Bass Brewery 1860, Bass was the first foreign beer to be sold in Japan. Bass Brewery The Bass Brewery was founded in 1777 by William Bass in Burton-upon-Trent, England. The main brand was Bass Pale Ale, once the highest-selling beer in the UK. By 1877, Bass had become the largest brewery in the world, with an annual output of one million barrels. Its pale ale was exported throughout the British Empire, and the company's distinctive red triangle became the UK's first registered trade mark. Bass took control of a number of other large breweries in the early 20th century, and in the
Bass Brewery logo. Draught Bass is a 4.4% ABV cask conditioned beer. Most prevalent near its Burton upon Trent and Derbyshire heartlands, it is brewed by Marston's in Burton in Yorkshire Squares using English hops and dry hopping and is described as "a classic ale with a malty, fruity, nutty aroma and a complex, satisfying flavour". This is the exported version of Bass, usually brewed to around 5% ABV. Shandy Bass is a 0.5% ABV shandy made with Bass beer and lemonade. Introduced in 1972, it is made by Britvic. Bass Pale Ale has been brewed under licence in Belgium since the