Welcome to October’s monthly column from Double-Barrelled – your one stop hop shop of all things beer in the Ding! Now, you might have heard of us before – tucked away just off Portman Road we are Double-Barrelled: Tilehurst’s small, independent and family-owned craft brewery. Keep your eyes peeled on the pumps around town and you’ll be sure to find fresh pints of our Keller Lager Ding and juicy Pale Ale Parka popping up in some of Reading’s favourite bars, pubs, restaurants and venues!
Autumn is always a special time for us as a brewery – the nights start to draw in and things get cosy at our onsite Taproom and bottleshop. Nestled in the heart of the brewery the Taproom is the ultimate craft beer experience – the freshest beers poured on the site where they were brewed, served to you by our passionate, friendly and knowledgeable team. Open four days a week from Thursday evening until Sunday afternoon, always with pop up street food available on Fridays and Saturdays this sure to be your new favourite spot in Reading! This month it’s all about dark beers – look out for our new Stout Layers – a complex blend of rich, roasty dark malts come together for a comforting and indulgent seasonal beer – delish!
And the beer experience doesn’t stop there either dear reader – how do you fancy taking a look around? Of course you do! Book onto one of our famous brewery tour and tasting sessions for an exclusive behind the scenes tour of our state-of-the-art brewhouse – learn about our beers, the specialist ingredients that make them unique, our processes and our ethos – in other words, what makes Double-Barrelled, Double-Barrelled! All of course rounded off with a tutored tasting of our beers to put that newly gained knowledge to work! Head on over to www.doublebarrelled.co.uk/tours to book.
So you’ve made it to the Taproom and you know a thing or two about DB, great! But what if you’re in the middle of town and want to sample some of our freshest beers? It’s time to make a beeline to our friends at Blue Collar Corner – four mouth-watering food vendors cooking up some of the tastiest dishes in the Ding along with nine different Double-Barrelled beers always on tap including the exclusive Blue Collar Lager! Made in Reading, by Reading and for Reading.
We’re also excited to announce our fourth birthday this month – that’s right four years of Double-Barrelled! From brewing in our garage to battling the challenges of COVID to growing our little business four years has certainly flown by. And what better way to celebrate than with a massive party?
Join us at the Taproom on Saturday 12th November where we will be throwing open our doors and ushering you all in for the biggest beery party of the year. Spread across two sessions from 1-5 and 7-11pm expect to see 18 different Double-Barrelled beers on tap including an exclusive first pour of our birthday beer. We’ll be joined by local street food starlets Makan Malaysia for a banquet of Malaysian goodness, and with birthday cake from local baker extraordinaire KB Eats. Tickets cost £10.00 each including entry, a commemorative glass, your first pour of the birthday beer and all those delightful little touches that make our events so memorable. Scoop up your tickets now via Eventbrite or just scan the QR code at the bottom of this column and we’ll see you there!
Want to see what the fuss is all about but can’t make it down to the brewery? Have no fear! With all of our beers available online for next day delivery, and our local delivery run in the Dingmobile every Friday, head on over to www.doublebarrelled.co.uk – with crisp lagers, hoppy pale ales and zingy sour beers there is something for everybody! Tell you what, why not take 10% off your first order – just use the code WELCOMETODB at the checkout.
That’s all for October folks! Have an amazing month full of good times, great friends and even better beers. Want even more juicy news from the brewery? Be sure to follow us on our social media channels below!
