Reading Beer Is Here!

Reading is a city with an incredible history of beer and brewing.

"Reading Beer" has been gone for years. Recently Legacy Brewing bought the name and started producing barrels of beer under the Reading name.

Nevermind the fact that the actual recipe is missing - its still great to have this brand back. How many cities can say they have a beer with their name on the can?

The last time I checked the state capital of PA wasn't TROEGS.

Yesterday I ventured out to find one of the dozen or so places that are selling draft READING.

It was nice to see the original READING logo on the taphead. Brewer's barmaid tapped my $1.75 draft (cans coming in the Spring). It was several shades lighter than a Yuengling Lager.

Since I am absolutely NOT a fan of most microbrews I was afraid I would end up gagging down my attempt at supporting the hometeam.

The beer was fresh and cold and not bad at all. I could easily see this being a partner with Yuengling for the official beer of the RH3.

As I savored this new addition to my bloodstream I watched what the others in the bar were ordering. Not surprisingly, most were requesting national brands and some went for the Lager.

Hopefully READING will be pushed hard in Reading because it would be a shame to have it fail simply because people are morons and would prefer to give their money to a huge brewery instead of the local guys.

The website isn't well developed yet but it will probably expand. Check out: www.readingbeer.com and have yourself a cold pint the next time you see READING on tap!