Back in the '70s when I belonged to CAMRA there were very few pubs selling cask conditioned beer - but by heck the quality in all of them was first class. It seems that from the mid 80s onward every tom, dick & harry of a landlord has jumped on the "real ale" bandwagon and the quality in general has plummeted. Youngs Brewery would not supply beer unless the recipient had a cellerman certificate to proove that they knew how to handle their beer.