The Bailey Head in Oswestry are celebrating having won a Highly Commended prize in the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates Business Awards in Liverpool.
Owners Grace Goodlad and Duncan Borrowman were in Liverpool to receive their award in the UK’s Best Independent Craft Beer Pub/Bar Rural competition.
It was the sixth time they have been finalists in the awards in the last seven years.
Beer writer Pete Brown announcing the award said “This is an award for pubs or bars in village, rural or isolated locations, so it is a much tougher award then the urban one. The Bailey Head are no strangers to this award, they are among the finalists every year.”
Grace Goodlad said: “We are particularly pleased to consistently be among the finalists, it is challenging to always be pushing to keep our quality and range at the top.”
Duncan Borrowman said: “We find that increasingly these awards attract beer tourists to Oswestry and the wider area, which is good not only for us but other businesses in the area.”
Grace and Duncan were interviewed on the morning after the awards by BBC Radio Shropshire’s Adam Green
Finalists since the award was introduced in 2016
2024
Winner
Royal Barn, Kirkby Lonsdale
Highly Commended
The Bailey Head, Oswestry
Finalist
Vocation & Co., Hebden Bridge
2023
Winner
Elephant & Castle, Wheathampstead
Finalists
The Bailey Head, Oswestry
The Fox & Hounds Beer House, Caversham
2022
Winner
The Fox & Hounds Beerhouse, Caversham
Finalists
The Bailey Head, Oswestry
The Riverhead Brewery Tap, Marsden
Too Hoppy, Tavistock
2021
Winner
The Royal Barn, Kirkby Lonsdale
Finalists
The Bailey Head, Oswestry
The Salutation Inn, Ham
2020
Winner
The Bailey Head, Oswestry
Finalists
The Reading Rooms, Wheathampstead
The Wonston Arms, Winchester
Vocation and Co, Hebden Bridge
2019
Winner
Bowland Beer Hall, Clitheroe
Finalists
Kirkstall Bridge Inn, Leeds
The Star Inn, Halesworth
The Harvester, Southam
2018
Winner
The Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon
Finalists
The Bailey Head, Oswestry
Geese and Fountain, Croxton Kerrial, Lincolnshire
Red Lion Inn, Wiltshire
2017
Winner
The Salutation Inn, Ham, Gloucestershire
Finalists
Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
The Old Workshop, Teignmouth, Devon
2016
Winner
Yew Tree Inn, Bunbury, Cheshire