England's brewing scene is a vibrant mix of historic breweries and innovative craft beer makers. Berkshire has a rich history of brewing: the region's fertile land has always been suitable for growing barley, a key ingredient in beer, and there's evidence of brewing activities dating back centuries here.
Breweries in Berkshire
Loddon Brewery On a farm just one mile from Reading, family-owned artisan Loddon Brewery has its own spacious tap room and distillery tours on Saturday nights. Here, Loddon beers on draught are rotated and there's always a special and a cider or two on. Plus, it serves food from its own kitchen using locally-sourced ingredients. Reading Mysterious Brewing Company The Reading Mysterious Brewing Company is a small craft brewery celebrating both traditional beers and innovation too with its hop-forward approach to brewing, which it creates in cask, keg and cans.
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The Bath Brew House, Bath This microbrewery in the city centre has been brewing up its own unique creations since 2013, which have won multiple awards. Book brewery tours and experience days to get behind the scenes on how they make everything from cask ales, crisp lagers, rich stouts, craft beers and hoppy IPAS.
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Renegade Brewery (formerly West Berkshire Brewery) Independent brewery Renegade Brewery started life in 1995, and was formerly known as the West Berkshire Brewery. It rebranded in 2022 and has a tap room, kitchen and shop, and creates a range of beers from classic bitters and stouts to the more modern peach lagers and alcoholfree IPAs.
