Head Brewer John Bexon Answers Questions on The Head Brewer's Club

What is the Head Brewer’s Club?

It’s a collection of some of our best Greene King cask ale pubs – chosen by me and the quality team from our wonderful assortment of tenanted and leased pubs. They vary enormously in style, from fine food specialists to historic country inns to thriving community locals, but what they all have in common is a real passion for quality Greene King ale.

What does the Head Brewer's Club provide?

• For the pub-goer it provides reassurance as to the quality of cask beer in the pub as well as a recommendation from the team who brew it.
• For the Greene King pub it provides a seal of approval from us brewers as well as offers and activities from the brewery that are exclusive to Club members.

What is the purpose of the Head Brewer's Club?

Good cask ale pubs are plentiful, but great ones are few and far between. The Head Brewer’s Club indicates a selection of the great Greene King pubs and the point is to highlight them for the benefit of pub goers and ale enthusiasts.

When served in great condition, cask beer is the best drink in the world. It’s a fresh product, unique to the pub and just fantastic!

Real beer, with its wholesome ingredients including malted barley, hops, water and live yeast finishes maturing not in the brewery, but in the pub cellar, so we brewers rely on the pub landlord or landlady to complete the brewing process and to achieve and present the perfect Greene King pint.

The Club offers deserved recognition to the licensees who go that one step further when it comes to cask beer.

We can all drink to that.

How do you recognise a Head Brewer’s Club pub?

Of course you can you use this website to find an HBC pub but all pubs will also display a distinctive plaque.