It might be unlucky for some, but more than 700 beer fans recently made their way to Siren Craft Brew in Finchampstead for the brewery’s 13th anniversary celebration.
As well as 50 lines of beer pouring, there were three specially brewed Siren Craft Brew anniversary beers, guest breweries, live music and some of the best street food vendors in the county.
The brewery leaned into the theme of Superstitions for the event and guests were treated to fortune cookies, Paper Fortune Tellers and beers including Zestiny, Lucky Numbers and Shattered Mirror.
In fact, it was one of the brewery’s most sought-after anniversary events, with kegs of the birthday beers selling out after the launch weekend. Lucky Numbers has made waves with a great score on beer rating app Untappd, and is a best-seller online already in the short window of its release.
The first beer to sell out on the day was The Pilot, a 5% Hazy Pale Ale, which has just been re-released in the Siren Craft Brew webshop and is available at venues around the UK.
There was an international flavour as well to the guest breweries on site, with Oso Brew Co from Madrid joining Left Handed Giant (Bristol), Pomona Island (Manchester), Kirkstall Brewery (Leeds) and Abyss Brewing (Lewes).
Brodie Caress, Siren’s Event Coordinator said: “What a day celebrating 13 years of Siren. Opening up the brewery and allowing people inside was a fun project to take on, it isn’t something we do every day. It was a nice change from being over at the Tap Yard as it has been the past three years. It was a challenge to get the right layout for the event but overall, I would say it worked and flowed nicely.
“The live bands were incredible along with some of our favourite guest breweries. I definitely had a couple of Lucky Numbers throughout the day which is my favourite of the four anniversary beers – they’re all amazing, but this one stands out above the rest for me.”
Darron Anley, Siren Craft Brew founder, said: “Thirteen years in… we’re still independent, still experimenting, and still making beers we love.
“Speaking of which, this year’s anniversary beers are inspired by superstitions. There are three limited edition releases alongside our annual Maiden barrel-aged barley wine release.
“My personal favourite is Lucky Numbers, an IPA that captures all the good fortune we can get. It’s tasting delicious and just might be one of our best IPAs we’ve ever made.
“If you missed out on a ticket to the party, don’t worry; there are 80 launch sites across the UK pouring these beers now, including our Tap Yard and flagship bar in Reading. Thanks for being part of it. It genuinely means a lot.”
For more information, visit the Siren Craft Brew website
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