19th December 2007

Cap ‘n’ Gown customers choose Hooky beers.

Young people in their early twenties are choosing real ale rather than lager at Worcester’s friendliest local – the Cap ‘n’ Gown, Upper Tything. And the pub’s new licensees Luke Charles-Short and Rachel Marie East say the installation of stylish new beer hand pulls, means even more people will drink locally brewed beer from the village of Hook Norton in Oxfordshire.

Luke and Rachel, at 25 and 23, are the youngest couple to be the tenants of a Hook Norton pub. Rachel said: “The idea that only older men will drink ale is quite wrong. We get plenty of men and women in their early twenties, whose beer of first choice is one from the Hook Norton Brewery.” The Cap ‘n’ Gown is a stylish one room pub, which has recently been redecorated in fresh and relaxing toffee cream and Spanish brown colours.

Luke said: “Our customers love what we have done to the Cap ‘n’ Gown. And Campaign for Real Ale members who come in say the Hooky beer is fantastic. The Cap ‘n’ Gown is for people of all ages – we get a nice crowd of people in here.  It is the best and friendliest pub in Worcester.” Within easy reach of Worcester Foregate Street Station, the Cap 'n' Gown is the haunt of many sports lovers, with rugby, football and horse racing all close by. Sport features on the flat screen TV – and customers say because of the banter and camaraderie, the Cap' n' Gown is the best pub in Worcester to watch the big rugby and football games.

The pub has no kitchen, but customers are able to buy food from the deli next door and bring it to eat. The pub sponsors Pershore Rugby Club and Tything Football club.

The Cap 'n' Gown
45 Upper Tything
Worcester
WR1 1JZ

Luke Charles-Short & Rachel Marie
Phone: 01905 28914