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The Alehouse (formerly Hobgoblin) (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland (formerly Stringers) - Black Flag |  | 1 |
| West Berkshire - WB-40 | | 1 |
| Gwaun Valley - Light |  | 1 |
| Cottage - Lord Nelson | | 1 |
| West Berkshire - King Alfred's Draught | | 1 |
| Windsor Castle (see also Sadler's entry) - Sadler's Redhouse Mild | | 1 |
| Sherfield Village - Solo Green Bullet | | 1 |
| Durham - Cat's Whiskers | | 1 |
| Brecon - Genesis 1:iv Omnia | | 1 |
| West Berkshire - Bridge Bitter | | 1 |
| Tring - The Sapper |  | 1 |
| Itchen Valley - Ginger Tom | | 1 |
| Preseli - Baggywrinkle | | 1 |
| Hammerpot - American Pale | | 1 |
| West Berkshire - Holly Cutter | | 1 |
| Hepworth - Ridgeway Reindeer Droppings | | 1 |
| Leadmill - Susie Q | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| West Berkshire - Maggs' Magnificent Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| West Berkshire - Old Father Thames | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
05 Nov 2012 (Stephen Harris)
This pub is now renamed the Alehouse, although otherwise unchanged. I passed a pleasant hour here with Kevin and Robert, between 6 and 7pm – at which time it was pretty busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherfield Village - Solo Green Bullet | 4.30 | | Golden in colour, with a bitter, leafy, vegetal hop taste. Served a bit green unfortunately, but still good. |
| Brecon - Genesis 1:iv Omnia | 4.30 | | Amber bitter with plenty going on. Complex malt mix and plenty of hop. |
| Tring - The Sapper | 4.30 | | Straightforward quaffing bitter. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| West Berkshire - Maggs' Magnificent Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| West Berkshire - Old Father Thames | 3.40 | Not Tried |
31 Dec 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Not too busy, managed to get one of the small booths towards the rear.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Berkshire - Holly Cutter | 4.10 | | Very bitter amber beer, uncharacteristically bitter for this brewery. Not much malt character and a very dry, bitter finish. My score 13/20. |
29 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage - Lord Nelson | 4.20 | | Sweet and malty with toffee and caramel notes. Little hoppiness but some fruit in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Hammerpot - American Pale | 5.20 | | Strong pale ale with a bitter hop character. Some citrus notes but also sharper piney flavours. Very dry finish. My score 14/20. |
11 Jun 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy late on a Saturday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadmill - Susie Q | 5.40 | | Strong pale bitter with a strange smoked malt flavour. Some hoppiness present. My score 14/20. |
23 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Berkshire - WB-40 | 4.00 | | Brew for 40th anniversary of CAMRA. Dark brown in colour with a full bodied malty flavour and a little hop in the finish. My score 16/20. |
17 Dec 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Berkshire - King Alfred's Draught | 4.30 | | Deep ruby bitter with a sweetish balance of hop and malt. My score 15/20. |
| Hepworth - Ridgeway Reindeer Droppings | 4.70 | | Hoppy and bitter strong amber bitter. Fairly crisp and sharpish hop flavour. My score 14/20. |
15 Sep 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Valley - Ginger Tom | 3.60 | | Pale bitter with fairly understated ginger taste. My score 14/20. |
19 Jun 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Berkshire - Bridge Bitter | 4.30 | | Well balanced traditional style bitter, sweetish and fairly malty with a hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
10 Apr 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Castle (see also Sadler's entry) - Sadler's Redhouse Mild | 4.00 | | Ruby coloured mild with a fairly dry, malty character but not particularly hoppy. My score 15/20. |
| Durham - Cat's Whiskers | 4.50 | | Traditional coloured bitter with a fairly bitter flavour but good hop character. My score 15/20. |
06 Mar 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland (formerly Stringers) - Black Flag | 8.80 | | Very powerful Russian Imperial Stout style beer. Lots of roast malt and a real alcoholic kick to this. My score 16/20. |
| Gwaun Valley - Light | 4.00 | | First appearance for me of this new Welsh micro. A well balanced light ale with a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Preseli - Baggywrinkle | 4.50 | | Another new Welsh micro, this one not so good with a rather bitter beer without much real flavour to it. My score 12/20. |
About The Alehouse (formerly Hobgoblin)
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 12 |
| 24 |
| 13 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2BH.
Quirky pub in Broad Street, with dark wooden interior and lots of small booths to the rear. West Berkshire beers feature plus local and not so local guests. Re-opened Monday 19th July 2021 after a very long period of Covid pandemic closure. For many years known as Hobgoblin. Re-named in March 2012. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2023.
We have visited this pub 35 times, seen 89 different beers and tried 48 of them.
Postcode: RG1 2BH