Ye Olde Vic licensee Steve Brannan was expecting to receive an award from Stockport & South Manchester (S&SM) branch for 21 consecutive years in the Good Beer Guide.

But what he didn’t know there was another honour coming his way – for serving the best mild during the branch’s May’s Mild Magic trail.

Regulars and local CAMRA members packed the community-owned pub in Edgeley, Stockport, to see Steve presented with the awards.

Steve Brannan (above left) was quick to praise the community who help run the pub.

“It has not been easy at times, but I would like to thank all the people who get involved on the business side and all the regulars who support us. Without them, we would never be able to compete for awards like this,” said Brannan.

Mild Magic organiser Darren Berry said: “This year nearly 100 pubs joined our mild magic trail and participants were asked to judge which one served the best mild.

“It was a close-run thing, but in the end, Ye Olde Vic, which served several different milds, was a worthy winner.”

S&SM branch chair John Clarke said: “With a lot of great places in our area with excellent beer quality, there’s a lot of competition to fill our Good Beer Guide allocation. To have maintained such as high standard through all the ups and downs of the last 21 years is no mean achievement”.