Key Questions Answered

Who is it for ?

• Smaller brewers, who supply ale to the wholesale market. See the 'fair use' policy for a list of permitted wholesalers / networks.

How does it work ?

• The brewer orders a quantity of 9 gallon casks.
• ECasks delivers, or brewer can pick up from our service centre.
• Brewer fills casks.
• Brewer delivers full casks to wholesaler.
• Brewer notifies ECasks of delivery date and depot.
• Brewer forgets about the casks.
• ECasks recovers the casks from wholesale network, then cleans and prepares for re-use.

Where is the ECasks service centre ?

• Just off the M50 -- not far from the M5.
• 30 minutes from Gloucester, Cheltenham and Worcester.
• 1 hour from Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford and Cardiff.

Who looks for 'lost' casks ?

• We do -- the customer forgets about the casks once the 'fulls' are delivered to the wholesaler.

How much does it cost ?

• £6.30 per cask, if collected from our service centre.
• Bookings can be made well in advance, to suit your forthcoming promotions' business -- no additional charge over the fill fee. These bookings will take preference when reserving casks returning from trade.
• Casks can be ordered for immediate collection or delivery -- just look at the website, or phone to check availability.
• Casks can be delivered to the brewery at very advantageous rates.
• For very long distances, we can send by pallet network (24 per pallet).
• Payment is due on or before empty casks are delivered to the brewery.

How do I use the service ?

• Customers should be established brewers, who are SIBA members.
• Customers will be asked to agree to a 'fair use' policy prior to the first order.
• Current stock availability is posted on the website, and updated daily.
• Bookings can be taken well in advance, to take priority when allocating stock.