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The Twentieth Century

Charles Wells enters the Twentieth century

In 1910, the brewery became a private limited company and was valued at £150,000 with a pub estate of 141. Its beers included XX Mild, Pale Ale, IPA, XXX Strong Ale and Single Stout. In those days, the greater number of Xs meant the stronger the beer was.

Water is one of the most important ingredients in beer accounting for 90% of the finished product so quality and consistency is vital and in the early 1900s, Charles Wells sunk a well which would provide the brewery with the highest quality supply of water The water from this well is still used today, and has now been accredited as natural mineral water. This means that the water could be bottled and sold, but we don’t because then there wouldn’t be enough for our beer!