Pig in Muck and other pubs make shortlist of top ale houses

SEVERAL pubs from this area have made it on to the shortlist for Leicester CAMRA’s Pub of the Year.

Voting is already under-way in the contest which sees a whopping 40 pubs up for the gong.

The local branch of Campaign for Real Ale has almost 2,000 members, and produces the Leicester Drinker magazine.

This year, the criteria for inclusion in the shortlist meant that pubs had to have been open by or had no change of management since June 30 2017.

Pubs must also have been entered into the current CAMRA Good Beer Guide, or won a Leicester CAMRA Pub of the Month award in the past 12 months.

Voting is also open for the Leicester CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year, and Club of the Year.

Last year, newcomer The Real Ale Classroom in Allandale Road took the top prize for overall Pub of the Year.

The Kings Head in Leicester came second, with The Black Horse in Aylestone taking third place.

So - want to see if your local is on the list this year?

Here is the full shortlist for Leicester CAMRA Pub of the Year 2018. Ale Wagon Bakers Arms (Blaby) Barley Mow Beerhouse (Market Harborough) Black Dog (Oadby) Black Horse (Aylestone) Black Horse (Leicester) Blue Boar Bowling Green Broood @ Vin Quatre Bulls Head (Blaby) Chandlers Arms (Shearsby) Cow & Plough (Oadby) Criterion Freemasons Arms Harborough)

General Elliot Waterleys) (Market (Willoughby Globe Golden Shield (Fleckney) High Cross Horse & Trumpet (Wigston) King’s Head Lansdowne Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (Oadby) Malt Shovel (Barkby) Old Barn (Glooston) Old Horse Pig in Muck Magna)

Pug & Glen) Queen Victoria (Syston) Queens Arms (Leire) Railway (Countesthorpe) Real Ale Classroom Rutland & Derby (Claybrooke Greyhound (Great Salmon Stamford Arms (Groby) Star & Garter (Wigston) Tap & Barrel (Wigston) West End Brewery Western William Wygston (Wigston) Voting is now open to members of Leicester CAMRA, and closes at 7pm on Friday March 9 2018.

The winners will be announced at Leicester Beer Festival 2018 on Saturday March 10.

This year, the festival takes place in the newly refurbished Haymarket Theatre - visit Leicester CAMRA to find out more.