The Usual
Brunswick Brewing Co. in Derby, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.22
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A traditional copper coloured best bitter, finely balanced with toffee flavours imparted by use of crystal malt.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
27/11/2025. Cask (Green Room) at The Dove Street Inn Winter Beer Festival, 2025.
Tried
from Cask
at
Dove Street Inn
on 27 Nov 2025
at 15:10
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at BeerheadZ, Lincoln. Amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty and slight fruity sweet. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
BeerHeadZ
on 22 Feb 2025
at 13:37
07/10/2016. LAMPLIGHTER, 66 Overstone Road, NORTHAMPTON, Northamptonshire, England
Tried
on 14 Nov 2022
at 11:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Gatehouse Tavern, Coventry on 26th October 2022. Copper with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Mildly malty aroma. Plenty of caramel malt in-mouth with some berry fruits. Leafy hops and caramel malt dominate the finish. Medium bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2022
at 22:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby crawl, 11/02/22. Copper pour with a moderate off white head. Nose is dried fruits, grains, straw, biscuit, on the bland side. Taste comprises fruit slice, nutty, biscuit, crackers, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Passable bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2022
at 16:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask: Poured a coppery with a white head. Aroma is fruity. Taste is fruity, grain.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2022
at 14:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at source. A copper coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is twiggy, woody bark, dried fruits. Flavour is composed of semi sweet. Biscuit, dried fruits, bark, cake, mineral. Palate is thin, light grains, decent cask condition. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2022
at 14:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Brunswick, Derby. Light copper, clear with a spotty off-white head. Malty aroma, not much else to detect. Taste is more complex with a crystal malt sweetness turning into a more balanced finish with a hint of bittering hop. Slight body, flat carbonation. Decent for a traditional bitter but little personality.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2021
at 17:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Brunswick, Derby Pours traditional copper “beer” colour with a slight haze and virtually no head. A nice balance of hops and malt in the nose. Some hops and hints of strawberry in the mouth, but mainly toffee and malts. Finish is biscuit malts. A nice traditional bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Sep 2019
at 11:37
6/10
Tried
on 07 Feb 2016
at 09:59