In the press

Raise a real ale to renaissance JournalLive.co.uk

The continuing renaissance of cask-conditioned beer - real ale - has just been confirmed by a new report that highlights the nation's regard for you and your counterparts Black Magic Woman and Captain Ann... Read the article

North is still ale and hearty Sunday Sun

DOES the news that production of Newcastle Brown Ale is soon to be shifted out of the region show the brewing industry in the North is on the decline? Nothing could be further from the truth, as Mike Kelly reports . . . Read the article

Cask beer: the pub trade's saviour The Publican - London,UK

The Cask Report also attributes success to what it calls the "cask value chain". Cask ale is viewed by many drinkers, it says, as an indicator of a pub's ... Read the article

We'll drink to that: pubs hail the return of real ale Independent - London,England,UK

Market researchers at AC Nielsen collected the figures for this year's Cask Ale Report, commissioned by a collection of regional breweries and the Campaign ... Read the article

Cask ale: zero to hero Morning Advertiser

The Cask Ale Report -launched today - claims that cask ale attracted 400000 new drinkers in 2008, was served up in 3000 new pubs, while there are more breweries trading than at any time in the past 60 years. Cask ale recorded a 1%... Read the article

Real ale 'enjoying rise in sales' BBC News

Real ale is a natural beer that does not require any added carbon dioxide. Pete Brown, the author of the study, said real ale or cask beer's share of the ... Read the article

Bitter gets a sweet lift as ale sales rise CITY A.M. - London,England,UK

REAL ale is the only type of beer to report sales growth for the full year, ... same six months of the previous year, according to this year's Cask Ale Report. Read the article

Real Ale can offer a "lifeline" for operators during the recession CatererSearch - Sutton,England,UK

Real Ale is the only beer to show sales growth in the past year in an otherwise declining beer market, a new report has revealed. The Cask Report ... Read the article

Fight Hangovers: UK: Cask beer: the pub trade's saviour By Smart Partyer

With cask sales growing one per cent over the last year despite a declining beer market, and the category proving to drive big-spending consumers into the pub, The Cask Report: Britain's National Drink says it has become highly ... Read the article

Taking the beard out of beer!: Crystal Ball Gazing By Melissa Cole - girls guide to beer blogspot

For the past year I've been predicting that, when the new cask ale figures come out for 08/09, that there would be a positive growth shown - and I'm delighted to say this is indeed the case! The Cask Ale Report, authored by that top ... Read the article

Pete Brown's Beer Blog Britain's National Drink the new Cask ...

The first cask report then called The Intelligent Choice showed that cask ale was'nt doing quite as badly as everyone thought it was declining by no more than ... Read the article

Cask Ale Is Pub Lifeline insidebeer...with Jeff Evans

Confirmation that cask ale is a thriving product has come with the publication of The Cask Report â€“ Britain's National Drink. ... Read the article