Well hello there and welcome to spring at Double-Barrelled – Tilehurst’s favourite family owned microbrewery. Founded by myself Luci and my husband Mike we started brewing in our garage in 2018 and haven’t looked back.
Come and join us for a beer at our state of the art microbrewery at Stadium Way just off Portman Road and see what all the fuss is all about! We love brewing super fresh and flavourful craft beers at Double-Barrelled – always with a dedication to quality, craft and taste. You may have seen some of our most popular beers around town, like our award winning citrussy Pale Ale Parka, or our hometown hero Lager Ding!
In the words of our good friend Justin Timberlake, it’s going to be May! May is one of our favourite months at the brewery – with the days getting longer and the welcome return of sunny weekends at our onsite bar and bottleshop – the Taproom. The ultimate setting to enjoy our beers, right on the spot where they were brewed – it doesn’t get fresher than this! Whether you’re swinging by just for a swift one and to grab some cans to take home, or joining us for a sunshine session you’ll be sure of a warm welcome from our friendly Taproom team. We love welcoming beer lovers into our brewery – so much so that we’ve increased our opening hours! You can now join us for beers four days a week: Thursday 5 – 8.30pm / Friday 4 – 8.30pm / Saturday 1 – 8.3pm / Sunday 12 – 5.30pm.
And if you’ve always wanted to take a look around and find out more about all things Double-Barrelled why not join one of our brewery tours on a Saturday? One of our team will guide you through our ingredients, processes and brewing ethos – all finished off with a tutored tasting back in the Taproom. Perfect as a gift for the beer lover in your life, or if you just fancy having a sneak peek behind the scenes! Book now via our website www.doublebarrelled.co.uk/tours.
Now don’t get us wrong, we love our year-round range of beers, but we also love producing a wide array of special releases at the brewery. Craft beer is all about experimentation, curiosity and trying new things, and these super limited one-off beers give our brew team the chance to try new styles, techniques and ingredients. This month we’re launching a very special beer indeed – The Number Seventeen. Named in tribute to the backbone of Reading – the number 17 bus. We love this iconic purple bus – whether it’s ferrying you into town and to the pub, or gently escorting you home after a night out it is one of the things that makes Reading, Reading. Much like us, Made In The Ding! Using one of our
favourite Pale Ale bases, The Number Seventeen is pillow soft, smooth and refreshing. We love using American and Australian hops at Double-Barrelled, they open up a whole technicolour spectrum of tasty flavours – for this beer we’ve added a truly tropical hop bill of Galaxy, Mosaic and Columbus hops. These bring heaps of sweet mango, passionfruit and berry flavours – all with a gently sticky resinous finish – delicious! You can grab this little slice of Ding pop culture now from our webshop, the Taproom and from your favourite beery venues across Reading!
Can’t make it down to the brewery but still want to show your support for our small and local business (and to get your beery fix?) Our webshop is open 24/7 with next day courier available,
or our Friday local delivery service for all spends over £30!
Have a fantastic May, and we look forward to catching you up with all things Double-Barrelled in June! Can’t wait that long? Make sure you follow us on our social media channels below or sign up to our mailing list on our website! Cheers!
