We've had beer experts and famous faces choosing our Beers of the Day. Today, we've gone for a full-blown superfan. Meet Tim Mackie-Harrison - lifelong cask lover, officially crowned one of Wadworth's “Legends”, and a man whose relationship with 6X started considerably earlier than licensing laws would have preferred. Tim grew up near Wadworth's old […]
Imagine you've never tried cask ale before. You're on a historic pub tour around Shoreditch and you ask your guide: “So... what should I order?” Today's judge, Charo Havermans, knows exactly what she'd say. Charo is a public historian and tour guide specialising in pubs, particularly the often-overlooked role women have played in brewing and […]
Today we're handing out a Beer of the Day award we've never given before. Welcome to the Cask Ale Week Newcomer Award - and its first winner, Jiddler's Tipple. If you know Jacob Liddle, you'll know he's hardly a newcomer to great beer. He's a certified Beer Sommelier, beer judge and Channel 4 Sunday Brunch […]
When the man behind one of Britain's great cask pubs tells you there's a beer worth ordering, you listen. Today's Beer of the Day has been chosen by Steve from the Swan with Two Necks in Pendleton - a family-run Ribble Valley pub he and Christine have been running since 1987. And Steve knows his […]
What beer does the Chairman of CAMRA go hunting for when he spots it on the bar? Today we have the answer - and apparently you need to be quick. Our Beer of the Day has been chosen by Ash Corbett-Collins, Chairman of CAMRA, and it's Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla Porter from Colchester Brewery. Ash […]
Well, this feels like a rather good way to finish. Hawkstone has made its first-ever cask beer - and our final Beer of the Day comes from a landlord who knows a thing or two about a great pint. Owain Jones, co-owner of The Plough at West Hanney, has chosen Hops & Glory, the new […]