Brewpoint

Great Bedfordian: Sarah Fraser of John Medhurst Jewellers

This month’s Great Bedfordian is a champion of Bedford’s independent shopping scene and a great supporter of the Bedford Clanger. Sarah Frazer (nee Medhurst) grew up in Bedford but left to study history and politics...

Competition: Win a Brewpoint tour and beer tasting to celebrate Josephine Wells’ 175th anniversary

Bedford-based brewery, Wells & Co has launched a new beer to celebrate the birthday of one of the family’s most influential women. In honour of what would have been Josephine Wells’...

Pitchside pints at McMullen Park as Real Bedford hosts Brewpoint beer festival

Football and beer fans are in for a treat this weekend when Real Bedford faces Kidlington at home on Saturday (2 November), as they've invited Brewpoint to bring a few of their brews along...

Cheers, Josephine – new beer celebrates Bedford brewery’s great-great-grandmother

Local brewer and pub co, Wells & Co has launched a new beer to celebrate the 175th birthday of Josephine Wells, the wife of their founder Charles. While much has been made of Charles Wells...

Brewpoint brewery is looking for a beer selling star

First opened in 2020, Brewpoint is the third Bedford-based brewery from local brewing and pub company Wells and Co, which has remained independently family-owned since it was founded by Charles Wells...

Grab a bargain and raise money for charity at Brewpoint’s first Thriftathon

Bedford-based brewery, Brewpoint, is turning its Garden Bar into a pop-up thrift shop this month, to raise money for a children's cancer charity. On Saturday, 18 May, the brewery's first-ever Thriftathon will take...

Wells & Co and Bedford Independent team up with water quality campaigners

A dedicated band of citizen science volunteers have been joined by family brewer Wells & Co and the Bedford Independent to support and highlight BedsGovet, a new environmental charity dedicated...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Who’s the Bedfordian who truly is an unsung hero?

The Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards recognise people who have made a difference to our Borough and who make Bedford brilliant. We're taking a closer look at each category...

Bedford Homebrewers’ competition-winning beer goes on tap this Friday

A Christmas-themed barley wine which was the winning beer in the Bedford Homebrewers' fifth anniversary brew-off, will be on sale from Friday (15 December) at Brewpoint and Beerfly...

Blues pre-season friendly promises high-instensity, live stream, and a new brew on the bar

All five new summer arrivals are in line for Bedford Blues' first run out at Goldington Road after Mike Rayer named them all in a 25-man rugby squad for Saturday’s home opener against Northampton Saints...

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