BrewDog Reading, Reading

The usual industrial interior for a Brewdog pub but I like that.Bit big and cavernous when few customers around.Hard to find a sensible strength beer amongst the guest beers.Had a superb (pastry stout) by Brewdog -confectionist perfectionist that was sweet enough to rot your teeth.

Finally this fine building has been put to sensible use now as a BrewDog bar. Quite spacious inside, the walls are a mix of exposed and distressed brickwork, and wood cladding, there a couple of of rows of higher than normal tables and chairs, but not so high as to cause vertigo, some normal height seating, again tables and chairs along with some upholstered bench seating. Lights hang down on cables from the bare rafters in the ceiling. In one corner are a couple of pinball machines but annoyingly turned up at full volume fairground levels. On the beer front there were 19 BrewDog beers on 5 or 6 of the core range the rest were some weird and wonderful concoctions, also there were two guests, Beavertown Gamma Ray and Weihen Stephener Hefeweiss. These places are however not cheap, the two beers I tried, both very good were Jet Black Heart 4.7% at £5.35 a pint and Native Son 8.5% £3.90 for my 1/3rd, cheapest beer on the board was £4.80, dearest a 10.5% stout at £5.55 1/3rd. Food is available , mostly burgers at around the £10.00 mark. There were a lot of staff on duty, maybe opening week enthusiasm, and seemed to be offering table service, but this was not overbearing or forced upon you. Of course these bars are not everyones cup of tea, but for me it enhances Readings beer scene further, just bring a full wallet.

Official site of BrewDog Reading - www.brewdog.com

Official site of BrewDog Reading - www.brewdog.com