Palmers Brewery has become the UK’s first small brewery to achieve a new national standard for excellence in the distribution of real ale.

The award of Cask Marque’s Distributor Charter accredits Palmers’ skill in supplying beer to pubs and clubs in tip-top condition.

Every year Cask Marque make hundreds of presentations and speeches around the United Kingdom. We have 45 assessors, normally qualified brewers, as well as two National Account Managers on the road who when called upon, talk about Cask Marque and beer quality in general.

So we’ve set you the task of taking part in ‘The World’s Biggest Ale Trail’ on the CaskFinder app and we’re pleased to see so many of you getting involved.

The beginning of the month saw the annual National Cask Ale Week (1 – 9 October) and as always it was jam packed full of great events in pubs across the country. It was particularly exciting for us here at Cask Marque as our CaskFinder app launched ‘The World’s Biggest Ale Trail’.

There are a number of benefits for licensees and pubs in being members of Cask Marque. Amongst many others these include:

Over the last 12 months Robinsons Brewery have invested heavily in a beer quality programme within their 385-pub Tied Estate and part of this commitment is to become a corporate member of Cask Marque.

It was fantastic to hear about the agreement that Punch Taverns and SIBA have just announced. From June Punch tenants will be able to buy through SIBA’s Direct Delivery Scheme increasing the range of local beers they are able to offer their customers.

I went to a meeting the other day, where a large pub chain updated their key suppliers about their strategy and performance.

What a great advert for Cask Marque!

And no it wasn’t one that we created ourselves; the article below appeared in last week’s Sunday Mail. How it managed to reach the press we do not know but we are pleased it did as it highlights beautifully the value that Cask Marque adds to the industry and ultimately the consumer.