There is no better place to enjoy a refreshing beer than in your local pub. This year Hook Norton are celebrating 175 years of beer and brewing. It’s a passion that every generation shares and they want to share it with you. Join Hook Norton’s ale trail as they...
Thursday 24th May 2018 – The day of the much anticipated Cask Marque ale ambassador course had arrived. The reward for scanning 500 pubs on the ‘World’s Biggest Ale Trail’. There was an air of excitement from the committee as we assembled at the famous Marston’s...
I t seems like everyone in the world knows something about my first beer. Timothy Taylor’s Landlord from Keighley in West Yorkshire has won more awards than any other beer (it has won the Champion Beer of Britain a record four times) and is frequently cited by ale...
Hard to believe, but before I started my work at Cask Marque at the ripe old age of 35, I had never visited Cornwall in my life. My first journey down to Cornwall in my line of work was blighted by the worst snow storm Cornwall had seen in years. Only ten miles shy of...
Way, way before all these achingly fashionable, super hip craft brewers came along, a little brewery in Peterborough (I know, Peterborough!) was beavering away experimenting with new flavours and hop profiles. Oakham was founded in 1993 and led the way in sourcing...
