'It's very nice, smooth and bitter': Telegraph reader tries our Ale

To mark the event on Saturday, Telegraph Ale has been placed behind the bar of almost 300 pubs across Britain, allowing readers to claim a free pint of bitter. Five pubs, nominated by locals and selected by The Telegraph’s judging panel, have also won a £5,000 drinks tab for patrons to enjoy today. They are The White Horse Inn in Dorset, The Three Kings Inn in Worcester, Brown and Blacks in Perth, and The Blacksmiths Arms in North Yorkshire. Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/16/national-pubs-day-britain-campaign/ ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ and https://www.youtube.com/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.