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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.
Visit a Cask Marque accredited pub and you are guaranteed to receive a great pint of cask ale.
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Top 10 Tips to Improve Beer Quality
Here are our top tips for improving beer quality. If you are finding your beer is not up to scratch or customers are complaining about your beer here are 10 ways to improve beer quality. Beer when delivered must be kept in a cold store or cellar and not left in direct...
Bar Person’s DVD
Cask Marque have produced a training DVD called "Real Beer: A bar persons guide to real beer" which teaches more about what goes on behind the scenes, both at the brewery and in the cellar of the pub. Use it to increase your staff's product knowledge and how to reach...
Ale Pythons
When pubs apply for the Cask Marque Award we test unannounced the temperature, appearance, aroma and taste of each cask beer on sale. Brewers recommend 11-13°C and we allow a tolerance of 1°C each side in order to be able to score full marks. 90% of the pubs which...
A Great Pint?
If you are wondering how to tell a great pint from an average or a duff one, then here are some tips. 1. Unless advertised as being hazy, cask beer should be clear and bright in appearance in the glass, this even applies to the dark milds and stouts. 2. Always look...
Research
Cask Marque was originally formed after the following piece of research was undertaken. Since then we have undertaken research in a number of different areas of beer quality and also consumer recognition of Cask Marque and what it stands for. Original Research Back in...
Leeds Brewery Tasting
A group of women in Leeds yesterday joined the growing number of female beer drinkers when the Leeds Brewery Tap hosted a pre-Easter beer and chocolate tasting. The tasting was organised by Dea Latis - named after the Celtic goddess of beer - a nationwide group aiming...
Beer & Chocolate
Beer and chocolate – a match made in heaven? Beer-loving ladies from across the industry have marked an early end to Lenten promises by hosting their annual Beer and Chocolate tasting at the Draft House, Tower Bridge. With Easter firmly in their sights, the women...
What women want?
In Pete Brown’s first book, ‘Man Walks into a Pub’, the author makes an observation about beers brewed specifically for women. “Every now and again some brewer will have another punt at a beer targeted at women. They never work. It’s not that women don’t drink...
Marstons host 25th Cask Marque assessors meeting
Marstons kindly hosted the 25th meeting of the Cask Marque Assessors at their brewery in Burton. Over 40 assessors and trainers attended this twice a year gathering. The purpose is to update everybody on Cask Marque activities and performance and to talk about key...
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