🎶 Summer Beer Festival finale 🎶 We’re closing out four days of beer festival goodness the only way we know how… with The Get Down playing us out. Join us on Sunday 2nd August from 5pm till close as ou
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Is German Beer Just Lager? (And Other Questions You’re Probably Asking)
If you’ve ever stood at our bar looking at the German bottles and thought “I’ll just get the one I recognise,” this post is for you. Here are the questions people actually ask about German beer — answ
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Easter Beer Festival
Easter Beer Festival 2026 – Old Cross Tavern Our annual Easter Beer Festival returns. 30 cask ales across 5 days.18 pouring at any one time.No tickets. No wristbands. No nonsense. Just proper be
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Vinyl Sunday Session
After four days of beer festival chaos, we’re finishing the weekend properly. Sunday 5th April – from 5pm We’ve got vinyl DJs on rotation bringing the soundtrack: Soul Funk Roots
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St Patricks Day Live Music
Live folk music from The Banter Boys Music starts at 7pm We’ll have Caffrey’s Black Stout pouring on the bar, alongside the usual well-kept beers you expect from us. We’ll also be running a
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Why The Old Cross Tavern Is In The CAMRA Good Beer Guide (Hertford)
You’ll see two things mentioned about the Old Cross Tavern: • We’re a regular entrant in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide• We were awarded CAMRA Silver 2024–25 They are not the same thing. And they’re judged
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Why Is Beer Cheaper in Supermarkets Than in Pubs? (Explained by a Pub Owner)
“Why is a pint in a pub so much more than a few cans from the supermarket?” On the surface, it looks like a fair comparison.In reality, pubs and supermarkets operate under completely different models.
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Didn’t pubs just get help with business rates?
Over the last few weeks I’ve been asked a version of the same question more than once: “Didn’t pubs just get help with business rates?” It’s a fair question. The headlines certainly made it sound that
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What’s the difference between a Porter, a Stout and a Mild? (Real ale explained)
It’s one of those questions that even seasoned drinkers mumble over the bar — “What’s the difference between a porter, a stout, and a mild?” The short answer: they all come from the same family tree —
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What Makes a Pub a Proper Real Ale Pub? (It’s More Than Just Handpulls)
You can spot a “real ale pub” a mile off — or at least you think you can. A few shiny brass pumps, a chalkboard of strange beer names, and a landlord who knows his hops from his elbow. But plenty of p