Once the cask is opened (known as "tapped") the beer inside will last for about three days. After that, the air that enters the barrel will start to negatively affect the taste of the beer.

The fizzy carbon dioxide forms from the yeast which is still fermenting the beer inside the cask. It's a more gentle sort of carbonation than the soda-like fizz you'd get from keg beer.

Cask ale brewers are calling for the beer to be given a 'cultural heritage' status in an attempt to stop its decline. With Gen-Z routinely drinking cocktails, lagers or spirits, ale is continuing ...

No need to travel across the Atlantic Ocean for a proper English ale. The Fiddlin’ Pig, a British pub in Smithfield, has attained a Cask Marque accreditation, a prestigious designation that ...

Cask ale is finally rid of its image of being a fusty pint favoured by old men and instead is being appreciated for its flavour and enjoyed by a third of women, new research reveals. For many ...

NERAX, the longest running cask beer festival in the United States, goes by the motto, “life is short, drink real ale.” There’s a lot to unpack in that first sentence but it breaks down like ...