Nicholson’s Pubs will be celebrating Cask Ale Week by partnering with Gipsy Hill Brewing to revive its Hepcat IPA on cask for the first time in more than five years.
The limited edition cask ale will be available at Nicholson’s 80 sites across the UK, as part of the annual celebration of Britain’s national drink.
Cask Ale Week is an opportunity for pubs and breweries to encourage customers to try real ale and promote it through a variety of events and partnerships. The celebration is supported by the major trade organisations, brewers, and pub groups, as well as the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
“This partnership with Gipsy Hill Brewing Co is a really exciting way to shine a light on the beauty of cask ale, by turning one of their signature IPAs into a cask ale for a limited edition,” said Nicholson’s operations director, Will Prideaux.
“Serving the very best British ales is at the heart of our ethos, and so we are thrilled to be hosting this at our pubs for Cask Ale Week. This is a momentous occasion where we get to do what we do best and celebrate Britain’s national drink!”
Sam Meekin, co-founder and managing director of Gipsy Hill Brewing Co, added: “We’re excited to turn our mainstay Hepcat into a cask ale specially for Cask Ale Week and exclusively with Nicholson’s Pubs. Our mission is to brew full-flavoured moreish beers, and the cask ale version of Hepcat will be no exception!
“Joining Nicholson’s Pubs in this celebration of cask ale for Cask Ale Week is our way of supporting this much-loved but sometimes overlooked type of beer and share it nationwide.”
Hepcat is full of vibrant stone fruit and mandarin flavours, being hopped with Mosaic, Citra, Mouteka, and Ekuanot. Alongside Hepcat, the pubs will also be serving Bandit, another firm favourite from Gipsy Hill’s catalogue of beers.
