Ale lovers will raise a glass to Britain’s national drink when pubs around the country celebrate Cask Ale Week, from Friday 28 September to Sunday 7 October. With this year’s theme of “try before you buy”, the beer quality organisation Cask Marque is encouraging everyone to visit at least 12 of their local real ale pubs during the Week to toast Britain’s brewers – as well as to qualify for an exclusive, limited edition Cask Ale Week Tshirt. Using the ‘World’s Biggest Ale Trail’ feature on the free CaskFinder app,…

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With London 2012 well underway, it appears Olympic fever has not only hit the nation but the real ale industry too. In celebration of this great sporting event, and waving the flag for Team GB, brewers up and down the country have jumped on the bandwagon and launched their very own Olympic-themed ales. From these, ale accreditor Cask Marque has chosen its top 10 gold medalists, all Ale-ympic golds to get you in the sporting mood. Adnams – ‘Flame Runner’ (3.9%) Greene King – ‘Personal Best’ (4.3%) Butcombe – ‘Going…

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