Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! 🦃🍻 Feeling extra grateful today for everyone who makes The Nag’s what it is: the friends made, the memories built, the pints shared. You make this place special. Throwback to our huge Thanksgiving feast 10 yrs ago… bonus points if you can guess the chef. 👀🔥

Cosy season is in full swing, and the taps are showing off. 🍂 Here's just a smattering of the keg and cask delights now on! 🍺 If you’re looking for a little comfort, a little flavour, or just a place to settle in and shake off the chill, the pub’s here for you. Always. 🤎

Last week was a whirlwind of great beer, good people & top energy 🍻✨ Huge thanks to everyone who came down! This week’s a little calmer… except for 1 big thing 👀👇 Our pals @craftybeergirls.bsky.social are running a Festive Crawl across some of Berkshire’s best breweries + taprooms this Saturday 🎄🍺

Busy week-weekend at The Nag's, with back-to-back events here! 🤗 Next up in terms of our good & friendly pub shenanigans is our monthly quiz, which is TONIGHT! 🌟 Get yourselves down for its start at 7pm. £2 cash entry and all proceeds go to charity - lovely stuff. 🤑

Happy Saturday! 😁 We've a Reading FC home game today against Rotherham Utd. Of course, the Nag's Bus is running to/from the stadium! ⚽️

Collabageddon 2025 has begun! 🤝💥 The taps are absolutely popping today. 12 keg beers and 3 cask beers (with some fun overlaps across both formats) from some of the finest indie breweries around. 💫

TOMO: #Collabageddon2025 lands at The Nag’s! 🍻⚡️ 12 collab beers. 12 brill breweries. 1 outrageously good beer lineup. Hazy pales, DIPAs, black IPAs, lagers, sours...the works. We’ll be pouring the full set across cask and keg. Come thirsty. Come curious. 🍺👅

Today's Double-Barrelled showcase in celebration of their 7 yrs of brill beeriness has us pouring: 🥳 cask birthday beer: Maple Pecan Brownie Stout 🥳 keg birthday beer: Cherry Vanilla Cake Sour 🥳 long-time fave brew: Strawberry Daiquiri Sour 🥳 permanent local line: Ding Lager

Today, folks! 😁

This Wednesday from 6pm: our Double-Barrelled Birthday Showcase! 🎉🍺 Pouring the new birthday beers: 🍁 Maple Pecan Brownie (cask) 🍒 Cherry Vanilla Cake (keg) We’ve been with D-B since day one...always a pleasure to pour their spesh brews. Come celebrate with us!

Cardigan Day at The Nag’s was absolutely legendary. 🧶🔥 Regulars and staff went all-in: striking chaotic poses, sweating through wool, and giving peak cardigan energy. 👌

🍫 It’s Caribbean Chocolate Cake Day! 🍰 All four Siren CCC 2025 beers are now pouring at The Nag’s, and they’re unreal. 🤩 • Milk Chocolate CCC – smooth + lush • Dark Chocolate CCC – rich + stunning • Deconstructed CCC – complex + elegant • Darth By CCC – a 14% huge delight from Siren × Emperors

Enjoying this from @indierabble.bsky.social at @nagsheadreading.bsky.social

🎮 Collabageddon 2025 lands Friday 21st Nov, and we’re pouring every single collab! 🍻 12 brews, 12 top-tier breweries, endless flavour. From sours to stouts, hazy pales to crisp lagers...it’s a proper celebration of creativity and beer love. 💥

The weather’s cold, but our taps are 🔥! A fresh beer lineup packed with flavour: dark, sweet, crisp & seasonal. From stouts to sours, there’s plenty to keep you cosy as we roll toward December. 🍺❄️ #ReadingPubs #CraftBeer #TheNagsHeadReading #PubSeason #ProperBoozer

🍫 This Friday: Caribbean Chocolate Cake 2025 Launch! 🍰 It’s that time again - @sirencraftbrew.bsky.social’s legendary CCC returns & ofc we’re involved! Pouring by us: 🍫 Milk Chocolate 🍫 Dark Chocolate 🥃 Deconstructed Barrel 🖤 “Darth By” – 14% imperial collab with Emperors Brewery 👀

🧶 A week today: The Nag’s Cardigan Day! Dreamed up by our brilliant regulars to raise funds for Laura’s Lasting Legacy. 💕 Next Sat 15th Nov throw on your finest or funniest cardi, drop a few coins in the pot, grab a pint & strike a pose for the Nag’s Cardigan Calendar 2026. 📸

Lovely to have the CBGs back in the Ding and bringing their pals through Reading's Finest. Chuffed as always to be on the itinerary and in the company of some of our fave local breweries! 😁

A few of our current pours: cask, keg, and downright delicious. 👀🍻 Over 26 lines on the go… who’s joining us for a pint tonight? 🤔🐴 #TheNagsHeadReading #CraftBeer #CaskAle #ReadingPubs #PubLife

Winter’s coming… but so are the good times! 🍻 We’ve got a busy few months ahead: beery events, local fun, and plenty of warmth inside the pub. 🤗 Check the poster, mark the dates, and we’ll see you soon! ❤️ #TheNagsHeadReading #PubEvents #CommunityVibes #CraftBeer #ReadingPubs

🎃 Happy Halloween from Team Nag’s! 👻 We’ve been busy carving up some pumpkin magic (& mayhem) and need your help to crown the winner. Our pumpkins go live in IG Stories around 6pm (unlit and lit). 🕯️ www.instagram.com/thenagsheadr...

THIRSTY THURSDAY 🩸 The taps have taken a darker turn… 4 casks & 5 kegs with names, flavours, & vibes fit for spooky season. 🍫🔥🕸️ Think chocolatey, smoky, fruity, & just a bit mischievous. 👀 Feeling a lil thirsty before Halloween? Come grab something that bites back. 😈🍺

⚽ Matchday travel sorted! The Nag’s Footie Bus is back tomorrow 🚌💨 Reading vs Doncaster – KO 3pm 🕑 Departs 2:15 sharp 💷 £5 cash return 🍺 Pints before & after 🍔 @jaes_burgers on food duty early doors

Some pubs have a “beer festival once a year”… we just never stopped. 😏🍻 Every day’s a celebration of proper beer, good people, and that familiar West Reading buzz. 💓✌️ Pop in for fresh pours, familiar faces, and that “just one more” kind of energy. 👋🍺 #BeerFestival365

🍔 Last garden popup of 2025! Jae’s Burgers bring the smashburgers, wings & fries this weekend.🔥 📅 Fri 24th: 5–9pm 📅 Sat 25th: 12–9pm Let’s end the season on a tasty high! 😋💥 #Reading #CraftBeer #StreetFood #SmashBurgers #DownTheNags

Friday keggies are flowing, Chalky Ben’s beaut boards are looking sharp! 🎨✨ Cask lineup (and what’s next 👀) below. What’s your weekend pint gonna be? 🍺😋 #BeerTwitter #BeerArt #CraftBrews #FridayPints

Thursday pick-me-up? We’re on Child’s Play by @DelphicBrewing 🍺 Smooth, easy-drinking brown ale = comfort in a glass. Cosy pub, good chats, weekend incoming. 👯‍♀️ #ReadingPubs #TheNagsHead

🍻 Fresh on the taps this week: Cask picks → Guavalanche, Best Bitter & C-Bomb. Keg lineup → 20+ rotating beauties (inc. sours, IPAs, NEIPAs + more). 🔥 Heaters on inside, heaters ready outside. 😁 Friendly faces pouring all evening. Cheers from your RDG craft beer spot!

@kernelbrewery.bsky.social coming up trumps again with A London Porter. Excellent this afternoon in the @nagsheadreading.bsky.social .

Pints, paws & plenty of good times. 🐾🍻 We’re always happy to see your four-legged mates (and you too). 🐶 No dogs were harmed or got tipsy in this photoshoot! 😉 #DogFriendlyPub #ReadingPubs #TheNagsHeadReading

Sometimes, you just need a little reminder! 🍻 We’re your friendly craft beer haven on Oxford Road — great beer, good bants, and feel-good vibes guaranteed. 😁 Check what’s pouring anytime on our website or Untappd (we keep it fresh all day). 🌐

Buzzing to be back in the CAMRA Official Good Beer Guide for 2026! 🍺💙 Big love to everyone who keeps us pouring the good stuff. 🤗 We’ve even got past editions on the pub bookshelf if you fancy a nostalgic flick-through with your pint. 📚 #GoodBeerGuide #RealAle #Reading

🚌💙 FOOTIE BUS THIS SAT! Mansfield Town vs Reading, 3pm KO Bus leaves The Nag’s at 2:15pm sharp £5 return (cash) - one double-decker, first come first served Home & away fans welcome - football’s for everyone. URZ! 🔵🙌 #FootballDays #FootieBus #NagsUltras #UpTheDing #Urrrz

Penultimate food pop-up of the year! 🔥 This Fri & and Sat, we welcome Chef Stevie’s Caribbean Kitchen to the Nag’s for the first time. 🇯🇲 Jamaican patties + fresh pints = weekend sorted 🍻 Come show them how we do it round here. 😎 #ReadingEats #StreetFood #TheNagsHeadReading

📝 Quiz Night is BACK this Sunday at The Nag’s! Bring your brains (or your banter) & join us for our monthly quiz in aid of CoppaFeel! 💖 📅 Sunday 28th September @ 7:00PM 💷 £2 entry (to charity) 🍻 Pints, prizes & plenty of fun #PubQuiz #Reading #GaryAndMarks

Tomo at The Nag’s 🚨 We’re pouring @sirencraftbrew.bsky.social's brand new Time Hops 2025 series on Friday 26th Sept. 🍻 🌿 Nelson Sauvin DIPA 🌿 Saaz Pilsner 🌿 Galaxy Hazy IPA 🌿 Strata Hazy IPA

🍕 Last call for Sarv’s Slice in our beer garden for 2025! Neapolitan pies & Detroit slabs this Fri (from 4:30pm) + Sat (from 12pm / Detroit from 4pm). Pair ‘em with a pint & help us send them off in style. 🍻 #Reading #StreetFood #Pizza

Some causes are close to our hearts at The Nag’s & Laura’s Lasting Legacy is one of them. 💜 In memory of our much-missed regular Laura, Paul + friends are raising funds & awareness for mental health, bereavement & suicide. 🫶

New week, new beers. 🍻 Our taps are always changing - fresh cask, fresh keg too - zesty IPAs, smooth stouts & sours. Come discover your next favourite pint. 😋 #TheNagsHeadReading #BeerLovers #CaskAle #KegLife

Autumn’s here & our beer garden pop-ups are nearly done. 🍂 This weekend: Momo Bros x Dhaulagiri Kitchen serving dumplings & flavour-packed plates alongside your pints. 🥟🍻 One of the last garden pop-up weekends. Don’t miss it! ✌️ #ReadingFoodies #BeerGardenVibes #StreetFood

⚽ Royals are back at home this Saturday 20th September! 🚌 Footie Bus leaves The Nag’s @ 2:15pm (sharp!) £5 return — cash only, from George 🍻 Pub open @ 11am + Momo Bros in the garden RFC v Leyton Orient, KO 3pm. URZzz! 💙🤍 #ReadingFC #URZ #FootballBus #TheNagsHead

British weather doing its thing. ☔️ We’re doing ours: 12 cask, 18 keg, 16 ciders + more. 😁 Come dry off with a pint (or two). 🍺 Some of what's on tap pictured! 🖼

🍻🎉 We’re raising a glass to Electric Bear turning 10 today! 👉 9 of their beers pouring (1 cask, 8 keg) 👉 Exclusive birthday collabs w/ Baron, Mikkeller, Drop Project + more Come celebrate a decade of brilliant brews with us.⚡️🐻 #ElectricBear #10thBirthday #CraftBeer

🍕🔥 The Fornoza boys are back this weekend (Fri 5 & Sat 6 Sept)! Fresh sourdough pizza in our beer garden + pints = perfection. 👌🍻 #FornozaPizza #StreetFood #BeerGarden #Popup #TheNagsHeadReading

🌈 Happy Reading Pride! 🌈 At The Nag’s, our doors are open 365 days a year — come as you are, always. 💛 Our team, punters & regulars are a gloriously eclectic mix, and that’s what makes our pub buzz with life, spirit & community. ✨

Hungry, Reading? 😋 Momo Bros x Dhaulagiri Kitchen are in our beer garden all weekend – dumplings, BBQ & big flavours. 🥟🔥 Grab a pint, grab a plate, soak up the vibes! 🍻 #StreetFood #Reading #FridaytoSunday #AtTheNags

📝 The Quiz is BACK! 📅 Sun 31 Aug 💷 £2 cash (going towards CoppaFeel!) 📍 The Nag’s, in the evening General knowledge, music, bullseye, who am I? … all the classics. Come join the fun, bring your mates, and let’s pack the pub! 🍻 #PubQuiz #CharityQuiz #TheNagsHeadReading

Best pub in the county, officially… 🍻 Tasha tries to snap the pub vibe. Jon: “Wait, get my best side!” Larry: “You don’t have one.” Whole pub laughs. Today’s Telegraph Mag names us Best in Berkshire in their “England’s Finest Pubs” feature. 📰✨ Come see why. #TheNagsHeadRdg #BestPub #Berkshire

Reading Fest warm-up act: one very cool Nag 🐴😎🍻 The Nag’s might not sit on the festival route, but we’re the perfect pit stop to refresh, refuel & soak up some real Ding spirit. 💖 #ReadingFestival #TheNagsHeadReading #DingSpirit #PinkPonyClub

A fresh Tuesday pour at The Nag’s! 🍺✨ Local heroes + guest brewers on cask & keg — think juicy pales, crisp session IPAs, smooth porters & more. Fresh. Flavourful. Always the good stuff. 💥 #ReadingBeer #CraftOnTap #TheNagsHeadReading