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Frederic Robinson Limited Press information

01 March 2006

Ref: 00181 Best Kept Bar and Cellar

 

TOP PERFORMANCE WINS BREWERY ACCOLADE

 

The Plough at Whitegate has secured the top spot in a comprehensive search of the north west and north Wales for the pub with the Best Kept Bar and Cellar. Licensee David Hughes, and his wife Sarah, were thrilled when The Plough was singled out in the strongly contested annual competition, which is now in its eighth year.

 

The significant achievement by The Plough was honoured in an award ceremony at the pub. Customers packed the premises to see David, along with his cellar manager, Gordon Leigh acknowledged for earning an almost perfect score of 297.5 points out of a potential 300.

 

“Along with my staff and customers we were over the moon when we heard that The Plough had been singled out as the best. We have been in the top three positions before but never actually won the competition. This year’s achievement is a real credit to all our staff, and especially to Gordon who takes an enormous pride in looking after our cask conditioned beer, as well as being one of our longstanding customers,” said David.

 

To win the coveted top spot in the competition that takes in all of Robinson’s 350 houses throughout the north west and north Wales, every aspect of the bar and cellar at the Whitegate pub was put under close scrutiny. In the final round of the contest there were just three and a half points separating the top three pubs, but with The Plough putting in a perfect  performance for both the quality of its beer and presentation of its bar, the pub’s close knit and dedicated team pipped the opposition to the post.

 

“We all work on the principal that the more we put in the more we get out. This award is a real acknowledgement of what can be achieved when we all pull together and I would like to thank everybody for the enormous effort that they put in all year round,” said David.

 

In recognition of the significant achievement by The Plough, director Oliver Robinson of Frederic Robinson Limited presented David with the Unicorn Shield which has been specially inscribed to mark the occasion. His prize also included a barrel of Robinson’s Unicorn Bitter and there were also presentations from the competition’s sponsors Chemisphere and Coors Brewers.

 

For more information contact Oliver Mason on: 01270 760906