English Beer & Brewing Terms

The person in charge of a particular pub.

Stout and porter are dark beers made using roasted malts or roast barley.

A publican. Many publicans are essentially operating a franchise. They pay rent to the brewery as well as being tied to take their beer.

A pub owned by a brewery (or pub company) that is tied to selling what the brewery says.

Waste beer left at the bottom of an empty cask or overflowing into a drip tray.