Eagle Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Carlsberg Britvic
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1876

Closed in 2022

Contact
Havelock Street, Bedford, MK40 4LU, England
Description
The Eagle Brewery was previously a Charles Wells brewery site and became part of Marston's (Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company) wider business in May 2017. The Eagle Brewery continued to brew many of the former Charles Wells brewery brands sold to Marston's including brands such as Bombardier, Courage, and McEwan's.

The site of the Eagle Brewery was sold by the Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC) to S.A. Damm (Grupo Damm) in November 2022, and became Damm Eagle Brewery (this is listed separately). The Eagle brands remained with CMBC. Carlsberg purchased the remaining Marston share in 2024, and Carlsberg Britvic was formed in 2025. The Eagle beer brands then become fully owned by Carlsberg Britvic.

Certain brands are still produced by Carlsberg either at Northampton or Burton. These live brands will be moved to sit under Carlsberg's head office in Northampton.

This entry will remain for historic Eagle Bedford beers discontinued prior to or shortly after the sale of Eagle Brewery to Damm and not moved to Northampton or Burton.

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4/10
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2020 at 22:10

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle. Malty aroma and taste, light caramel, medium bitter. Light to medium body, malty bitter finish. Average.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2020 at 21:39

5.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
0,5 bottle.
Slightly weird label. Filled with beer ruby red, foam brownish white, quickly faded. Chocolate pudding, caramel intense aroma, also due to the added aroma. It tastes moderately full-bodied. Sweet, pudding, caramel flavor. What they wrote and undertook, they brought :) For me, this excessive caramel taste does not suit beer, so it will not be my favorite.
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Picit furcsa címke. Kitöltve a sör rubinvörös, hab barnásfehér, gyorsan elapadt. Csokipudingos, karamelles intenzív illat, köszönhető a hozzáadott aromának is. Ízre közepesen testes. Édes, pudingos, karamelles íz. Amit ráírtak és vállaltak, azt hozták is :) Nekem ez a túlzott karamell íz nem illik a sörhöz, így nem lesz a kedvencem.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2020 at 17:33

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Pours a deep gold with a frothy/foamy white head, a hint of sweet caramel on the nose along with cut grass. Taste is slightly bitter and grassy, akin to a generic lager, with a refreshing mouthfeel, leaving a slightly bitter aftertaste
Tried on 17 May 2020 at 17:49

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
2017 notes. Clear golden, medium to large off-white creamy head. Lightly malty, grainy, biscuity. Lightly hoppy, leaves, earthy, herbs and light citrus. Light diacetyl. Malty flavour, toasty, quite rich, some toffee. Moderately hoppy flavour, herbs and spices. Good balance, moderately to highly intense dry finish. Medium body (too much?), moderate carbonation, drinkable, brave!
Tried on 07 May 2020 at 20:49

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
2017 notes. Clear golden, medium lasting off-white head. Malty, grainy, biscuity, cookie dough, low hops, light fruity esters. Sweet, malty flavour, biscuity, grainy, shy hops, bitterness low. Light dry and spicy finish. Drinkability good, crisp and refreshing beer, light to medium body, soft to moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried on 07 May 2020 at 20:36

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Fabulous chocolate and malty aroma, pours near black with a lovely frothy tan head. Flavour has sweet chocolate to the fore, some dark fruits and dry bitterness rounding off, hints of coffee coming through also. Mildly carbonated so not a completely creamy mouthfeel, the bitterness and sweet chocolate balance out nicely in the aftertaste
Tried on 06 May 2020 at 18:02

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Creamy off white head stayed on a slowly carbonating dark amber coloured body. Banana & light malt aroma. Medium bodied, sharp on the tongue with soft back. Faint malt, banana & bubbly gum tastes with a sweet finish. I'd struggle drinking more than one.
Tried on 04 May 2020 at 19:43

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, 0.5l. Clear golden/copper pour, one finger frothy white head. Medium retention, lots of lacing on the glass. Can't pick up any honey on the nose, a bit weird for something labeled as honey beer. Rather ordinary nose with grainy and grassy notes. Nothing much going on here. Thin body, medium carbonation. Light mouthfeel, watery texture. Quite drinkable. Mild bittersweet taste. Aroma is a bit lacking to be perfectly honest. Very mild in pretty much everything, some caramel, lightly toasted, grassy notes, herbal spicy bitterness. If I really concentrate hard and enter a state of meditation then there's maybe - MAYBE - a hint of honey in the aftertaste. Or maybe I'm just seeing (tasting?) things. Who knows, eh? Anyways, this honey beer turned out to be more of a golden ale and lager combo. Nothing spectacular but actually quite decent as thirst quencher. So, in a way this was decent. Just don't expect to find any honey here.
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2020 at 15:58

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Had this 10 years ago at Pivkan beer celebration hosted by DPP (Beer Lover Society Croatia) but I lost the notes. Bought a 0.44 l nitro can from Vrutak, shared with little Dina. Pours black over the sphere, small creamy tan head. Aroma is metallic, with a roasty and caramel background. Chocolate or cocoa develops. Flavour is light chocolate or cocoa, malts, roasty finish. Dry. Light gentle body, not very creamy. The metallic off stands out. Everyone seems to remember it as much more creamy, smooth and full.
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2020 at 18:56