The Duke of Cambridge has officially opened Brains' new brewery on the outskirts of Cardiff.
William visited the company's new site shortly before attending Wales' crucial Six Nations clash with Ireland in the capital on Saturday.
Brains is currently in the process of moving their brewery and headquarters from their iconic base near Cardiff city centre to the new Dragon Brewery site on the Pacific Business Park in Tremorfa.
The Duke of Cambridge was taken on a tour of the new facility by head brewer Bill Dobson.
He later unveiled a plaque commemorating the official opening of the brewery.
Mr Dobson said: "I was nervous before he arrived but it was fairly straightforward.
"This has been a big part of my life for probably about three years in the planning and then two years to make it happen.
"We have just started the first test runs of the equipment."
Like thousands of rugby fans, Willliam stopped for a quick sip of Brains SA before dashing off to the Principality Stadium to watch the game.
He joked: "I shan't neck the lot. I think that would cause some amusement."
SA Brains has been in the process of moving their operation from its iconic base for about three years, with the official announcement made in 2017.
The new site already houses the company's head office and support centre, with the brewing operation scheduled to be moved by the end of April.
The Dragon Brewery will produce more than 20 million pints of Brains beer a year once in full production, but is still in the pre-production testing phase.
Plans are well underway to turn their iconic Brewery in the centre of Cardiff into a 2.5 million sq ft of office, residential and leisure space. Development work is set to commence later this year.
The Central Quay scheme, immediately south of Cardiff Central Station next to the River Taff, will retain the historic and listed 19th century brewhouse and chimney, as well as some other key features.
With new office space, bars, restaurants and apartments, over the long-term, Central Quay is expected to create and support thousands of jobs.
The scheme has already secured detailed planning consent for a 800 space multi-storey car park.
Brains chairman and great great-grandson of company founder Samuel Arthur Brain, John Rhys, said: “We were honoured to welcome the Duke to officially open the Dragon Brewery.
"This marks an important step in our exciting plans to set-up our proud, family-owned Welsh Company to prosper in the long term.
"We look forward to launching new beers and building on the success of our thriving pub estate in the coming years."
