Redditch & Bromsgrove CAMRA have
announced the winner of their 2017 Pub of the Year Competition. Licensees Mark
Titman and Lucy Stringer of the Swan in Chaddesley Corbett were presented with
the award moments after England were denied their Six Nations Grand Slam title;
which certainly gave the locals something to cheer about. Mark and Lucy have
only been at the Swan’s helm for two years; but the branch’s judges recognised the
outstanding quality of their cask ales. Branch Chairman Gez Quinn said that as
a Batham’s pub the Swan only sells Mild and Bitter, but it goes to show that
you don’t need to have a forest of hand-pulls on the bar to win an award like
this.
The Swan is a characterful
village pub that dates back to the seventeenth century, and has a large lounge alongside
a number of characterful rooms as well as a large rear garden which overlooks
the village countryside. It also serves a full food menu and is close to historic
Harvington Hall.
Congratulations must also go to
the Weighbridge in Alvechurch for coming second in the competition, and the Bronze
award was won by the Hop Pole in Alvechurch. The Swan now undergoes a county
round of judging to battle it out for the title of Worcestershire Pub of the
Year. Its contenders will be the Coach & Horses at Harvington, the Weavers
Real Ale House in Kidderminster and the Plough in Worcester.
No comments:
Post a Comment