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CaskFinder

CaskFinder

Your guide to Cask Ale

41 ratings
61 reviews
🌟 Lifestyle
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Free

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Released
June 3, 2010
Updated
July 15, 2026

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Developer

Cask Marque
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About

Discover pubs serving quality cask ale across the UK. Find nearby establishments, view available cask ales, and access detailed tasting notes for thousands of beers. Participate in ale trails and win prizes.

✓Pub finder with location services
✓View cask ales and other beers available
✓Pump scanner for instant tasting notes
✓Access to over 10,000 beer tasting notes
✓Participate in UK-wide ale trails
✓Win prizes by scanning QR codes
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What users say about CaskFinder

Reviews of CaskFinder are mixed: the Lifestyle app is rated 4.6/5 from 41 App Store ratings. What users like most: great for finding pubs, good for real ale discovery. Top complaints: login issues, tedious registration. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Great for finding pubs
  • 👍Good for real ale discovery
  • 👍Useful for pub trails
  • 👍Encourages trying new ales
  • 👍Helps discover new places
  • 👍Good for planning walks
  • 👍Useful when visiting new towns
  • 👍Good for educated visitors
  • 👍Handy pub finder
  • 👍Awesome pint finder
  • 👍Great beer guide
  • 👍Brilliant for quality beer
  • 👍Nice overhaul and new features
  • 👍Good fun for pub visitors

Negative things

  • 🐛Login issues
  • 🐛Tedious registration
  • 🐛App crashes
  • 🐛Difficult to navigate
  • 🐛Lost old data/scans
  • 🐛Outdated pub information
  • 🐛Pubs not open suggestions
  • 🐛Not user-friendly
  • 🐛Confusing new format
  • 🐛Password recovery not working
  • 🐛Slow to load data
  • 🐛Over-complicated design
  • 🐛Old version was better
  • 🐛Beer clip scanner needs update
  • 🐛Inconsistent QR code recognition
  • 🐛Cannot scan without connectivity
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What's New in CaskFinder

4.4.7

July 15, 2026

Now you can find filters for stock ale and no & lo alcohol pubs.

User reviews

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Great Ap

Very good so for pub goers and all beer drinkers
SSeventeenofive

Poor login

Unable to login any longer. New password not sent. Used to be a great app, sadly no longer.
SCStratton cyclist

Cask Finder Review

Nice to see the App having a radical overhaul and seeing a lot of new features, will take time to get used to, but up to now I love it!! Mark Ainsworth Wheelton Lancashire.
M"Mark the "Anorack"

Great fun!

The perfect app if you visit lots of pubs. It isn’t just for cask ale drinkers though it encouraged me to try some real ale.
CClairy1980

Quality

Great for Pointing you to high quality beers and standards
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

12 issues

Unable to login

Bug

New password not sent

Bug

Constantly crashes after iOS update

Bug

Cannot create an account

Bug

App refuses to allow registration

Bug

Password reset facility does not work

Bug

Favourites do not load

Bug

Lost all previous ale trail pubs

Bug

Does not show pubs visited

Bug

Cannot log in after improvement

Bug

QR codes not recognized

Bug

Intermittent crashes

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Requested Features

11 requests

Integrate reporting missing beers

Feature

Allow password manager/autofill

Feature

Explain why personal info is needed

Feature

Allow viewing scanned pubs and dates

Feature

Improve QR code scanning reliability

Feature

Allow scanning and submitting later via Wi-Fi

Feature

Add competition with friends on Ale Trail

Feature

Update beer clip identifier database

Feature

Allow changing account email address

Feature

Make app simpler and more intuitive

Feature

Bring back old app features

Feature

FAQ

What does CaskFinder do?

CaskFinder helps you locate pubs serving quality cask ale across the UK. It provides information on available cask ales, detailed tasting notes for thousands of beers, and allows you to participate in ale trails to discover new pubs and win prizes.

How can I find pubs serving cask ale?

The app features a pub finder with location services to identify nearby pubs. You can see what cask ales were last recorded as being on sale by Cask Marque's professional beer inspectors.

What kind of beer information is available?

You can access tasting notes for over 10,000 different beers, including details on color, smell, taste, calories, and food pairings. The app also lists beers from over 1300 brewers.

Is CaskFinder free to use?

Yes, CaskFinder is a free application. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements, making it a completely free tool for beer lovers.

Can I use CaskFinder to find beers other than cask ale?

While the app's primary focus is cask ale, it also provides tasting notes for other beer styles, including stout, craft beers, and lager, if the licensee has access to list them.