A Romsey brewery has won two awards at a national beer ceremony.

Flack Manor Brewery, in Romsey, brought home to awards from BeerX, a trade event organised by the society of independent brewers (SIBA) in Liverpool.

Its Romsey Gold bottled-brew and the newest beer from Flack Manor, Flack's Gold, also won top prizes.

BeerX is held annually at Liverpool's Exhibition Centre.

Romsey Gold in bottles was awarded National Gold winner in its class of Small Pack Speciality light beers. The ale had previously been a winner at the south east regional competition last July, putting it through to BeerX, where it took the top gong.

Nigel Welsh, managing director of Flack Manor Brewery, said the awards reflected the "heart and soul" that goes into the beers.

He said: "Winning a National Gold for our Romsey Gold in bottles shows appreciation of the heart and soul that we put into our brewing, into all of our ales, without compromise and without succumbing to fads and fashions.

"We're proud to bring this accolade back to our home town of Romsey!"

As well as the Gold award for its bottled brew, the most recent beer to come out of the brewery, Flack's Gold, was named as the second-placed beer in the Keg Premium Bitters and Pale Ales category.

That award fell within a regional competition which was also being held at the same venue as the national competition.

Nigel added: "This event is so very important for independent brewers like Flack Manor brewery because it's a way, albeit tough and highly competitive, to gain national recognition."

The Romsey brewer, based at the town's industrial estate on Greatbridge Road, uses the double-drop method of brewing, which sees the fermenting beer left for a certain period of time into a lower vessel where it continues to ferment.

The company has been trading on its current site for the last eight years, and supplies pubs, clubs, hotels and restaurants around Hampshire.