AN EXPERT in the field of real ales came to Oswestry this week.

Damian Doherty, who is the second highest rated brewer in the world, visited The Bailey Head pub, for a Meet the Brewer on Wednesday night.

Damian, who is the brewer at Emperor's Brewery in Leicestershire, spoke to a packed audience, while three of his beers were available on tap at the bar.

Grace Goodlad, landlady at The Bailey Head, said: "It was a great honour to have Damian come and speak to our customers about his brewery and beers.

"Oswestry is now well and truly on the craft beer map when we can attract a brewer of his calibre to visit and people came from far and wide to meet him."

Emperor's Brewery is the second highest rated brewery in the world on the Untappd beer app, which had nine million users worldwide.