The team at Siren Craft Brew are getting into the festival spirit as Reading Pride 2025 nears.
This year, the Finchampstead-based brewery is releasing an exclusive beer for the event, which will support Reading Pride and the associated MyUmbrella LGBT+ awareness project.
The brewery’s RG1 bar on Friar Street in Reading’s town centre has also been designated an official after-party venue.
The new festival beer, a 5% IPA with pineapple and peppercorns, is called Low-Key Loud and was created by the brewery’s production team, led by Jez and Emily.
The RG1 bar will host an official after party, with its outside area extended across Station Hill to include a bar featuring beers from LGBTQ+ brewery Queer Brewing on tap, a DJ, and additional seating.
Reading Pride festival details
Reading Pride will take place at King’s Meadow in Reading on Saturday, August 30.
The event will feature a full line-up of entertainment across multiple stages, a funfair, a family area, and plenty of food and drink.
Preceding the festival, the Love Unites Parade will commence from the town centre, travelling through Forbury Gardens and arriving at the festival site for noon.
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Rachelle Bownes, the General Manager at Station Hill, said: “We’re proud to have Siren Craft Brew as part of Station Hill, and to be working alongside its RG1 bar to support Reading Pride 2025 as part of a celebration that brings our community together, in the spirit of inclusion and equality.
“Station Hill is a development open to everyone, and we believe that events like this help to make Reading a place where every person feels seen, valued, and proud of who they are.”
The official after-party
The RG1 bar’s official after-party will feature a Pride menu, including poutine and a peppercorn sauce specially designed to complement the new Low-Key Loud beer.
The RG1 bar will also offer Siren’s full beer range, as well as Pride Spritz and a selection of Pride-themed cocktails in the evening.
Lucy Finnis, Assistant General Manager at RG1, said: “Our goal for RG1 is to become the centre of this community. We’re a new bar, and there’s a new community being built around us. We want the bar to be a central hub for it.
“We’ve built good relationships in the immediate area, which you can see from the funding provided by Station Hill and Ebb & Flow.
“A former resident above us put us forward as a Pride ‘after-party’ venue this year, and we’re part of a group of venues for Pride attendees to head to after the event, alongside great Reading venues like The Oakford Social Club and The Blagrave Arms.
“RG1 as a venue is open to everyone, and we look forward to seeing you all for the Pride after party.”
When is Reading Pride 2025 coming to Reading’s Kings Meadow, and how do I get tickets?
Reading Pride 2025 will take place on Saturday, August 30.
The Love Unites Parade will begin at 11am, with the festival at King’s Meadow running from 12.30pm to 7.30pm. Audiences can expect a range of entertainment across several stages, with something for everyone to enjoy.
The Siren RG1 bar will host its outside party from noon to 5pm, followed by the inside after-party from 7pm to midnight.
Entry to Reading Pride is free, but organisers request donations towards running costs.
More details, including the full line-up, can be found on the Reading Pride website.
For more information about the after-party venue and its offerings, please visit the Siren RG1 website at https://www.sirencraftbrew.com/our-venues/reading-bar.
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