The Alehouse in Reading

OMG!, if you have any interest at all in beer, you must absolutely visit this place. Cracking selection of properly kept cask beers with ciders and bottles from around the world. Beer clips adorn the walls and ceilings, and old tables and chairs which could tell a tale or two if they could. Excellent and knowledgeable bar staff to guide your tastebuds on a magical adventure. Metallica, Faith no More, Ozzy with a dash of death metal as ambient music to boot. God, I wish this place was my local.

Great pub for some real ale, decor is pretty impressive.

This is a great place and really all about the beer. A classic pub with nine casks, multiple cider options, mead, and then a lot of bottles that you don't see in other English Pubs. Great ambience with regulars that are super nice. There is a small outside area and an area inside with quiet booths if you want quiet. Well done Ale House.

Simply the best pub love it only missing sawdust. Small and perfect in every way. Old skool

I ordered a pint here and was disappointed by the quality. I drank a mouthful which was sour and lacking in condition. The beer in question was supposed to be a west coast pale ale called space taxi. I made it clear to staff that I was dissatisfied with the quality of the pint saying “I’m going to struggle with drinking that.” I was greeted with being openly laughed at and told “fair enough”. I walked out having paid £5 for something I couldn’t drink.

Good choice of ale and cider/peri. They have mead too! Fair price for Reading, no - good price, mobile free enviroment is wonderfull. Got to go. What to try next? Post covid, and it is still the same. Another year on - still the same and sill love the beer 🍺

Super place for a great pint in simple quirky surroundings. The pint of chocolate stout from a White Waltham brewery was amazing!

Great unpretentious old school pub.

My favourite 'proper' pub in Reading ! Always a good pint

Always a great selection of ales and a proper pub atmosphere!

Good beer and service, But the smell from the toilets needs sorting.

Unique wee place, transports you back a few centuries, the homebrew mead is the best I've had!

Snug pub but good beer and cider options

This is a destination pub, one with a unique feel and superb range of authentic beers and ciders

Fab cask ale pub in the centre of Reading. Very old style and small, so may not be to everyone's tastes. But if you fancy a proper, unusual cask ale in town this is the place to go !

This place for legends. Not for faint hatred. The last time I was there, the count of different kind of Ales served till date was 10K+. People have permanent beer mugs here. If I could, I would prefer go here for most of the time and would have a beer mug on my name too.

The Ale House is a great place to be for real ale. The range of drinks from fantastic breweries and the frequency of change is very conducive to get a great pint. The staff is fantastic, both professional and friendly and always make you feel welcome. Carl and Wedgie are the soul of the place and I cannot praise enough. Keep it up !! The locals love you guys.

If your looking for a community pub with a unique feel then go here. If you want loud pop music, familiar brands of larger then don't.

Amazing selection of Ales and great music

Seems to be very old pub quint inside very cosy..

No food apart from a few snacks, no nitrokeg lagers , brilliant selection of ales and one of the few pubs with traditional cider and Perry

A charming old pub with an amazing interior. Good selection of ale and an interesting range of Belgian beer too. Well worth a visit.

Good selection of well kept ales, but not very large so easily crowded unless the weather is warm enough to go outside. Bar snacks available, but this is primary a very goog ale house.

This pub is not worth attending. So many other good pubs in Reading town centre offering great ales. The clientele are obsessed with smell of urine that they wish to keep the door open to the toilets. Place is not good at all, until they sort out toilets it's not a good place to bring friends, other regulars behaviour is out of term.

Bartender is incredibly rude. The clientele are so unwelcoming. Bad vibe

One of the best choices of ales in Reading. Great bar service and friendly customers

Good town centre pub with lots of little alcoves to hideaway in. Great selection of beers, a good afternoon spent drinking and chatting.

Great pub. Good beer. The snugs and atmosphere were terrific.

Great cold beer, great conversation, great customers and great service. Awesome local pub appreciated by a Yank.

A lovely cosy/proper little pub in the middle of Reading. Lots of wooden-panel alcoves to hide away in, or find a spot in sunbeam by the window. Great beers and friendly service.

This is what a pub should be! Others learn from them!!!

Rock pub with cavernous booths to sit in, in the back.

A good selection of ales and other drinks. Lots of little cubby holes with tables n chairs.

Great great old school beer from everywhere around Europe

Fun small old pub. Used to love sitting in the small booths at the back but the toilets stink now. Good for a quick pint without all the fuss of fancy bars. Please clean the smell though.

Wierd place for what looks like CAMRA buffs, Warhammer types and Radio Hams. But has a quaint mid last century charm some fascinating beer options and cosy booths for a fascinating discussion on key topics.

Bang on the door really hard and get a free drink. Love it.

Absolutely banging place to go drinking in Reading. I didn't realise but knocking the door as hard as you can really makes the locals appreciate you and will give you your round for free. Can't wait to go back!

Traditional pub with great choice of ales. Also incredibly supportive of Count Me In Collective.

Great selection of ales and very friendly staff and customers.

This pub is small and cosy, nestled along the bustling high street and embellished with beer pump clips adorning its walls and ceilings. A few cozy chambers are tucked away down the corridor behind.

Quirky real ale pub also with Belgian beers in bottles

Great vibe in an olde world style. They do 3 varieties of picked egg (!!!) and perhaps too many ales. Mine didn't keep its head as is often the case when many ales are on offer. Take a look around you and order whatever is popular as it will be of a better standard due to the turn around. Plenty of boxed (probably dangerous) cider. If you're from the Midlands where the ale is top notch it may not come up to scratch but the bartending is great as is the ambient music choice - mostly 70s classics, it makes you want this place to have a pool table. Toilets beyond basic just like in the old days. Old ale badges to gawp at everywhere. Reading would be worse off without this place. On the small side but ideal for a stop off. 2 tables on street for outdoor imbibing.

What an absolute stunning place. Whatever you wanted it had. A huge selection of ales , beers, and a mead to knock your socks off. The atmosphere had a good, warm, welcoming vibe.

The most awe inspiring pub I've ever been to. Never a dull moment as there's always someone up for having a chirp. Beer selection of beer is always surprising snd entertaining, always some from local breweries on offer - also plenty of humourously named real ales. You can tell they've been doing it for years. So many pubs have a timid, tepid selection of beer but these guys love to play around with some fun ones you've never heard of before. Whitesnake is almost guaranteed to be playing over the speakers at some point during your visit.

Best drinkers pub in Reading. Maze of booths to hide in out the back and lots of great beers on tap on constant rotation.

Quirky little pub with an excellent selection of craft beers

Excellent beer in a unique quirky pub.

First & last time i'll ever visit ! Staff are incompetent & that's polite. Pub is just ...... well, not to nice

The pub is a hub for real ales in Reading, the split level interior has several drinking compartments, all wood panelled. The walls a ceilings are festooned with pump clips of beers served in the pub.

Good choice of beers, but could do with more seats.

Fabulous snug pub. Great beer, great music playing, perfect place.

Proper pub with great selection of real ales and ciders.

Iv being in this pub twice . Amazing beer but iv noticed the price of beer is going up every year

Naughty little boozer. Always make sure I go here when I am in Reading. Lovely staff with a great selection of Ciders.

Walked in on a quiet Wednesday evening, and the long haired, quite frankly stressed out bartender, said he wasn't serving big groups, and refused to look at us. There was 8 of us, not exactly the biggest group going. Guy obviously stressed out, needs a holiday.

Friendly atmosphete with an ever changing beer selection. Just wom Pub of the Year for local CAMRA area. The pub is a Real Ale pub but does not serve food, only bar snacks.

Fantastic pub. Great building, and a cracking beer line-up. Don't know if they do food, so can't rate it.

Great pub, great selection of beers.

Lovely pub. Best one in town. Now video or TV on the wall. Honest real ales and ciders and great service

Great selection of drinks. Lovely friendly an knowledgeable bar staff. Proper old boozer decor and dog friendly!

A really good old fashioned pub! Little nooks to sit it. No TVs, you actually have to talk to each other, it's great!

Such a cool pub. Love the little cubby holes at the back.

Superb choice of real ale & cider

The best pub in Reading by a far

It was so peaceful place and their people are very humble and kind they are very helpful and cool environment

Really enjoyed the unique interior decor, rock music. Definitely a local pub, but a friendly one. Worth a visit for the still cider.

Plesent staff good drinks nice atmosphere

I recently visited The Alehouse and had a fantastic experience! The beer selection was great, and the staff were incredibly friendly and attentive. The highlight for me was the lovely garden area, perfect for enjoying a drink in the sun. Overall, I highly recommend The Alehouse and can't wait to visit again!

A traditional real pub with a range of beer, cider and mead. No food. Beards are not compulsory but recommended 😉 Occasionally visited by Morris Dancers but not often enough to be offputting. Use of mobile phones discouraged - the staff want people to talk to each other. 😵 There is a small main bar area and some even smaller nooks to sit in. Famous collection of beer mats all over the walls and ceiling.

Good beer and an old fashioned boozer feel. Excellent service. Crowded but good.

This real ale pub has a great history and continues to be a great, snug, place to be.

What a great little pub. Found it by accident and would definitely like to visit it again in the future. It has a great selection of tap and bottled beers and the seating areas are very interesting, with some being accessed by a winding little passageway. Almost Harry Potter esque.

Stunning pub, well worth a visit. Great selection of beer and really nice atmosphere.

This is a brilliant real old British pub with a great selection of beers and ciders with friendly knowledgeable staff who care about the beer they serve, I always drop in when I am in Reading (no wonder they won pub of the year in Reading) Well done keep it up 👍

Great traditional pub with large selection of ales

What a friendly place to grab a pint!

Amazing old pub with great beer range

Lovely selection of real ales, with a clientele to match!

Proper old Alehouse serving up a multitude of beers. Quirky old world interior. What's not to like? Ok so the majority of the punters are middle aged men. But its all about the banter and enjoying a mobile phone free space!

A great atmosphere with a very good selection of cider!!

Pump clips line the walls and ceiling providing a look into the recent history of the ales that have been poured at the pub. The soundtrack here is always eclectic as are the clientele. A much needed pub that provides respite from the monotony of the high street. A must visit when in town especially if you're a fan of cask beer as the selection changes frequently

Great little, odd and delightful pub. Definitely not your average spoons, thank goodness. Awesome

Very nice Crop Circle on draft 🍺

Five star for an atmospheric dive. All kinds of beers and all kinds of people.

Great place, fantastic range of beers.

Excellent selection of beers ..and a pub with a unique character in the centre of town. My favourite.

Nice ales, pleasant atmosphere, friendly staff...all good

Great ales, great atmosphere, great stuff. Loved it!!!

Old classic pub with thousands of beers worth visit with friends. Must try ciders and ale.

Proper boozer, always has a excellent selection of cask and keg

Great range of beers, best place outside for people watching and seeing your friends walk past, stop them for a drink. Lovely

Great place,a proper pub in the town centre.

Great choice of ale that is well kept. Definitely worth a visit!

Toilets are still rubbish but it us a good pint

Excellent town centre untouched pub. Fantastic real ales available in a pleasant atmosphere. A must for anyone visiting Reading.

Absolutely loved this pub found on a whim and was deemed the pub of the night on the stag do

Interesting pub, some good ales and craft beer 🍺

Fantastic selection of cask ales and knowledgeable, friendly staff

None real ale pub. Lots of little booths providing privacy fantastic selection of beers.