We’ve underlined our commitment to promoting and maintaining beer quality by becoming a corporate member of Cask Marque, the leading cask ale accreditation scheme.

Cask Marque is an independent, non-profit making organisation formed to improve the quality of cask ale in pubs. It presents Cask Marque Awards to licensees who serve great quality cask ale and almost 7,000 licensees already hold the award. Cask ales offer pubs a compelling point of difference from drinking from home because it can’t be replicated in the off-trade. It’s going to play an increasing role in our business and is something we’re committed to supporting.

How to get a Cask Marque Award

To gain an award you will have to pass two unannounced visits from qualified assessors who will test all cask ales on temperature, aroma, appearance and taste. If you pass both inspections, you will gain the award and be promoted by Cask Marque.

The benefits 

- The Cask Marque plaque you can display outside your pub is recognised by 46% of cask ale drinkers (NOP survey 2009).

- Your pub will be listed on www.cask-marque.co.uk with a link to your website.

- If you’re in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide a Cask Marque logo will appear at the side of your entry.

- Your pub will be listed on Cask Marque’s text messaging service which gives customers the names of the two nearest Cask Marque outlets for any town or postcode.

- Cask Marque pubs can be downloaded to sat nav systems.

- You’ll receive three newsletters per year containing market trends, stats and consumer research.- You’ll receive free point of sale material, including bar runners, drip mats, tent cards, window stickers and pump clip stickers.

- Your pub details will be available on Cask Marque’s free iPhone/ Android mobile phone, allowing customers to find you on the move.

For more information visit www.cask-marque.co.uk or phone 01206 752212.

Budding landlords up and down the UK will be given the chance to discover what it takes to be part of the pub trade as Admiral Taverns hits the road for a series of open days throughout January and February.

The Admiral team will be visiting Maidstone, Bolton, London, Cardiff and Telford over the next couple of months.

Business Development Managers will be on hand to provide information about what support is available to both industry newcomers and people who already have pub experience.

For more information, visit the Events section of our website or contact Admiral Taverns’ recruitment team on 0845 070 8950.

Jamie O’Grady of The Fighting Cocks in Kingston Upon Thames is the latest Admiral Taverns landlord to receive our Achievement Award.

Jamie has turned his pub into Surrey’s leading alternative music venue, hosting performances from acts such as New Found Glory, H2O, Against Me, Gallows and The King Blues. The pub also holds a comedy night every Monday, where the likes of Russell Brand, Lenny Henry and even Robin Williams have taken to the stage.

Customers can also enjoy free Guitar Hero at the bar, try their luck on the leopard print pool table and try out the ‘Rock Box’ jukebox that’s jam packed with 10,000 hand picked tunes.

For more information on The Fighting Cocks, visit the pub’s website; to see Admiral Taverns’ pubs available in the Surrey area, take a look at our pubs to let section of the website.  

Admiral Taverns' Carlos Wilson and his partner Sandra have been at the Battersea Bar for just under a year and the couple have transformed the pub into a vibrant live music destination that’s also known for its top quality food.

Carlos, who formerly ran his own takeaway, mans the kitchen at the pub, serving up tasty Caribbean food as well as a range of traditional English dishes.

The pub is also becoming increasingly popular due to the diverse range of entertainment on offer, which includes regular pool tournaments, open mic nights, Reggae and R&B club nights and barbeques.

For more information on the Battersea Bar, visit www.batterseabar.co.uk

If you’d like to find out more about how you can make a mark on your community as an Admiral Taverns landlord, contact out recruitment team. 

If you’d like to take on a new challenge before the end of the year, then why not come along to one of our open days? We’re always on the look out for new landlords and you might be just the type of person we’re after.

We’ve got a series of open days going on over the next few months, where you can find out more about what it takes to become an Admiral Taverns landlord.

We’ll be visiting Bristol, Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester and London between now and the end of the year – for more information, view our full open day schedule and let us know you’re coming along to get your Admiral Taverns goody bag on the day.

Up for a new challenge? We’re on the look out for new landlords and you might be just what we’re looking for.

We’ve got a series of open days going on over the next few months, where you can find out more about what it takes to become an Admiral Taverns landlord.

We’ll be visiting Bradford, Rugby, Liverpool and Manchester between now and October – for more information, view our full open day schedule and let us know you’re coming along to get your Admiral Taverns goody bag on the day.

We’ve extended our search for new Admiral Taverns’ landlords by running the ‘Love Your Local’ campaign with Real Radio.

We’ve had a great response to the radio and online campaign from those looking to cross sides of the bars, with plenty of people contacting our recruitment team to find out more.

We’re also offering listeners the chance to win an England football shirt. To enter the competition visit the Real Radio website and answer the simple question, but be quick – entries close on Wednesday 30^th June.

A recent survey has revealed the drinking habits of the nation, and it’s all good news for the pub trade. 

The survey by OnePoll found that the average drinker spends £39,480 buying rounds for friends and family during their lifetime; that equates to an average of £840 a year.

These impressively huge figures are proof that the pub industry is still going strong and that running a pub can be a great business opportunity. If you’d like to find out more, contact our recruitment team or have a look at our pubs to let.

With the election fast approaching, it’s good to know that politicians are recognising the important role of community pubs.

In a poll commissioned by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), 97 per cent of political candidates quizzed said they believed that the pub is an important part of British life, and 95 per cent agreed that pubs make a valuable contribution to the economy.

Most also said that they believe the pub is more important to communities than post offices, parish churches, village halls and community centres.

Admiral Tavern’s landlords work hard to establish their pubs at the heart of their community. If you’d like to find out about available pubs in your area, have a look at our pubs to let section.

Our latest Admiral Taverns Achievement Award winner Janet Theodore of The Hyde Tavern has caught the attention of both the local press and pub trade publications.

Janet’s creatively-drive approach to running her pub has meant she’s been featured in both the Hampshire Chronicle and the Southern Daily Echo (see below) and even had a mention in pub trade publication the Morning Advertiser as part of their feature on unique ways to drive sales.

If you’re full of ideas and would like to become a landlord, tale a look at our pubs to rent section.