Cask Marque are delighted to announce two important appointments made to the management team. Keith Bott, previous Chairman of SIBA and owner of Titanic Brewery joins us as a non Executive Director. Keith was keen to be involved in an organisation that champions cask...
GBBF – Great Bonkers Beer Festival August is the month when the biggest Beer Festival in Britain hits London. The Great British Beer Festival – or GBBF – attracts around 55,000 drinkers over a 5 day period, offering up to 700 different cask ales, and a...
Top 5 Beers List Anthony Hunt Mike Capener 1. Barnsley Bitter from Acorn Brewery 1. Jaipur from Thornbridge Brewery 2. Fortyniner from Ringwood 2. Yakima IPA from Great Heck Brewery 3. Londinium from Roosters 3. ESB from Fullers 4. Oracle from Salopian 4. WPA from...
What is cask ale – It is known popularly as “real ale” thanks to more than a quarter-century of feverish and dedicated activity by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). But a brewer and a connoisseur will prefer the term “cask-conditioned...
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...
