Brunswick Brewing Co.

Brewpub in Derby, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Brunswick Inn

Established in 1991

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1 Railway Terrace, Derby, DE1 2RU, England
Description
During the cask ale Renaissance in the late 1980’s, a decision was made by the then owners of the Brunswick Inn (Trevor Harris and John Evans) to build an extension to the Inn, itself built back in 1840. Construction was started in 1990, and the following year the Brunswick Inn regained its long lost original capacity to produce its own beer.

A traditional tower style brewery built over three levels, great care was taken to keep the brewery in keeping with the history of the Inn, with lines of windows and stonework following through into the extension. The plant itself was installed in April 1991, and on the 11th June 1991 production of Brunswick Brewing Company beer began. A 10 imperial barrel brewery (16hls), the plant brews roughly twice per week, and currently has 7 core beers, including one from it’s popular ‘Engine Shed Project’ craft range. As well as the core, the brewery also produces several new and seasonal beers every year, and occasionally re-brews a recipe from the Brunswick breweries many past brews

Aside from being the main producer of the Brunswick Inn’s ales, the brewery also producers beer for the estate of Everards brewery of Leicester (the land owner of The Brunswick Inn), as well as the local free trade and beer festivals. In 2018, the Brunswick brewery was very glad to welcome the Dead Poets Inn, Derbyshire, into the Brunswick family. With all this, the Brunswick Brewing Company has established itself up and down the country, and has collected many awards for its ale, from local festival awards to national recognition.

The Brunswick Brewing Co is currently run by long-time head brewer James Salmon, who along with the pubs tenants Alan Pickersgill and Philippe Larroche, both award winning licensees, are working to maintain the Brunswick Inn and Brewing Company as one of the premier brew pubs in the country, and the Dead Poets Inn as one of the best countryside cask ale houses in Derbyshire.

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7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Creamy white head on a still amber coloured body.
Spice, peppery & citrus aroma.
Pine, resinous, citrus & earthy tastes with an extremely long
bitter finish.
Top drawer
Tried from Cask on 04 May 2026 at 21:14

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Craftworks, Mosborough - Slightly hazy yellow, good head. Grassy citrus aromas, a bit of cereal, a bit biscuity. Fair to middle.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2026 at 18:36

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
(Cask at Dog & Bell, Deptford, London, 22 Nov 2025) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty, hoppy nose with citrus, peaches, floral aromas and crackers. Malty, fruity taste with notes of stewed fruit, peaches, crackers, grass, citrus and a mild floral/citric bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Refreshing. Quite nice.
Tried from Cask at Dog And Bell on 06 Mar 2026 at 22:45

7.5/10
Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2026 at 18:39

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Rutland & Derby, Leicester. Dark, almost brownish gold and clear with a small layer of beige head. Lots of lacing. Slightly astringent aroma, some sharp citrus and orchard fruits, lingering dried grass and some forest floor. Bitterness in the taste but there's a sweetness hiding behind in. Astringent but not enough to define the drink. Strong bitter finish. Light to medium body with softer carbonation. All in all tasty but doesn't hang together quite as much as I was hoping.
Tried from Cask at Rutland & Derby (Everards) on 11 Dec 2025 at 18:05

6.1/10 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

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Cask at Brunswick, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small off-white head. There’s nuts and plums in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet but with some underlying sharpness and a slightly watery texture. Flavour is mainly plums plus roast malts, dark fruits and hints of spice. A little liquorice comes later. Finish is slightly fruity. This is decent enough but somewhat generic.
Tried from Cask at Brunswick Inn on 25 Sep 2025 at 14:45

5.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 5.5
Cask at Brunswick, Derby. Pours golden yellow with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly floral hops with some hints of citrus. In the mouth it is quite sweet with a creamy texture. Flavour has malts, caramel, floral hops and citrus with hints of marmalade and ginger coming later. Finish is slightly dry. This is reasonable but it is nowhere near hoppy enough to be called an IPA.
Tried from Cask at Brunswick Inn on 05 Sep 2025 at 14:50

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Brunswick, Derby. Pours golden yellow with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. Only a vague aroma – hints of citrus and floral hops. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy with a creamy texture, though slightly watery too. Flavour has floral hops and malts with melon and mango coming through later leading to a slightly dry finish. This is reasonable though somewhat anonymous.
Tried from Cask at Brunswick Inn on 17 Jul 2025 at 13:55

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Old rating - A 500ml bottle brought at the Brunswick Inn late last year on my Derby trip & brought back to Jersey. Pours a amber colour with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, tropical fruits, apricots & new world hops. Incorrectly added here as a blonde / golden, very much as the brewery says a New World IPA & very well made too!
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2025 at 20:59