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 this: ...

Blue Point Brewing held its 20th annual Cask Ales Festival at the brewery in Patchogue on Nov. 2, with over 2,400 attendees filling the big tent to enjoy more than 150 cask ales from over 60 breweries ...

Some brewers seem to be all wet when it comes to dry-hopping. As regular readers know, I'm quite the hophead. I love hops and hoppy beers more than most, probably. And that's saying something, since ...

Mark Bowers is passionate about cask ale. So much so that as president of the nonprofit CASC (Cask-conditioned Ale Support Campaign), he dedicates much of his time to saving the stuff, like others ...

Thornbridge Brewery has teamed up with New York City brewing legend Garrett Oliver to produce a cask beer on the only operational Burton Union set. The Burton Union set gives a unique character to ...