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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.
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Drinkers back cask as greenest choice at the bar
New YouGov research commissioned by CAMRA has found that nearly 70% of consumers in the UK believe that having a draught beer or cider in a pub is the greenest way of enjoying a tipple. Draught beer or cider served in a licensed premise such as a pub, social...
New report reveals how landmark Government policy led to UK brewing boom
A new report, which has just been published to mark the twenty-year anniversary of Small Breweries’ Relief, reveals the huge impact the policy had on UK brewing, including a boom in small breweries and a huge increase in the number of different beer styles being...
CAMRA announces first details of Great British Beer Festival Winter
CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival Winter will take place for the first time in Burton-on-Trent from 16-18 February 2023. As the winter counterpart to CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival, visitors will find a fantastic range of not only dark and winter brews...
Hogs Back Hop Harvest celebrated by 3,000 people
Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, near Farnham, staged its annual Hop Harvest celebrations on the last weekend in September, with a music festival-style event on Saturday and a more family-friendly TEA Party on the Sunday. A record 3,000 people attended over the two days....
Day 11 Beer of the Day
A fantastic beer to mark a fantastic 11-day celebration of cask ale. The Judge for the final day of Cask Ale Week is Pete Brown, an award-winning beer writer. Pete describes his choice as “an absolutely classy and groundbreaking fusion of cask ale...
Day 11 Brewery of the Day
It's the last day of Cask Ale Week today and we've chosen a cracking brewery as our final Brewery of the Day. Lancaster Brewery brew some fantastic beers and put quality at the heart of everything they do. They have four beers that form their popular core...
Day 10 Beer of the Day
On Day 10 of #CaskAleWeek, the beer of the Day has been chosen by elite rugby union player James Haskell. He’s a big cask ale fan and his personal favourite is Greene King IPA. It’s not that surprising as it’s a classic easy drinking session cask ale. ...
Day 10 Brewery of the Day
It’s Saturday, it’s October and it’s the last weekend of Cask Ale Week. To celebrate we have another spectacular Brewery of the Day – Greene King. Greene King has over 200 years of heritage to brag about which you can read about here Brewer of Abbot...
Day 9 Beer of the Day
We have a last-minute entry for today’s beer of the day from Nathan of Cask Marque HQ. When you’re asked to choose just one beer as your favourite, it’s a tough decision for everyone. For Nathan it was heartbreaking and he has been debating this for a...
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