Any one know how to contact Cask Marque regarding quality of beer in a pub 
that has a Marque?

I figured that a particular establishment I visited is probably not worthy 
after both beers tasted like crap and the bar staff hadn't a clue...

Cheers

Rob

PS anyone know the Hog's Head chain website and/or e-mail?

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:36:26 +0000, Rob wrote:


> Any one know how to contact Cask Marque regarding quality of beer in a pub
> that has a Marque?
> 
> I figured that a particular establishment I visited is probably not worthy
> after both beers tasted like crap and the bar staff hadn't a clue...
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Rob
> 
> PS anyone know the Hog's Head chain website and/or e-mail?


Obviously Google is broken in the UK :-)

http://www.cask-marque.co.uk/

Wayne
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"Wayne"  wrote in message 
news:pan.2005.07.19.23.44.00.689124@yahoo.com...

> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:36:26 +0000, Rob wrote:
>
>> Any one know how to contact Cask Marque regarding quality of beer in a 
>> pub
>> that has a Marque?
>>
>> I figured that a particular establishment I visited is probably not 
>> worthy
>> after both beers tasted like crap and the bar staff hadn't a clue...
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> PS anyone know the Hog's Head chain website and/or e-mail?
>
> Obviously Google is broken in the UK :-)


To be honest if you want porn, cheap mortgages from another country, and 
stuff utterly unrelated to the subject in which you are interested, I 
couldn't recommend Google higher :o)

"Manky Badger" <spam@puritanDOTfreeserve.FULLSTOPcoSPOTuk> wrote in message
news:dbm0tb$fpa$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk

> "Wayne"  wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.07.19.23.44.00.689124@yahoo.com...
>> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:36:26 +0000, Rob wrote:
>>>
>>> PS anyone know the Hog's Head chain website and/or e-mail?
>>
>> Obviously Google is broken in the UK :-)
>
> To be honest if you want porn, cheap mortgages from another country, and
> stuff utterly unrelated to the subject in which you are interested, I
> couldn't recommend Google higher :o)


Eh?

Type in "cask marque" and the Cask Marque website is your first result.

(Hogshead don't appear to have a website, though)

Your web browser hasn't been hijacked by a virus that gives you dodgy Google 
results, has it?

-- 
http://www.stockportpubs.org.uk
"If a river bridge were not guarded by a parapet, the slackness of the
defaulting authority deserves the blame, not the people who fall in" -
Lieut. Col. Mervyn O'Gorman.

> Type in "cask marque" and the Cask Marque website is your first result.


My computer freezes ;-)

John B

In article ,
   JohnB  wrote:


> > Type in "cask marque" and the Cask Marque website is your first result.

> My computer freezes ;-)


So does the beer...


> John B


-- 
Christine Ramsbottom

Manky Badger wrote:


>>
>> Obviously Google is broken in the UK :-)
>
> To be honest if you want porn, cheap mortgages from another country,
> and stuff utterly unrelated to the subject in which you are
> interested, I couldn't recommend Google higher :o)


Are you on something?
Google is a search engine. You puts things in it and it finds them.
Suggest you go and lie down.

-- 

Brett

PeterE wrote:

> "Manky Badger" <spam@puritanDOTfreeserve.FULLSTOPcoSPOTuk> wrote in
> message news:dbm0tb$fpa$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk
>> "Wayne"  wrote in message
>> news:pan.2005.07.19.23.44.00.689124@yahoo.com...
>>> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:36:26 +0000, Rob wrote:
>>>>
>>>> PS anyone know the Hog's Head chain website and/or e-mail?
>>>
>>> Obviously Google is broken in the UK :-)
>>
>> To be honest if you want porn, cheap mortgages from another country,
>> and stuff utterly unrelated to the subject in which you are
>> interested, I couldn't recommend Google higher :o)
>
> Eh?
>
> Type in "cask marque" and the Cask Marque website is your first
> result.
> (Hogshead don't appear to have a website, though)
>
> Your web browser hasn't been hijacked by a virus that gives you dodgy
> Google results, has it?


Completely OT, but type in something like "firefox.exe" (the excellent free 
web browser) or "adaware.exe" (the excellent adware remover) and you get a 
raft of "sponsored links" offering to remove this "spyware". Sadly it's only 
too easy for those in the know to subvert Google.

(Yes I have pointed this out to them.)

BTW There does appear to be a site www.hogshead.co.uk, but at the moment it 
seems to be down.

Brian

In article <42deb75a$0$3569$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>,
   Brett...  wrote:

> Manky Badger wrote:

> >>
> >> Obviously Google is broken in the UK :-)
> >
> > To be honest if you want porn, cheap mortgages from another country,
> > and stuff utterly unrelated to the subject in which you are
> > interested, I couldn't recommend Google higher :o)

> Are you on something?
> Google is a search engine. You puts things in it and it finds them.


It adds a cookie to your machine, it reads the cookie at other times, your
cumulative link visits via google are recorded, you are classified for
targeted advertising... 


> Suggest you go and lie down.


Roll over, spread legs and wait for the tum tickle.

-- 
Steve Pampling

"Rob"  wrote in message 
news:_7gDe.7307$yP3.256@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

> Any one know how to contact Cask Marque regarding quality of beer in a pub 
> that has a Marque?
>
> I figured that a particular establishment I visited is probably not worthy 
> after both beers tasted like crap and the bar staff hadn't a clue...
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob
>
> PS anyone know the Hog's Head chain website and/or e-mail?
>


Many thanks for your variety of replies.
I found the Cask Marque site easily (just there was no decent contact info 
regarding complaints), it was only the Hog's Head I had problems with as 
their website seemed not to work.
Managed in the end and Cask Marque are now investigating the incident...

Rob

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:58:25 +0100, Steven Pampling
 wrote:


>In article <42deb75a$0$3569$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>,
>   Brett...  wrote:
>> Manky Badger wrote:
>
>> >>
>> >> Obviously Google is broken in the UK :-)
>> >
>> > To be honest if you want porn, cheap mortgages from another country,
>> > and stuff utterly unrelated to the subject in which you are
>> > interested, I couldn't recommend Google higher :o)
>
>> Are you on something?
>> Google is a search engine. You puts things in it and it finds them.
>
>It adds a cookie to your machine, it reads the cookie at other times, your
>cumulative link visits via google are recorded, you are classified for
>targeted advertising... 


If you're too stupid to learn how to turn off cookies, how is that
anybody's problem but your own ? 

Sheesh 
Cheers - Neil

Christine wrote:

> 
> In article ,
>    JohnB  wrote:
> 
> > > Type in "cask marque" and the Cask Marque website is your first result.
> 
> > My computer freezes ;-)
> 
> So does the beer...


<Sigh> 
<Shakes head in disbelief>

John B

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:58:25 +0100, Steven Pampling wrote:


>> > To be honest if you want porn, cheap mortgages from another country,
>> > and stuff utterly unrelated to the subject in which you are
>> > interested, I couldn't recommend Google higher :o)
> 
>> Are you on something?
>> Google is a search engine. You puts things in it and it finds them.
> 
> It adds a cookie to your machine, it reads the cookie at other times, your
> cumulative link visits via google are recorded, you are classified for
> targeted advertising...


One of my 'tricks' to avoid cookies (of any type from any site) in my
OS/2 days was to delete the cookies.txt file and create a folder of the
same name :-)

Wayne
-- 
Registered Linux user #375994
You can try sending mail to the address in the headers but it
might not get read for a while, if at all.

In article ,
   Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]  wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:58:25 +0100, Steven Pampling
>  wrote:

> >In article <42deb75a$0$3569$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>,
> >   Brett...  wrote:
> >> Manky Badger wrote:
> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Obviously Google is broken in the UK :-)
> >> >
> >> > To be honest if you want porn, cheap mortgages from another country,
> >> > and stuff utterly unrelated to the subject in which you are
> >> > interested, I couldn't recommend Google higher :o)
> >
> >> Are you on something?
> >> Google is a search engine. You puts things in it and it finds them.
> >
> >It adds a cookie to your machine, it reads the cookie at other times, your
> >cumulative link visits via google are recorded, you are classified for
> >targeted advertising... 

> If you're too stupid to learn how to turn off cookies, how is that
> anybody's problem but your own ? 


Pardon?
If you know how to look at the headers of postings then check the OS I'm
using. For most of the browsers on this setup turning cookies ON is an
option since they're off by default.
Some sites refuse to allow you access unless you turn on cookies - but you
probably knew that and chose to forget.

Any way returning to the subject:
Should anyone wish to speak directly to members of Cask Marque (Paul Nunny
specifically) then they might be well advised to visit the Great British
Beer Festival and visit the stand at the right hand side of the bar area in
the Grand Hall.
Cask Marque have paid their pitch fee and will be there.



> Sheesh 
> Cheers - Neil


-- 
Steve Pampling

In article , Wayne
 wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:58:25 +0100, Steven Pampling wrote:

> >> > To be honest if you want porn, cheap mortgages from another
> >> > country, and stuff utterly unrelated to the subject in which you
> >> > are interested, I couldn't recommend Google higher :o)
> > 
> >> Are you on something? Google is a search engine. You puts things in
> >> it and it finds them.
> > 
> > It adds a cookie to your machine, it reads the cookie at other times,
> > your cumulative link visits via google are recorded, you are
> > classified for targeted advertising...

> One of my 'tricks' to avoid cookies (of any type from any site) in my
> OS/2 days was to delete the cookies.txt file and create a folder of the
> same name :-)


It is more the case of what the average user needs to do, not the computer
savvy tech-heads.

-- 
Steve Pampling

Wouldn't hold out much hope ... I made a complaint last year - got the "we 
are investigating" holding message and then nothing.

Must mention it to Paul Nunney if I see him at GBBF.

Cheers

Mark


"Rob"  wrote in message 
news:VOzDe.171031$Vo6.104964@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

>
> "Rob"  wrote in message 
> news:_7gDe.7307$yP3.256@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> Any one know how to contact Cask Marque regarding quality of beer in a 
>> pub that has a Marque?
>>
>> I figured that a particular establishment I visited is probably not 
>> worthy after both beers tasted like crap and the bar staff hadn't a 
>> clue...
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> PS anyone know the Hog's Head chain website and/or e-mail?
>>
>
> Many thanks for your variety of replies.
> I found the Cask Marque site easily (just there was no decent contact info 
> regarding complaints), it was only the Hog's Head I had problems with as 
> their website seemed not to work.
> Managed in the end and Cask Marque are now investigating the incident...
>
> Rob
> 

In article <dbnjkk$ea1$1@blackmamba.itd.rl.ac.uk>,
   Mark Enderby  wrote:

> Wouldn't hold out much hope ... I made a complaint last year - got the
> "we are investigating" holding message and then nothing.

> Must mention it to Paul Nunney if I see him at GBBF.


Paul will be there but the stand has about 8 staff for the week - I'm sure
they'd be happy to take your query up! 
(sitting ducks again)


> Cheers

> Mark


-- 
Christine Ramsbottom

Mark Enderby wrote:

> Wouldn't hold out much hope ... I made a complaint last year - got the "we
> are investigating" holding message and then nothing.
>
> Must mention it to Paul Nunney if I see him at GBBF.


a while back I contacted CM & received a quick and decent reply.

it was about a rumour about their relationship with Wetherspoon's and
CAMRA, rather than a complaint about beer quality in a particular pub;
I agree that comments/complaints about individual pubs should be
investigated pretty quickly, if the scheme is going to have real worth
to the drinker or landlord.

I read an article somewhere that explained how their procedures for
'failing' pubs worked, but I can't remember what it was. Anyone know?
It would be good to compare if failing pubs (that drinkers have
complained to CM about) have improved or lost their accreditation.
cheers,
MikeMcG.

In article ,
   MikeMcG  wrote:

> I read an article somewhere that explained how their procedures for
> 'failing' pubs worked, but I can't remember what it was. Anyone know?
> It would be good to compare if failing pubs (that drinkers have
> complained to CM about) have improved or lost their accreditation.


I thought the most regular reason for losing accreditation was failing to
pay the fee.

-- 
Steve Pampling

Steven Pampling wrote:

>    MikeMcG wrote:
> > I read an article somewhere that explained how their procedures for
> > 'failing' pubs worked, but I can't remember what it was. Anyone know?
> > It would be good to compare if failing pubs (that drinkers have
> > complained to CM about) have improved or lost their accreditation.

> I thought the most regular reason for losing accreditation was failing to
> pay the fee.
> Steve Pampling


Probably true, and while that might say something about the perceived
value of the scheme by landlords or drinkers, it's not the group of
pubs I'm interested in here.

CM charging for their services doesn't bother me (I don't know if they
charge reasonably tho?) but its expensive to send out examiners, and I
reckon their professional experience might be worth paying for; if the
examinations are regular and strenuous, and if failing pubs are advised
of their problems, then reassessed soon after & kicked out if they
don't improve.
MikeMcG.