I bet you all have a friend or a colleague who tells you they don’t like beer? I know. It’s unfathomable to you and I. But these mad, sad fools need our guidance because their experience or perception of beer has probably been a poor one. We know that not all beer is...
It would be wrong to say beer is better with food than wine, or wine is better than beer. They just do completely different things: the carbonation in beer can act as a palate cleanser, spritzy hoppy beers can cool the heat of fiery chillies, and malty beers...
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...
Cask Marque is sponsoring CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2019, due to be published on 13 September. Fully revised and updated each year to feature the very best pubs across the United Kingdom, the Good Beer Guide is completely independent, with every one of...
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Cask Ale Week 2018 has been launched with a new look. The new logo for the ‘Week’ incorporates the shape of the cask end and a pump handle. “The look feels more positive,” says Frances Brace, promoter of Cask Ale Week. “It’s a...
