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Area Ales Quality Check

by Craig Binns, from the Community

Use this comprehensive checklist to evaluate real ale quality and service across your venue. Review first impressions, POS and tasting notes, bar hygiene, line cleaning, glassware, and equipment condition. Audit cellar standards including temperature, cleanliness, rotation, conditioning, and pest control. Run a test pour to verify temperature, head, clarity, aroma, taste, and head retention. Confirm staff knowledge of ABV, styles, and recommendations, and check Real Ale Finder and WhatPub information is up to date to support consistent guest satisfaction.

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Area Ales Check: Bar and Cellar Quality Audit
This Area Ales Check is a hospitality checklist for pubs and bars to maintain ale quality from bar to cellar. It covers first impressions and POS, pump clips, tasting notes, and price visibility; bar hygiene including clean taps, swan necks, beer engines, brass, and glasswashers; glassware condition and placement for speed of service; cellar standards such as cooler settings 7 to 8 C for dispense, conditioning temperature 11 to 13 C, line cleaning, equipment maintenance, stock rotation and BBF dates, pest checks, and general tidiness. The CAT test verifies clarity, aroma, taste, head size, pour technique, dispense temperature, and head retention. It also reinforces staff knowledge, pre shift briefings, and keeping Real Ale Finder and WhatPub listings up to date.
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Area Ales Check: Bar and Cellar Quality Audit

This Area Ales Check is a hospitality checklist for pubs and bars to maintain ale quality from bar to cellar. It covers first impressions and POS, pump clips, tasting notes, and price visibility; bar hygiene including clean taps, swan necks, beer engines, brass, and glasswashers; glassware condition and placement for speed of service; cellar standards such as cooler settings 7 to 8 C for dispense, conditioning temperature 11 to 13 C, line cleaning, equipment maintenance, stock rotation and BBF dates, pest checks, and general tidiness. The CAT test verifies clarity, aroma, taste, head size, pour technique, dispense temperature, and head retention. It also reinforces staff knowledge, pre shift briefings, and keeping Real Ale Finder and WhatPub listings up to date.

by Craig Binns, from the Community

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Pubs Health Check Kitchen and Bar Checklist

This pubs health check template helps managers audit kitchen hygiene and bar operations in one place. Use it to verify daily and weekly tasks, due diligence, GDPR compliance, unit health and safety, pest control, and first aid readiness. In the kitchen it covers structural and equipment maintenance, temperature and storage practices, cross contamination controls, cleanliness standards, staff hygiene, and training records. For the bar it reviews structural upkeep, equipment and stations, glass and ice management, cellar and ale management, staff hygiene, and operational records. Ideal for pubs and restaurants seeking consistent, compliant service and safe operations.

by Jamie Robinson, from the Community

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Bar Assessment Checklist

This bar assessment checklist helps hospitality teams audit bar setup, glassware, menu compliance, coffee and cocktail stations, stock rotation, date labeling, ice and refrigeration, service standards, upselling, allergen checks, and health and safety practices. It covers product quality, staff training and engagement, cellar hygiene, line cleaning, temperature monitoring, cleaning rotas, and equipment condition to ensure consistent guest experience and brand standard SOP compliance.

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