Wells & Co.
Regional Brewery
in
Bedford,
Bedfordshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 7 Venues
Established in 2017
Contact
Cut Throat Lane, Bedford, MK41 7FY, England
Subsidiaries
Description
New Beginnings
2017 – A fresh start. Charles Wells sells Havelock St brewery and most of our beer brands to Marston’s, signalling a move away from higher-volume national sales and a renewed focus on specialty ale and lager brands to delight modern beer fans. The deal also provided the resources needed to begin designing the new home of our dreams - now known as Brewpoint (which began brewing October 2020).
While Marston's acquired the rights to brew brands like Bombardier, the family retained the "Charles Wells" and "Charlie Wells" brand names.
Wells & Co. is Born
2019 – Charles Wells rebrands as Wells & Co., reflecting the diversity of our modern business. The move away from Charles Wells was not a decision we took lightly, but with significant investment taking place in our pub estates and a new brewery on the way capable of producing a range of beer styles unimaginable to us just ten years ago, the time felt right to make a statement of confidence about our future direction as a company.
2017 – A fresh start. Charles Wells sells Havelock St brewery and most of our beer brands to Marston’s, signalling a move away from higher-volume national sales and a renewed focus on specialty ale and lager brands to delight modern beer fans. The deal also provided the resources needed to begin designing the new home of our dreams - now known as Brewpoint (which began brewing October 2020).
While Marston's acquired the rights to brew brands like Bombardier, the family retained the "Charles Wells" and "Charlie Wells" brand names.
Wells & Co. is Born
2019 – Charles Wells rebrands as Wells & Co., reflecting the diversity of our modern business. The move away from Charles Wells was not a decision we took lightly, but with significant investment taking place in our pub estates and a new brewery on the way capable of producing a range of beer styles unimaginable to us just ten years ago, the time felt right to make a statement of confidence about our future direction as a company.
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
33cl bottle. Golden color, slightly hazed, short thick white head, good lacing. Aroma: white bread, pale malts, thin hops, mineral. Vague fruity, resin/pine and herbal notes. Light body, watery texture, average carbonation, dry finish. Flat taste. Simple, not exacly as an IPA should be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 10:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Caña en el Scotland Yard. La Virgen del Camino. 09..08..2016. (r19). Color dorado transparente espuma blanca. La Virgen del Camino. Sabores herbaceos frescos algo secos al final. Poco amargo y poco cuerpo. Fácil de beber Refrescante.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2016
at 01:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a slightly hazy yellow golden, topped with medium small and not really lasting white head. Very minimal fruity hoppy aroma, some malty notes but all in all hardly anything to pick up. Taste mildly bitter, some fruitiness with malty back. Doesn’t taste bad. Light body. Mild aftertaste. Drinkable.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2016
at 06:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Asda Supermarket; clear golden yellow pour with a creamy bubbly white head, aroma has tangerine and a hint of grapefruit, taste has some pleasant tropical hop action, along with some sweet malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2016
at 15:50
6/10
Tried
on 11 May 2016
at 12:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Fresh, tasty and pleasant hopped lager.
Hazed yellow golden color with a fine white head. Ok lacing. Fine hop intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a fine carbonation. Good balance between sweetness and bitterness. Pleasant citric hoppy, mild fruity and a fine malty back.
[On tap at Bedford Arms in Bedford, England]
Hazed yellow golden color with a fine white head. Ok lacing. Fine hop intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a fine carbonation. Good balance between sweetness and bitterness. Pleasant citric hoppy, mild fruity and a fine malty back.
[On tap at Bedford Arms in Bedford, England]
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2016
at 02:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg tap at the Bedford Arms, Bedford. Mid-gold, clear with minimal head. Gentle grassy and floral hop aroma. Basic bittersweet taste with slight hints of tangerine in the aftertaste. Not sure that Charlie is 100% sure what craft is, although this is passable.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2015
at 05:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at the Guildford arms. Pours clear golden, nose is floral, lemon, toffee, taste is sweet toffee, dry, grassy.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2015
at 16:59
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg at the Guildford arms... Golden amber.. Rising bubbled... Thin white lacing.. Big grass nose.... Fizzy grassy.. Light metalic
Tried
on 13 Nov 2015
at 10:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Charlie Wells, not Charles. I suppose he’s hip and down with the kidz. Don’t shoot the messenger, and here’s the proper rate: lager yellow, low to medium carbonation. Grass and tropical fruit aroma. Sweet hoppy taste with acrid flashback. An odd savoury note in the odd finish. A decent enough lager, but Charlie’s going to have to up his game if he wants to mix it with the big craft beer boys.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2015
at 14:20