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...
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...
Brewers join Cask Marque – Lancaster Brewery and Oakham Ales have both committed themselves to being champions of cask ale by joining Cask Marque as corporate members. Paul Nunny welcomed the new members “Working with Cask Marque will deliver both companies...
A day in the life of a cask, let me introduce myself. I am a 9 gallon cask and life began in France. None of my friends are English as production has now stopped in England. You could call us immigrants. Today we are all made of stainless steel and I think I cost...
Most people in our trade are now aware of the increased interest by the consumer in cask ale reflected by a strong revival in market share – 5% growth versus a 2% decline in beer. Cask beer now represents 45.3% of total ale volume and 16.4% of total draught beers. It...
