Why British-Style Cask Ale Is Next Big Thing in Beer: Top Shelf

Cheers! It’s Tony Rehagen, your pub-dwelling promoter of all things ale and lager, eager to talk about a term you might’ve seen or heard on your latest trip to the taproom here in the US: “on cask.”

But first, some freshly poured news from the beer community:

• Despite the 90-day tariff pause, beer is still classified as an aluminum derivative, leaving European breweries facing a 25% tax hike, as with metal wires and cables.
• Estonia’s Pühaste Brewery won Untappd’s Best International Breweries awards, followed by beermakers from Denmark, Norway, Wales, Hungary and Italy.
• Red flags to look for ...