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Bedford Pubs Host the Eagle Ale Trail

6th June 2012

Bedford brewer, Wells and Young’s, has teamed up with eight Charles Wells pubs in the town to promote an Eagle Ale Trail.

Wells Eagle is commonly known as the Beer of Bedford and the loyalty promotion offers consumers the chance to savour a pint of Eagle in eight different pubs over a number of weeks.

Announcing details of the Eagle Ale Trail, Wells and Young’s Commercial Director David Revell said “Wells Eagle is a popular drink in and around Bedford but we wanted drinkers to taste just how good the beer is by enjoying a quality pint in a number of different pubs. Although the pubs are very close together, they’re all very different and each offers a different experience for consumers. All are established cask beer pubs but one is also a top end food-led pub, another caters for sports fans, a third is known for its charity fundraising and another has a great reputation for the entertainment, particularly comedy, that it hosts and so on. The Eagle Ale Trail is therefore a chance to enjoy a great pint in some great pubs and claim some great prizes.”

The trail entails visiting and collecting a stamp at each of the specially selected pubs when a pint of Wells Eagle is purchased. Prizes include a beautifully presented commemorative glass and a t-shirt plus a chance to win a tour of the Wells and Young’s brewery.

Wells Eagle is a 3.6% ABV cask beer with heaps of fresh green challenger hops above toasted toffee malt with a real quenching finish. It is the official beer of the Bedford Blues and other local events such as the Bedford River Festival and the Bedfringe Festival.

Pubs participating in the Eagle Ale Trail are:
The Foresters Arms, Union Street, Bedford
The Bedford Arms, Bromham Road, Bedford
The Castle Inn, Newnham Street, Bedford
The Embankment Hotel, The Embankment, Bedford
The Park, Kimbolton Road, Bedford
The Devonshire Arms, Dudley Street, Bedford
The Gordon Arms, Castle Road, Bedford
The White Horse, Newnham Avenue, Bedford