A SCOTS couple have been awarded a yr of free booze after their residence bar received a nationwide competitors.
Dumfries duo Graham Laurie and Tracy Kennedy had been amongst tons of of people that constructed pubs in their very own houses.
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Graham, who runs his personal forklift coaching firm, was unable to journey for work because of Covid restrictions in 2020.
As he was working from residence, he began work on his home all through lockdown.
However he quickly launched a undertaking of constructing a bar in his backyard for his household to take pleasure in.
He created The White Rhino, full with customized indicators, particular glass doorways and an outside beer backyard.
Graham and Lauren even kitted out The White Rhino with a spread of beer faucets and even a pool desk.
He is ready to produce ice-cold pints of Tennent’s, Madri, Heineken, San Miguel, Fosters Birra Moretti and Guinness from the consolation of his personal backyard.
He may hand out pints of Strongbow and Darkish Fruits cider.
However their residence boozer ended up coming first place in a nationwide contest after daughter Megan submitted images to judges with out them figuring out.
However The White Rhino ended up being named Scotland’s greatest at-home bar.
Judges ended up praising the backyard pub for gorgeous wood decking, in depth vary of beer faucets, leisure and decor, with a pool desk and a number of other ornamental posters adorning the partitions.
They mentioned it gives “the right venue to host household and associates.”
Graham mentioned: “We’re so happy that our wee pub has been named as Scotland’s greatest at-home bar.
“It was truly our daughter Lilli who got here up with the identify – she noticed the Rhinovent branding on the framework when the pub was below building and was impressed by that.
“We thought that The White Rhino labored nicely.”
“It actually simply began as a lockdown escape however has been the right location for many enjoyable with household and associates over the previous couple of years.”
Graham and Lauren have now been awarded a yr’s free provide of craft beer from bosses at Aldi.
Aldi relaunched the competitors to mark their Summer season Beer Pageant.
Dumfries wins for second yr in a row
Final yr, one other pub in Dumfries claimed the highest prize, which means the city’s residence boozers have been high of the listing for 2 years in a row.
Final yr Bob Carter, 72, got here first place for the Storage Bar in his Dumfries residence.
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Graham Nicolson, Regional Managing Director for Aldi Scotland, mentioned: “The usual of entries for this yr’s ‘Greatest Dwelling Bar’ competitors had been extraordinarily excessive and actually shone a lightweight on the creativity of our clients.
“Congratulations to Graham and Tracy for profitable this yr’s competitors – there’s clearly one thing within the water in Dumfries!”
