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Breweries In The Historic County of Bedfordshire

We list 14 breweries in the Historic County of Bedfordshire. Of these, 4 are open breweries, 6 are closed breweries and 4 are otherwise categorised (see footnote).

Breweries whose names are used on beer in production

B & T Brewery Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.
(Shefford, Bedfordshire 1982-Still Brewing)

Banks & Taylor We've got a photo of the brewery.
(Shefford, Bedfordshire 1982-Still Brewing)

Engineers Arms Brewery Company A company that beer brewed for it by another brewery.

Inbev UK Ltd A company that while owning, or having owned, a real ale brewery, may not actually be a real ale brewery in itself.
(Luton, Bedfordshire)

Ivel Valley Brewery A non-commercial brewery whose beers appear from time to time, mainly at beer festivals.
(Langford, Bedfordshire)

The Potton Brewery Company Limited
(Potton, Bedfordshire 1998-Still Brewing)

Wells & Young's Brewing Co Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.
(Bedford, Bedfordshire 2006-Still Brewing)

Charles Wells Ltd A brewery whose beers are no longer brewed by themselves following a merger with another brewery. We've got a photo of the brewery.
(Bedford, Bedfordshire)

White Park Brewery
(Cranfield, Bedfordshire 2007-Still Brewing)

Breweries whose names are used on beer no longer in production

Abel Brown's Brewery Brewery now closed. Note that beers may still be brewed under this name but a change of location or significant change in ownership may have occurred. A brewery based at a pub.
(Stotfold, Bedfordshire 1995-1997)

Fedora & Firkin Brewery now closed. Note that beers may still be brewed under this name but a change of location or significant change in ownership may have occurred. A brewery based at a pub.
(Luton, Bedfordshire 1996-1999)

Nix Wincott Brewery Brewery now closed. Note that beers may still be brewed under this name but a change of location or significant change in ownership may have occurred. A brewery based at a pub.
(Turvey, Bedfordshire 1987-1995)

Old Stables Brewing Company Brewery now closed. Note that beers may still be brewed under this name but a change of location or significant change in ownership may have occurred. A brewery based at a pub. We've got a photo of the brewery.
(Sandy, Bedfordshire 2002-2006)

Shires Brewery Brewery now closed. Note that beers may still be brewed under this name but a change of location or significant change in ownership may have occurred.
(Shefford, Bedfordshire 1995-1996)

The Whitbread Beer Company Brewery now closed. Note that beers may still be brewed under this name but a change of location or significant change in ownership may have occurred. A company that while owning, or having owned, a real ale brewery, may not actually be a real ale brewery in itself.
(Luton, Bedfordshire)

Last Updated : 12th April 2010

Footnote - Other categories of "brewery" include, amongst others, breweries where production is currently suspended or it's status is uncertain and probably not brewing, contract brewers, closed breweries whose brands are produced elsewhere and brewery groups non-brewing headquarters.