TV jokers toast family-run brewery
A family-run Black Country brewery has been given the thumbs-up in a new television series featuring wine expert Oz Clarke and Top Gear presenter James May.
The pair visited Lye-based Windsor Castle Inn and Brewery during their hunt to find Britain's best booze.
They sampled some of the real ales made on the premises and had a go at pulling pints behind the bar.
Pub manager Emily Sadler, aged 23, said: "There are a lot of bigger breweries out there, so we were amazed that they chose us. They rolled up in a Bentley with a caravan which they have been using during their tour and stayed the night. They were quite the pair of comedians and were very entertaining.
"They tried a lot of our ales and bottled beers and Oz Clarke was raving about our mild ale.
"They are both real ale people, so we were pleased that they liked our beers so much.
"James May, Oz Clarke and all their crew that came with them dined with us at the end of the evening and said how much they enjoyed the food at The Windsor Castle. I am looking forward to seeing the programme; we have been told we will be in the third episode."
The brewery also features in a book accompanying the series where Clarke has described the mild ale as "very tasty" and "the best" he had tasted for years.
The first episode of the weekly BBC Two show called Oz and James Drink to Britain aired last night. It sees the pair travelling through Britain and Ireland to discover the array of drinks that is on offer.
The award-winning Windsor Castle Brewery was first opened in 1900.
