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Cask Ales in Ireland

Posted by Fred Waltman on 2013-03-03 06:37:44

I spoke to one pub manager (forget which one) about the difficulties with cask ales. It is pretty much the same thing I hear in the US: Customers call it "Warm, flat, cloudy beer" :) Plus it is more work for the pub (and the brewery) than kegs, so less incentive unless there is a customer demand. Once a certain critical mass is achieved it becomes easier. My "local" in LA (well, Santa Monica actually -- The Daily Pint) actually has four hand pumps (with cask breathers) but it is rare that there are more than 2 on at any time, and then 90% of the beers are from Stone. There is the occasional Firestone-Walker and that is about it. There was a local brewery that specialized in English style cask ales but they owner burned out and they stopped brewing.

Cask Ales in Ireland by barryriley on 2013-03-04 01:37:11

Cask Ales in Ireland by Mark Andersen on 2013-03-04 06:40:14

Cask Ales in Ireland by Mark Andersen on 2013-03-04 06:49:39

Cask Ales in Ireland by Fred Waltman on 2013-03-04 07:04:19

Cask Ales in Ireland by barryriley on 2013-03-04 08:59:25

Cask Ales in Ireland by barryriley on 2013-03-04 09:20:30

Cask Ales in Ireland by Mark Andersen on 2013-03-04 09:54:52

Cask Ales in Ireland by Mark Andersen on 2013-03-04 10:21:03

Cask Ales in Ireland by Nick B. on 2013-03-04 23:27:13

Cask Ales in Ireland by barryriley on 2013-03-05 06:38:54

Cask Ales in Ireland by Mark Andersen on 2013-03-05 07:09:41

Cask Ales in Ireland by barryriley on 2013-03-05 08:14:57

Cask Ales in Ireland by Mark Andersen on 2013-03-05 12:15:39

Cask Ales in Ireland by Nick B. on 2013-03-06 01:24:44