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Beer & Cider<br />
Cask is king<br />
Cask Ale Week is coming soon (24th<br />
<strong>September</strong> – Sunday 4th October)<br />
and what better way to celebrate<br />
our national drink? With pubs across<br />
the UK closing for the duration of<br />
lockdown, fresh cask beer is tasting<br />
better than ever before.<br />
Megan Hocking from our communications<br />
team spoke to Georgina Young, our brewing<br />
director, to find out more about what makes<br />
cask so special, the launch of seasonal cask<br />
beer Harlequin – just in time for Cask Ale<br />
Week – as well the ingredients we use to<br />
brew our core range.<br />
To read more about Cask Ale Week <strong>2020</strong>,<br />
visit caskaleweek.co.uk<br />
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When it comes to cask beer, quality raw<br />
ingredients are essential. What is it<br />
that makes Maris Otter barley so great<br />
for brewing?<br />
We purchase more Maris Otter barley<br />
than any other brewer in the world. It’s a<br />
heritage variety that produces a rich, malty<br />
flavour and brilliant beer clarity. We’re<br />
very proud of the relationships that we’ve<br />
formed with our trusted community of<br />
Cornish farmers over the years.<br />
In total, approximately 900 acres of<br />
Cornish farmland has been cultivated<br />
to grow this year’s crop of Maris Otter<br />
– currently being harvested - which has<br />
produced 700 tonnes of barley.<br />
What does the water quality and<br />
Cornwall and Bath mean for the<br />
outcome of cask beer?<br />
Beer contains about 90% water, so its<br />
importance to cask quality and its overall<br />
taste cannot be over-estimated.<br />
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