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Since 1997 Cask Marque has been ensuring that the cask ale you drink in pubs in the UK is in perfect condition.
Our 50 qualified assessors make over 20,000 visits to pubs each year in England, Scotland, Wales, Europe and even America to check the temperature, appearance, aroma and taste of Britain’s favourite drink.
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Reg Drury
Cask Marque were very sad to hear this morning of the death of Reg Drury. He had been ill for some time and passed away peacefully on 7th June 2015. Reg was one of the original Cask Marque assessors who helped to define our position in the industry and build our...
Butcombe Flavour Panel Launched
The search is on across North Somerset and Bristol for the region's most sensitive taste palates to join an elite group of expert beer tasters. The initiative, launched by Butcombe Brewery, aims to set up the Butcombe Flavour Panel, which will undertake a...
Beer sales rising
Total British beer sales continue to grow year on year, after a decade of decline Market still fragile as Q1 on-trade sales sales 0.8 per cent lower than Q1 2014 Continued support for beer and pubs is vital, says BBPA’s Brigid Simmonds Beer sales are continuing to...
Rufus Hound and real ale
Rufus Hound talks real ale in this informative video. Find out about the history of real ale, different beer styles and why ale is booming in this short video for Co-operative Food.
Update on There’s a Beer for That
It's been six months since Britain's Beer Alliance launched the widely-anticipated There's A Beer For That and the campaign shows no signs of slowing in momentum. June will see the next phase of the campaign rolling out with a series of new marketing initiatives,...
Going for Gold
Nicholson's, the pub chain owned by Mitchells & Butlers, has revealed that golden and pale ales are increasingly popular with their customers. The latest research from Nicolson's which serves around 4.7 million pints of cask ale in its 80 pubs, shows that sales of...
Latest trends in pub going
Foodservice industry figures from global information provider The NPD Group show that pubs are increasingly more a place for eating and less a venue for ‘a quick pint’. Half of the British population now visits a pub at least once per month. This is a higher visitor...
Cask Beer Uncovered – the videos
Cask Beer Uncovered was launched in March and is free of charge to all pubs and their staff. Developed by the Cask Matters partnership, the e-learning programme is designed to inform, engage and enthuse bar staff about cask beer and help pubs to maximise the potential...
Brewology launches new products
Leeds based start-up, Brewology has launched a brand new range of machines developed for micro-breweries. In less than a year Brewology’s small team has not only completed a major brew-house project for brewing giant C&C group, but has worked with many of the...
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