Phantom Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Reading, Berkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2019

Closed in 2026

Contact
Unit 3, Meadow Road, Reading, RG1 8LB, England
Description
After more than two years of meticulous planning, preparation, research and development, we officially opened our doors in November 2019.

With the main goal of producing the freshest beer, made with the highest quality ingredients, we have worked hard to provide a welcoming community hub in our taproom in Reading that welcomes any person from any background.

     Show


7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
Tap at the brewery, 18th July 2020. Pours a murky yellow brown, aroma is skunky, dank, tropical fruit. Taste is grassy, skunk, tropical fruit, mango, dry and some bitterness. Pretty good
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2020 at 21:07

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Crowler from A Hoppy Place, Windsor. Citrus aroma with a clove edge and a good dose of fruit sweetness Light gold. Frothy white head. Medium sour, heading towards heavily so. Lemon juice. Bitter core. Light bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. If I hadn't known it was a Wheat Ale I'd have assumed it was a citrussy pale ale. It's fine. Does not achieve the subtlety the brewery aimed for as per their description.
Tried from Crowler on 17 Jul 2020 at 20:09

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can in the garden, from Grumpy Goat, 16th July 2020. Pours clear and light yellow. Aroma is straw and hay. Taste is clean, bitter, fresh grass and straw. Very refreshing
Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2020 at 06:26

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can ordered from the brewery. Citrus aroma with a grassy streak. Hazy pale orange-amber. Creamy white head lasts. There is a fruity citrus.edge but this has a bitter core. Gains juice and resin. Marmalade. Light-medium bodied. Slick verging on sticky. Average-fizzy carbonation. Dry astringent finish. Decent stuff from this new brewery. Balances bitterness and fruitiness.
Tried from Can on 29 Mar 2020 at 19:33

7/10
Tried on 16 Mar 2020 at 10:52

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the Crafty Taproom, Marlow, 24/02/20. Almost clear golden blonde with a decent white cap. Nose is melon, citric tinged straw, light grape, tangerine. Taste comprises melon, grass, airy malts, orange pith, light pine, subtle Sabro notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with balanced lightly juicy hop bitterness. Decent enough clean drinking pale.
Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2020 at 09:02

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at Hackney Church - Hackney. Pours clear honey-gold with a lasting, foamy white head. So so, has some sun-kissed pale grains, nips of pine, bread, orange peel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Decent balance in the finish, more pale bread, pine needles, citrusy accents. Drinks pretty good.
Tried on 22 Feb 2020 at 17:34

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hazy orange gold with a frothy white head and a fruity aroma with a hint of resin. Juicy citrus taste with hop bitterness, a touch of pine and a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Draft at Tap and Can on 08 Jan 2020 at 22:10

7/10
Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2019 at 20:26

7/10
Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2019 at 20:09