Woko brewing..

My wife and I had an hour to kill while waiting for my daughter on Saturday evening so we decided to try out a new venue in town. Unsurprisingly (for me) it's a new micro-brewery called "The Outhouse Brewery" and is right in the middle of town. This is quite unusual for craft brewers who usually set up shop in the industrial estates surrounding towns so it was nice to be able to easily access the venue. It was crowded for 6pm on a Saturday evening but we managed to get the last two seats in the joint however the vibe was good (actually more like a wine bar than a pub) and there were a bunch of people in who were clearly tasting their way through the various in-house beers via various paddles of beer.

Unfortunately we only had enough time for a quick half opting for a sessionable hoppy ale called "Woky" (see above) which is short for the name of the town (Wokingham) In actual fact the kids all call it "Woko" which I think is a better and more catchy name, missed a trick there I reckon. Bottom line was that the beer was good, and definitely worth a revisit when we have more time, however it wasn't quite up to the (very high!) standard of more established local breweries like Siren and Elusive just yet, but no doubt that will come with practice. I did have a brief chat with the owner and head brewer who told me that he'd been an avid home brewer for around eight years before setting up shop and his brewing kit is right there in the same space as drinking clients which adds interest for us beer geeks. All in all a great addition to the entertainment scene in the town, we shall return!