, but I do like various others as well as copious amounts of cider when in the mood.

[eldar]

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

Just finished a pint of Marstons Old Empire IPA, which is 5.7% and lovely.

There is an eclectic selection of lesser known(at least over here)British Ales available at my local grocery. Any particular recommendations?

A barrel- firkin sized (around 70 pints, proper ones, not those puny US ones). Keep it still and cool for a couple of days and drink. Lasts a week, so either be an alky or invite a few mates. Draught (gravity, not gas pumped) is better than bottled.

IPA was originally a draught beer (India (or Imperial) Pale ale, with a long secondary fermentation to survive the boat trip. Generic now for lighter beers.

Marstons is usually good, try Shepherd Neame or Moreland. Or try a few

You could try some Belgian beers, head banging stuff.

[Jimbeaux]

Toyless said:

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

Just finished a pint of Marstons Old Empire IPA, which is 5.7% and lovely.

There is an eclectic selection of lesser known(at least over here)British Ales available at my local grocery. Any particular recommendations?

Hard to say, care to list a few ?

Im a fan of darker ruby ales normally, but I do like various others as well as copious amounts of cider when in the mood.

Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale; Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy Ale; Worthington White Shield; Theakston's Old Peculier are a few that come to mind. Newcastle and some others I didn't mention as they are more common.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Friday 27th August 21:15

[anonymous-user]

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

haha! love it! though it depends if we are talking 'pale ale' or 'india pale ale'!

[eldar]

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

Just finished a pint of Marstons Old Empire IPA, which is 5.7% and lovely.

There is an eclectic selection of lesser known(at least over here)British Ales available at my local grocery. Any particular recommendations?

Hard to say, care to list a few ?

Im a fan of darker ruby ales normally, but I do like various others as well as copious amounts of cider when in the mood.

Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale; Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy Ale; Worthington White Shield; Theakston's Old Peculier are a few that come to mind. Newcastle and some others I didn't mention as they are more common.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Friday 27th August 21:15

Haven't seen Worthington White Shield for years. Pour it carefully, so the slag stays in the bottle... Newcastle Brown, maybe?

[Jimbeaux]

eldar said:

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

Just finished a pint of Marstons Old Empire IPA, which is 5.7% and lovely.

There is an eclectic selection of lesser known(at least over here)British Ales available at my local grocery. Any particular recommendations?

Hard to say, care to list a few ?

Im a fan of darker ruby ales normally, but I do like various others as well as copious amounts of cider when in the mood.

Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale; Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy Ale; Worthington White Shield; Theakston's Old Peculier are a few that come to mind. Newcastle and some others I didn't mention as they are more common.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Friday 27th August 21:15

Haven't seen Worthington White Shield for years. Pour it carefully, so the slag stays in the bottle... Newcastle Brown, maybe?

Sounds complicated.

[Toyless]

Theakstons Old Pec is very nice, but quite heavy, I would recommend for occasional suppage.

Newcastle is not one I like.

Any Fullers ales ?

[Jimbeaux]

Toyless said:

Theakstons Old Pec is very nice, but quite heavy, I would recommend for occasional suppage.

Newcastle is not one I like.

Any Fullers ales ?

I am stopping by there on the way home tonight, I will check and update.

[williamp]

the last few years I've tended to avoid all Bass beers because:

-I've no idea who owns them. Is it the canadians? The Belgians??
-Its always been alongside John Smiths "bitter"- that horrible creamy nonsense served from brass T-pieces. Cold, with a head but no taste

Can you still get some real ale Bass??

[mybrainhurts]

Jimbeaux said:

Bass Pale Ale

Being on the wrong side of the pond, you've probably not heard of the medicinal qualities of Bass Pale Ale...

As the ad used to say...

Has the bottom fallen out of your world..?

Drink Bass Pale Ale...

And watch the world fall out of your bottom..

[Jimbeaux]

mybrainhurts said:

Jimbeaux said:

Bass Pale Ale

Being on the wrong side of the pond, you've probably not heard of the medicinal qualities of Bass Pale Ale...

As the ad used to say...

Has the bottom fallen out of your world..?

Drink Bass Pale Ale...

And watch the world fall out of your bottom..

[eldar]

Jimbeaux said:

Sounds complicated.

It is. Probably why it disappeared in the UK.

[Forthright MC]

Toyless said:

Any Fullers ales ?

Gotta be ESB!

I had a drop of White Shield the other evening, wasn't bad at all for a bottle conditioned brew i thought

Kelham Island Pale Rider is a particularly cracking example of the pale ale style IMO

williamp said:

the last few years I've tended to avoid all Bass beers because:

-I've no idea who owns them. Is it the canadians? The Belgians??
-Its always been alongside John Smiths "bitter"- that horrible creamy nonsense served from brass T-pieces. Cold, with a head but no taste

Can you still get some real ale Bass??

Marstons are contract brewing cask Bass at the moment. The previous mega brewery conglomerate who owned the name before have shipped Bass and all their other cask brands off to other regional breweries, not sure why...
One of my local pubs had Bass on as a guess not too long ago, the taste strangely reminded me of marzipan....
Some say that the beer hasn't tasted right for years though (I regularly hear the same argument brought up in reference to GK Abbot and all Courage beers too) Think it was Roger Protz who even concurred saying it was once the "Rolls Royce of the brewing world reduced to an Allegro not firing on all cylinders" IIRC!

Edited by Forthright MC on Friday 27th August 22:15

[wibble cb]

ESB Champion is my current tipple of choice, think its a bit meatier than the Pride, still like an occassional Old Speckled Hen though (drink that is, not the wild fowl)

My local does Bass, bizarre but true.

Edited by wibble cb on Friday 27th August 22:15

[kiteless]

Jimbeaux said:

Sounds complicated.

Take heed of the advice. With White Shield, a regular man is not necessarily a happy man....the following morning.