text: Bottles of Bass with the Red Triangle logo have occasionally appeared in art and literature, including Édouard Manet's 1882 painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère and in over 40 paintings by Picasso, mostly at the height of his Cubist period around 1914. In the "Oxen of the Sun" episode of James Joyce's Ulysses, Bloom observes the Bass logo.
  Sponsorship
  Bass sponsored Derby County Football Club from 1984 to 1986.
  Bass sponsored Crewe Alexandra Football Club from 1986 to 1989.
  Bass sponsored Blackpool Football Club from 1988 to 1990.
  Bass sponsored Bohemian Football Club from 1993 to 1994.
  Bass was the main sponsor of Bristol Rugby for 2006–07.
  Bass was a major sponsor of Pontypridd RFC during the 2009–2011 seasons.
  Versions of Bass
  Draught Bass
  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".
  Bottled Bass is not bottle conditioned, and is brewed at Samlesbury, Lancashire, by AB InBev.
  Bass Ale
  An ale brewed for export, usually to around 5% ABV.
  UK keg ales
  Bass Extra Smooth - A 3.6% ABV pasteurised keg version of Bass, brewed to the same recipe, and most popular in the South West of England.