We’re counting down the days until the start of Cask Ale Week and hope that pub goers, brewers and licensees around the UK can get involved to celebrate our national drink. Formed in the early noughties by Cask Marque, Cask Ale Week is supported by the...
If ever cask ale had a significant role to play in the pub industry, it is now. While other drinks can be bought online or at supermarkets, cask ale matures in the pub cellar and is sold fresh, natural and bursting with flavour, across the bar. In short, to...
CAMRA is calling on pub-goers to choose cask-conditioned ale during Cask Ale Week, taking place from Thursday 24 September to Sunday 4 October. The industry-wide campaign aims to promote locally produce cask ale, with a special focus on celebrating pubs and...
Tasting beer for a living has to be one of Britain’s best jobs. Getting paid to sample and test beer really fits the ‘living the dream’ stereotype. I was recently lucky enough to follow in the footsteps of a Cask Marque assessor – who does exactly that. All while...
New Hogs Back Brewery Bar gains Cask Marque accreditation Hogs Back Brewery has gained accreditation from Cask Marque after passing a rigorous inspection of the beers served at its Brewery Bar, located next to the brewhouse in Tongham, Surrey. The accreditation...
There are more breweries in Britain than there have been for decades – around 2,300. They supply over 50,000 pubs, bars, hotels, restaurants and clubs with cask beers, making over 10,000 different beers available each year.“It’s not just the number of cask beers on...
