A traditional boozer has made history after being crowned national pub of the year for the second year in a row.
The Kelham Island Tavern in Sheffield, described as a "small gem", was awarded the prestigious title for 2009 by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale.
The pub picked up the same award in 2008 - making it the first pub in CAMRA's history to win its most coveted accolade in consecutive years.
Only two other pubs have ever won the award twice - the Fat Cat, Norwich (1998, 2004), and the Swan, Little Totham, Essex (2002, 2005).
Pubs are judged on a number of criteria, including the quality of the beer, atmosphere, customer service and all-round value of the pub visit. The competition is overseen by CAMRA's 110,000-strong membership.
Praising the pub for its historic achievement, Julian Hough, CAMRA pubs director, said: "The Kelham Island Tavern holds a remarkable record in CAMRA's pub competitions bearing in mind the pub only opened in 2002.
"With so many fantastic community pubs in Sheffield, it's difficult enough to be crowned the best in the Steel City, let alone in the whole of the UK.
"The pub's success is thoroughly deserved due to its high attention to detail, service to the surrounding community, and quality in all areas, not least in the beer.
Trevor Wraith, Kelham Island Tavern licensee, added: "We are once again overwhelmed at the judge's results and delighted to be awarded CAMRA's top prize for the second year running.
"It's truly a great achievement and something we never dreamt of when we first opened."
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