A READING pub held a double celebration on Saturday as it served up its 10,000th different beer.
The Alehouse opened as The Hobgoblin in September 1993, and since then it has served a wide range of real ales, ciders and perries from breweries near and far.
And last weekend, it was an extra special beer that was on tap.
Carl Mellors, the current landlord, helped Finchamsptead-based Elusive Brewing to create Hi-Score, a 6% IPA.
The beer will be available on special occasions at the Broad Street pub over coming months.
The first was on Saturday night, as the pub celebrated Mr Mellors’ seventh anniversary in charge.
He said: “It was certainly a day to remember.
“Lots of people came in to try and the beer and to celebrate the anniversary, which is always a popular event.”
He was also impressed with his brewing, saying Hi-Score “turned out really nice”.
Now, the pub has started work towards its 20,000th pint.
“Beer 10,001 was New Dawn, which somehow seemed appropriate,” Mr Mellors said. “We’ve started the journey with a new dawn, which is very pleasing.”
