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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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Admiral is top of the hops
The Institute of Brewing and Distilling’s annual British Hop Competition dates back to 1944 and is judged by a panel of Master Brewers who draw on their personal experience as Head Brewers to judge the quality of the hops. One hundred and sixty one samples from the...
Cask Marque invests heavily in new website
The Cask Marque website which lists over 8,350 award winning pubs is now heavily consumer focused to help drive footfall into pubs. Drinkers will now be able to access a powerful search engine under the following headings: Pub Search Search by any part of the pub...
Beer Styles
So which do you prefer, a golden ale or a stout? A barley wine or a mild? The multitude of beer styles within cask ale can make a visit to a pub or beer festival a voyage of discovery. To discover more about beer styles you can visit CAMRA which has information on:...
Views of the Industry Insider
When Cask Marque was set up in 1998 to promote the cask category within the industry we quickly discovered over a third of the pubs in the UK were serving poor quality beer. The question at the time was how could you grow the cask market if customers were frequently...
Cask Marque spreads its wings
8th June 2012 - With over 8,000 pubs in the UK achieving the Cask Marque award, demand for the scheme is spreading into Europe and America. This week The Bombardier in Paris achieved the award with its owners, Charles Wells, investing not only updating the dispense...
Cask Marque gets a ringing endorsement from licensees
16th February 2012 - The results of the Cask Marque annual survey with the licensees showed how important the award is in generating cask ale sales. 88% of licensees stated that it had helped increase sales with over 40% showing a growth in cask ale sales of over 10%....
Cask Marque pubs benefit
The power of digital media has proved a success as the CaskFinder app is used 110,000 times to find Cask Marque pubs in a 9 week period. The app which can be downloaded free from the iPhone store and the Android Market locates the consumers nearest Cask Marque pub and...
Keeping and serving cask beer
When the beer arrives at the pub it needs to undergo its secondary fermentation before it can be served. The usual practice is for the casks to be placed in a cellar. Some pubs keep their beer in a special cool room on the ground floor and a few keep their beer behind...
Marstons Old Empire has been voted the No.1 beer by user of CaskFinder app
The participants on the CaskFinder app Ale Trail have been encouraged to taste beers and give their feedback on how they rate them on a score of 1 to 5. The top beer in 2013 to date is Marstons Old Empire which overall received a 95% rating. Thornbridge have two beers...
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