Wales’ biggest real ale brewer, SA Brain, have been shortlisted in the Oscars of the Pub Industry, the Publican Awards 2011, for Managed Pub Company of the Year.
The full list of finalists is available here on the Publican website and the winners will be announced in April.
Two Welsh barmaids have also been shortlisted for Bar Person of the Year, Hayley McGrath of Brains pub The Admiral Napier, Cardiff and Rebecca Jones of the Cardiff Arts Institute.
Another Welsh finalist is the Red Dragon in Bridgend, again a Brains pub, this time in the Customer Service Pub of the Year category.
The Dragon Inns owned Morlais Tavern in Merthyr Tydfil is a finalist in the Community Pub of the Year section.
Good luck to all in the competition, the winners will be announced on Wednesday 6th April at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.