# Kelchner Brewery — Bedford, Central Bedfordshire

> Kelchner Brewery in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, England scores 2.83 out of 5 — Limited, #2 in Central Bedfordshire. 46 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Kelchner Brewery is a brewery in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.83 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #2 in Central Bedfordshire. Of the 46 beers we track, 42% are Pale Ale and 27% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 2.83 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #2 in Central Bedfordshire · #1,474 in England · #24,174 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 46

## About

Kelchner Brewery produce's unproven beer and is ranked #7 in Bedfordshire. They are most well known for "After Dark", which is a Black IPA and "Ampthill IPA", which is an English IPA. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 42% of the beers we track
- IPA — 27% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Mead — 9% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, England
- Coordinates: 52.02421709999999, -0.5109074
- Website: https://www.kelchnerbrewery.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [On Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/on-beer-30035.md) — 2.97, Poor — 2.8 mi away
- [Banks & Taylor](https://finding.beer/brewery/banks-taylor-9846.md) — 2.58, Limited — Shefford, Central Bedfordshire — 7.6 mi away
- [Hornes Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hornes-brewery-11359.md) — 2.93, Limited — Milton Keynes — 7.6 mi away
- [Eagle Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/eagle-brewery-19052.md) — 3.01, Limited — Bedford — 7.6 mi away
- [Sunlit Minds](https://finding.beer/brewery/sunlit-minds-35495.md) — 2.39, Limited — Bedford — 8.1 mi away
- [Brewpoint Brewery (Wells & Co)](https://finding.beer/brewery/brewpoint-brewery-wells-co-28669.md) — 2.98, Limited — Bedford — 8.5 mi away
- [Leighton Buzzard Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/leighton-buzzard-brewing-co-5862.md) — 2.94, Limited — Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire — 10 mi away
- [Anheuser-Busch](https://finding.beer/brewery/anheuser-busch-15539.md) — 2.07, Limited — Luton — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Luton, England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/luton.md)
- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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