Cask ale ‘is unique to the pub’? Don’t bet on that

I’m as keen to big-up the attractions of the pub as anybody. But there was a big pull-out quote in the latest Cask Ale Report from a cask ale-selling publican in Bristol that “there is no future for a pub without cask ales. It’s the only thing in the pub not being taken by the… Read More Cask ale ‘is unique to the pub’? Don’t bet on that

A few fascinating cherries from the 2014 Cask Report

The seventh edition of Pete Brown’s yearly investigation into the state of cask ale in Britain, the Cask Report, came out this afternoon in time for Cask Ale Week, and as usual it’s full of fascinating cherries of information. Here’s a selection of random titbits you might miss in other stories about it: ● The… Read More A few fascinating cherries from the 2014 Cask Report