Mine's a Pint - Summer 2019

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Pub News Burghfield Common The demolition of The BANTAM in Burghfield Common has been granted to be replaced with eight two bedroomed flats. This leaves no pubs left in Burghfield Common. Caversham The BARON CADOGAN in Prospect Street, which closed its doors as a JD Wetherspoon on 24 March, has now been re-opened by Mayor Debbie Edwards and former Reading FC manager Mick Gooding. The new landlord is Darren Brett who also currently owns the Arrow in Yeovil, the Oak Apple in Worcester and the Woodman in Dudley. First impressions indicate that not much has changed. The layout remains the same and like J D Wetherspoon there is no music. The menu is virtually identical with similar meal deal options throughout the week. On the pumps, at a recent visit, were Old Empire IPA, Wainwrights’, Banks’s Mild, Jenning’s Sneklifter, Directors and Courage Best, all at extremely reasonable prices. Emmer Green Planning permission is being sought to demolish THE GARDENER’S ARMS in Surley Row and replace it with eight new dwellings. Reading An application to add a 14 room hotel to THE BUTLER in Chatham Street has been approved. An old tyre shop at the back of the property is one of the buildings to be converted. The pub is a Grade II listed building, which first opened in 1830. There will be strict rules to adhere to when the building work begins. On Saturday 9 March THE ALEHOUSE in Broad Street served its 9,000th pint since 1993. Bar Eye Ecks 5.4% is an Orange IPA by New Wharf Brewing Company. The traditional pub boasts 9 everchanging ales varying from the local West Berkshire Brewery to much further afield. Image by New Wharf Brewing Co THE JOLLY ANGLERS, on Kennetside has reopened with new owners after a short period of closure. They open at 5:30pm during the week but are open all day at the weekends. They are serving food and have laid up the tables towards the back of the pub to accommodate this. They have two TVs, one on each side of bar. They have three hand pumps and on a recent visit the ales available were Flying Monk’s Elmers and Habit as well as Oakham’s The Experimentals. THE ELDON ARMS, on Eldon Terrace has recently closed. At present we have no information on the future of the backstreet local which reopened in June 2017 after being sold by Wadworth. Although SWEENEY TODD in Castle Hill has been on the market since June 2017, it has recently been changed from selling freehold at £1.5million to leasehold at £50,000 p/a. The owners June Hayward and her son Craig insist that the unique pie shop, that is a Reading institution, should be sold as is and are willing to wait until the right buyer comes along. June opened Sweeney Todd over forty years ago. At a recent visit they had Butcombe Gold, Adnams Southwold Bitter, Wadworth 6X and Hook Norton Old Hooky on the pumps. Mine’s A Pint 6
The QUEEN’S HEAD in Christchurch Road, which has recently reopened under new management, is now offering 7% CAMRA discount on Food & Drinks. They also have loyalty discounts. The pub is showing promise with an emphasis on high quality food. It sells three changing real ales, often from local breweries. such as bottles of Kraken and various brewery t-shirts and bags, by hiding raffle tickets around the pub for people to find. A new craft keg bar STROBELIGHT HONEY has opened in the basement of 7 Bone Burgers in St Mary’s Butts. More info in the next issue. THE FISHERMAN’S COTTAGE on Kennetside has a wide range of events that include regular themed quiz nights, a monthly games night and live music. The first May Bank Holiday weekend saw a BBQ with a DJ. The pub serves Mediterranean food all day and offer more unusual beer on their handpumps. Two of the most current beers have been Beatnikz Republic’s ‘2am Poet’ and Electric Bear Brewing’s ‘Space Opera-tunity.’ They recently teamed up with Elusive Brewing to brew their own beer to celebrate the launch of their games night. Since the last edition of Mine’s A Pint Reading Borough Council have granted planning permission to demolish THE RED LION in Southampton Street and replace it with flats. THE HOPE AND BEAR at Cemetery Junction has just celebrated its first birthday. The premises has been a pub for around 200 years and has been previously known as The Abbot Cook, The Upin Arms and The Jack of Both Sides. At The Hope and Bear they specialise in craft beers. Regular brews come from Camden Hells, Sierra Nevada, Tiny Rebel, Siren Craft and Brewdog. They also run beer festivals. To celebrate their birthday they gave away prizes Theale THE CROWN in Church Street has a new manager. They are serving West Berkshire Brewery’s Good Old Boy and Doombar as regular beers and will have one guest beer. Three Mile Cross An amendment to the last Mine’s A Pint issue is the beer list at THE SWAN at Three Mile Cross. They are currently serving the following: Timothy Taylor Landlord, Timothy Taylor Boltmaker, Adnams Ghost Ship, Fuller’s London Pride, Loddon Hoppit and Greene King Inspector Morse. The pub is a member of the Timothy Taylor’s Champion Club which is an award given to permanent stockists of the brewery, to celebrate their dedication in keeping the beer well. Twyford The GOLDEN CROSS on Station Road / Waltham Road is the first pub in Berkshire that has Ascot Beer Company beer on as a regular. It replaces Upham (also unique in the area) who appear to have ceased brewing to concentrate on their pub estate. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON on the High Street is now serving a guest Bingham’s beer, alongside the rest of their Brakspear’s range. Pub News compiled by Evelyn Harrison-Bullock Mine’s A Pint 7
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