Berkshire

Commercial Brewery in Reading, Berkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Heineken UK

Established in 1978

Closed in 2010

Contact
Imperial Way, Reading, RG2 0PN, England
Description
Opened by Courage in 1978, subsequently taking over production of beers previously made at Courage’s Anchor brewery in Southwark, which closed in 1981. From 1986, when Courage was acquired by Elders IXL, the brewery mainly produced Fosters lager for the UK market. In 1995 Courage was acquired by Scottish & Newcastle. Became part of Heineken UK in 2008 when Heineken took over Scottish & Newcastle. The brewery was closed in April 2010 and production was transferred to Heineken’s Royal Brewery in Manchester.
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Kermis
Kermis (23663) reviewed
Hofmeister from Berkshire
15 years ago
1.3/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 1
Ahhh, fond memories of drinking this beer back in my student days before I realized what real beer was.. Even then it tasted bad!
Tried on 26 Feb 2011 at 04:38
Ungstrup
Ungstrup (52339) reviewed
Hofmeister from Berkshire
22 years ago
3.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3
An orange beer with a small head. The aroma is a slightly sour malt aroma. The flavor is sour and malty is if it has been brewed on brewing cereal. The flavor is boring and the body is thin (OK, it is only 3.2% ABV).
Tried on 19 Feb 2004 at 14:58
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