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| Beers Not Brewed By Original Company Following A Merger | |
| Address | Charles Wells Ltd The Eagle Brewery Havelock Street Bedford MK40 4LU |
| County (see footnote) | |
| Phone | 01234 272766 |
| Fax | 01234 279000 |
| Web | www.charleswells.co.uk |
| info -AT- charleswells.co.uk | |
History
Charles Wells acquired a brewery, built in Horne Lane, Bedford in 1816, in 1875. Moved to their current location in 1976. The brewery at this time was the largest family owned brewery in Britain. Announced in May 2006 that production would transfer to a new company, of which a 60% share will be owned, formed by a merger with Young's to become Wells & Young's Brewing Co Ltd. The deal went started on 1st October 2006, since when Wells beers have been brewed for them by Wells & Young's on what was Wells plant. Wells is now a pub owning company only and does not brew.
Beers Brewed
We do not maintain a list of beers brewed by each brewery. There may be a list on the brewery's own website and we suggest you also visit the entry for Charles Wells Ltd on the independent www.beermad.org.uk.
Regular Outlets
About 300 pubs are owned, most of which serve cask conditioned beer. The beer is also widely available in Europe due to owning a pub franchise which operates over there.
Last Updated : 31st March 2009
The information contained above was believed to be correct at the date indicated. However we accept no responsibility for any false, misleading or inaccurate information within this site. We are not Charles Wells Ltd and have no connection with them. This is not their official web site. If you believe any of the above information to be wrong, then let us at www.quaffale.org.uk know by mailing us.
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Footnote - Since the 1974 local government reorganisation there has been much controversy over many county boundaries. The links we provide cover both possibilities; Ceremonial Counties which are the areas for which a Lord-Lieutenant has been appointed; and Historic Counties (and their allied county boroughs) which represent the position before the 1974 re-organisation.