Tickets are now on sale NOW for the 2019 Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting (ACAT)! Don’t miss out on one of my favorite annual beer events and the opportunity to try some delicious cask-conditioned ales (also referred to as real ales).

ACAT 2019 will be held on Saturday, January 19th from 2:30-6 pm. The event will take place at 5 Seasons Westside in Atlanta.

ACAT 2019 is the 15th annual year of this amazing event. Over 55 rare, cask-conditioned real ales from the USA and UK will be featured. This annual event is one of the nation’s premiere real ale festivals.

Cask-Conditioned Ale

As described by London’s Independent Real Ale Guide – “Real ale or cask-conditioned beer is a natural, living product.  At the end of the production process – using the finest malted barley, hops, yeast and pure water – the beer is not filtered, pasteurized or artificially carbonated. It’s placed into casks (called firkins), often with extra hops for aroma, and delivered in unfinished form to pubs.  Here the beer enjoys a secondary fermentation in cask that creates a full, mature flavor.  In UK pubs, when the yeast has settled, the beer is drawn by the familiar hand-pump attached to a suction pump known as a beer engine.  Some pubs without cellars still serve beer straight from the cask using a simple gravity tap.”

If you have never tried real ale, I strongly suggest you look in your local area for a brewery or pub advertising Cask Night.  Cask ales are alive because the yeast is still active. Cask-conditioned real ales offer nuanced, complex aromas and flavors, presented gentler on the palate due to the natural fermentation.

Cask ales are also a work of brewing art. As pointed out by the Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting program, “Every small aspect of conditioning, handling, and aging can alter the profile of a cask ale, so each cask can exhibit subtle differences.”

2019 Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting At A Glance

  • Sample 55+ rare, cask-conditioned ales from the USA and UK!
  • Take home a free souvenir glass.
  • Experience one of the Southeast’s most highly regarded beer events.
  • Vote for the “People’s Choice” best cask-conditioned ale award.
  • A morning panel of distinguished beer judges will award medals to the top cask-conditioned ales.
  • Delectable food from 5 Seasons will be on sale.

Participating Breweries

Here’s a tentative list of participating breweries based on the 2018 ACAT:

Check out last year’s amazing 2018 cask list HERE.

2019 ACAT Event Location

Saturday, January 19, 2019
2:30-6:00 PM

5 Seasons Brewing WESTSIDE
1000 Marietta Street

Atlanta, Georgia


 Event will take place in 5 Seasons’ brewery, SkyBar,
patio and downstairs meeting room.

Tickets on Sale NOW

 

Purchase your tickets HERE

 

  • Tickets are only $43.50 plus tax and a low Xorbia processing fee. Tickets will sell out online, and no tickets will be available at the door.
  • Bring your Xorbia ticket on your smart phone or printed out for entry. Also bring photo ID.
  • Tickets are transferable to other persons. We do not need prior notice on transfers.
  • 21 and up. NO children or pets please.
  • Tickets are non-refundable.
  • Find out more details about the event and attendance guidelines HERE.

 

Beer drinkers that appreciate the sophistication, artistry, and delicious flavors of real ales are always on the prowl for cask-conditioned ale events. The Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting is one of the U.S.’s premiere real ale events and offers the opportunity to try numerous cask-conditioned ales from outstanding breweries. I highly recommend attending the 2019 Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting!