Wednesday Night Cask Ale

Cask ale, or as it’s sometimes referred to Real ale, is a time-honored method of naturally carbonating beer by re-fermentation in a Firkin (10.8 gallon barrel-shaped vessel).

Cask beer is served directly from the cask via a Beer engine which pulls the beer out of the cask using no external gas pressure. This keeps the beer only slightly carbonated allowing the subtle flavors and aromas of malt and hops to be fully available to the palate. The Brewer will often (usually in our case) add dryhops or oak chips into the cask as well.

This technique was employed throughout Brewing History before the advent of glass bottle or gas pressurized kegs. Cask conditioned beers are the perfect showcase for a Brewer’s talent!

Firkin tapped at 5:00 p.m. sharp! Casks served via traditional beer engine.

1/25 PU240
2/1 Placer Porter
2/8- Route 40 Red
2/15- PU240
2/22- Scotch Ale
2/29- ZZHop triple IPA

Upcoming Brews

Route 40 Red ~ American Style Red Ale
“Lil” Digger ~ Session IPA
Black Lassie ~ Dark Lager