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Cask Ale Appreciation Week At The Ale House
Monday, March 29th, 2010
the glass headed firkin
So this week is National Cask Ale Week in dear old Blighty (www.caskaleweek.co.uk) so being British, a brewer and fan of cask conditioned ale I couldn’t let this event slip by us unnoticed. Therefore, The Pratt Street Ale House will be running special pricing on our cask ales throughout the week, offering all 3 of our cask beers at $3/pint from 5pm until close. Also we will have the famous glass ended firkin on the bar this coming Friday, serving gravity poured pint of Blonde Ale dry hopped with Maryland grown Chinook so come along and try some fresh cask conditioned (“Real”) ale.
As I was searching through the dusty archives I came across this photo of me at my former brewery, The Phantom & Firkin in Loughborough, U.K. circa 1998. I hasten to add that I wasn’t responsible for emptying the stack of kilderkins upon which I’m perched (not all by myself anyway)! For six years I brewed only cask conditioned ale in the U.K.,( brewing a little under 500 (Imperial) barrels in 1998 for some 12 Firkin pubs) so it’s very satisfying for me to be part of the current upward trend in cask ale sales in the U.S.! Speaking of which we’ll be sending out firkins of Dark Horse (mild), E.S.B., Cherry Blossom Ale, Dry Hopped Blonde Ale and 3 Lions Ale to ChurhKey this week so look out for them on the beer engines soon. Don’t forget, wherever you’re enjoying a pint of craft beer, if they sell cask conditioned ale, raise a glass and toast a true representation of the brewer’s art!
Taking a break, 1998.
Cask Ale Week At The Ale House
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
As has already been reported by Tom @ www.yoursforgoodfermentables.com the U.K. is about to celebrate National Cask Ale Week (http://www.caskaleweek.co.uk/) running from March 29th through April 5th. Of course, being a Brit, I couldn’t let a celebration of all things cask pass by without The Pratt Street Ale House doing their part so we will be running our regular Tuesday Cask Appreciation Night pricing ($3 cask ale pints) throughout the week (5pm until close). Also on Friday April 2nd we will have the famous glass headed firkin on the bar for gravity poured pints (again $3) of delicious Blonde Ale dry hopped with Maryland grown Chinook! So come along and show some love for cask conditioned (“Real”) Ale!
Get your firkin on!