Mine's a Pint Issue 45
Mine's a Pint Issue 45 - The Magazine for the Reading and Mid-Berkshire Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale.
Mine's a Pint Issue 45 - The Magazine for the Reading and Mid-Berkshire Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale.
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already won<br />
a number of<br />
awards and<br />
looks set to<br />
become a firm<br />
favourite with<br />
drinkers.<br />
The brewery are<br />
big supporters of<br />
rugby and this year they celebrated the<br />
Six Nations championship with 6 Pack.<br />
Returning for its second year, this best<br />
bitter is packed with 6 hop varieties and<br />
6 malts. At 4.2% ABV, 6 Pack makes<br />
a great session ale and offers drinkers<br />
a complex, nutty taste with a smooth,<br />
balanced hoppiness.<br />
specials on tap, along with a full range<br />
of bottles that you can drink-in or take<br />
away. In addition there’s a range of<br />
“specially curated” spirits, wines, soft<br />
drinks and snacks. It’s advertised as<br />
family friendly and dog friendly, and open<br />
12-8 on Fridays and 12-7 on Saturdays.<br />
The no. 3 (Reading to Wokingham) and<br />
3b (Reading to Bracknell) buses run past<br />
the site – you’ll need the Hogwood Lane<br />
Industrial Estate stop.<br />
REBELLION<br />
The popular Open Nights at the<br />
brewery are held on the first Tuesday<br />
of every month (public) and on the<br />
second Tuesday for members only. See<br />
rebellionbeer.co.uk/brewery-tours for<br />
more details. Barbecue specials for the<br />
year have been announced with each<br />
month offering a different special in<br />
addition to the regular menu. In March<br />
there’s a lamb Yorkshire pudding wrap<br />
and in April chicken fajitas, while May<br />
sees lamb koftas on offer.<br />
SIREN CRAFT<br />
With last year’s expansion under their<br />
belt, the tasting room and bottle shop<br />
are now open at Siren Craft, and<br />
brewery tours are on offer.<br />
The Tap Yard is the brewery bar,<br />
showcasing a selection of core beers and<br />
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Image from Siren Craft Brew<br />
Brewery tours run on the first Saturday<br />
of each month. In their words: “We’re<br />
delighted to invite you to our brewery<br />
for some scheduled tours and tastings.<br />
We’ll show you around our modest home<br />
in Finchampstead and introduce the<br />
brewing process, some of the equipment<br />
we use and the stories behind some of<br />
our most loved beers. The tour is split<br />
over two sites on the industrial estate,<br />
before finishing up in the Tap Yard – our<br />
brand new tasting room. Here you’ll<br />
sample 4 fresh beers, straight from the<br />
source.” Go to sirencraftbrew.com for<br />
details and to book tickets.<br />
The Tap Yard was host to a Barrel<br />
Aged Beer and Cheese Tasting event<br />
in February, where beers from the<br />
extensive barrel store were paired with a
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