A micro pub in Hucknall - once a sewing shop - has been crowned the champion of Nottingham CAMRA's LocAle competition celebrating locally brewed beers and ciders. Byron's Rest, in Baker Street, won the annual competition, now in its 11th year.
It follows public nominations over the course of the year and a visit by CAMRA judges to 12 finalists across the area. They awarded scores for the quality and range of locally produced drinks.
Winning landlord Richard Darrington said: "It is great to be recognised and it is an honour to support Nottinghamshire breweries, brewers/brewsters and local cider producers. We will always look to support LocAle before looking further afield."
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Magpie Brewery's Days Like These, Lenton Lane's 200 Not Out and Snake Eyes from Black Iris are some of the recent local brews drinkers have been able to sup at Byron's Rest. Earlier this year the pub was named a runner-up in CAMRA's Urban Pub of the Year competition.
The micro pub opened in February 2017 after the transformation of the sewing shop. Although narrow it goes back considerably, creating an illusion of separate drinking areas. In 2018 a snug and secret garden were added.
Andrew Ludlow, Nottingham CAMRA LocAle Officer, said: "Byron’s Rest is to be commended on its consistency and high quality beers and ciders. As one would expect the finalists were all high-quality pubs – having already won through from the preliminary rounds and the winner therefore had to be outstanding.
In the Nottingham area there are over 160 pubs that have been awarded LocAle accreditation. The prestigious award will be presented at the pub on Tuesday September 6 at 8pm.
The other 2022 finalists were:
- Bath Inn, Sneinton
- Bird Hide, Attenborough
- Bull’s Well, Bullwell
- Cross Keys, Nottingham
- Old Green Dragon, Oxton
- Organ Grinder, Canning Circus
- Plough, Radford
- Poppy & Pint, Lady Bay
- Royal Oak, Radcliffe-on-Trent
- Tap & Growler, Eastwood
- Vat & Fiddle, Nottingham
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