06 February 2023 , 12:16
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The best pub chains serving up pints and delicious meals across the UK have been shortlisted ahead of the finals.
The Publican Awards pit the best pub companies in the UK against one another across a number of categories, such as the places which serve the best drinks, offer the greatest meals, and provide the best in-house accommodation.
The awards are just one of a number putting the country's best to the test, and come hot off the back of the Rate Good Roasts.
Judges for the competition spent 2022 working out which British pub was serving the best plate of Yorkshire puddings, vegetables and meat, and then plotted the results on an interactive map.
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The winners will be announced at the end of March (AFP via Getty Images)Blog Rate Good Roasts put together the online map, with good roasts cropping up from York to Liverpool and Bristol to Worthing.
Below is the shortlist for the 2023 Publican Awards:
Best New Site
To be up for this gong, the pub must have opened during the past 24 months and be either a new-build pub or a substantial re-development.
This category is one for the pub aficionados out there who like to try out something a little new and be up to date with the current trends in the world of pubs.
- Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars - Mainwaring Arms
- BrewDog - Waterloo
- Cheshire Pub Co. - The Churchill Tree
- Little Door - The Little Scarlet Door
- REKOM - Heidi's Bier Bar, Cardiff
- Remarkable Pubs - The Boleyn Tavern
Best Brewing Pub Company
To qualify for this section, the pub company had to have between two and 150 sites which manage to juggle both a pub estate and a successful brewery.
- Brewhouse & Kitchen
- Salt Brewing
- Big Smoke Brew Co.
- Lincoln Green Brewing Co.
The awards put the best-of-the-best to the test across a number of categories (Getty Images/iStockphoto)Best Community Pub Operator
This category has been created to essentially determine which is the best local in the country, serving up the most pints in the local area to its loyal following.
- Urban Village Pubs
- Greene King
- Admiral Taverns
- Stonegate - Craft Union
Best Accommodation Operator
This award will be presented to the company coming out top for excellent rooms, perhaps after a long walk in the countryside or following one too many beers.
- Daniel Thwaites
- Fuller, Smith & Turner
- Grosvenor Pubs & Inns
- Upham Group
Best Drinks Offer
Arguably the most important category of them all - which pub firm is serving up the best pints and glasses of vino.
- Albion & East
- Casa Hotels
- The Alchemist
Best Food Offer
Pub companies which sell a two course meal (Starter/Dessert and Main) from between £12.50 to £25 per head can enter the award, which are looking to find out where serves the best pub grub in the country.
- Brucan Pubs
- The Botanist
- Barons Pub Company
Best Late Night Operator
A category for the kind of pub which specialises in only ringing for last orders late into the night and can convince its punters to stay long after midnight.
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- Nightcap
- REKOM
- Revolution
- Stonegate Group
Best Sustainable Pub Company
An award for the firm which best demonstrates a significant and concerted effort to reduce its waste and be as green as possible.
- Mitchells & Butlers
- Marston's
- The Alchemist
All of the categories and finalists can be found on the Publican Awards website.