Mines a Pint of Prestige - Cask Ale's BID for UNESCO Glory.
“Mine’s a Pint of Prestige” — Cask Ale’s Bid for UNESCO Glory Picture it: UNESCO delegates in suits, nodding thoughtfully as a bloke behind a sticky bar top pulls a pint of warm, flat ale into a dimpled mug with all the urgency of a Sunday morning. Welcome to Britain, lads. And welcome to cask ale — the national treasure you never knew needed saving. Apparently, some absolute legends in the UK beer scene are trying to get cask ale recognised as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. That’s right — the same status as Neapolitan pizza, French wine culture, and, you know, ancient Mongolian throat singing. About bloody time, innit? Let’s be honest: cask ale has had a rough ride. While everyone else was busy necking hazy IPAs that smell like a mango got mugged in a pine forest, the humble hand-pull got pushed to the back of the bar — next to the dusty optics and the bloke who only drinks bitter because "lager makes him bloat." But cask ale is no relic. It’s a living, breathing be...