by Louise Ashworth | Nov 20, 2018 | Cask Ale, News, Real Ale
CAMRA has named the best four pubs in the country as part of its Pub of the Year 2018 competition, one of the most respected and well-known pub awards in the UK. Among the finalists is the Volunteer Arms (Staggs) in Musselburgh, a traditional local decorated with...
by Alastair Macnaught | Nov 1, 2018 | Beer Quality, Case Studies, Cask Ale, Cask Reports, Good Practice, News, Practical Advice, Quality, Real Ale, Reports
(Reproduced courtesy of Pete Brown. Follow him here.) After talking last week about some general attitudes and behaviours around cask ale, this week I’m focusing in on the sense I got from research about some specific issues around how cask is presented to the...
by Alastair Macnaught | Oct 23, 2018 | Beer Quality, Case Studies, Cask Ale, Cask Reports, Good Practice, News, Practical Advice, Quality, Real Ale, Reports
(Reproduced courtesy of Pete Brown. Follow him here.) The latest edition of the Cask Report has prompted quite the debate around the plight and possible future of cask. I didn’t write the Report this year (well, only bits of it) but I did do the research behind it....
by Louise Ashworth | Oct 11, 2018 | Awards, News
St Austell Brewery, Joseph Holt, S.A. Brain, Molson Coors and Ian Payne MBE scooped up the honours at this year’s British Beer & Pub Association Annual Awards, presented at the BBPA’s Annual Dinner in London; a celebration of Britain’s beer and pub industry. ...
by Louise Ashworth | Oct 9, 2018 | News
Cloudwater Brewery announced last week that it was bringing back production of cask beer. The brewery had chosen to dispense with cask a couple of years ago and instead to concentrate on keg, in a move that was widely debated in the beer industry. The brewery revealed...
by Louise Ashworth | Oct 9, 2018 | News, Promotion
Nicholson’s Pubs have announced the launch of their third annual Autumn Beer Showcase, a month-long event championing all things beer. Running from 24th September to 4th November, it will allow hop heads and guests the chance to try some of Britain’s best brews with...
