Brunswick Brewing Co.

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

Established in 1991

Contact
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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7.1
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


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Hand-pulled half-pint in The Pheasant, Wellington Shropshire on 20th July 2019. Very dark brown body, beige top. Malty with a liquorice feel, some coffee flavours and esters too.

Tried on 21 Jul 2019 at 17:51


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Handpull cask at the Brunswick, Derby. Very dark brown, almost (but not quite) black. Uneven film of beige head. Aroma is resplendent with burned coffee, sweet liquorice, yeast extract. Sweet taste with liquorice in prominence, however there's a spicy/sour/savoury black pudding note nearer the long finish. A bit too much liquorice for my taste, but nonetheless a special beer.

Tried from Cask on 24 May 2019 at 20:01


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ The Tram Depot, Cambridge. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are mandarin, fruits, malt, flowers and hops. Nice fruity finish.

Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2018 at 20:59


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Tram Depot, Cambridge. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 151018

Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2018 at 20:55


6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

1/9/2018. Cask at the Dove Summer Beer Festival, Ipswich. Pours clear gold with no head. Aroma of hops, citrus, malt, flowers, caramel and light pine. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, very soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2018 at 21:00


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Handpull cask at the Cradock Arms, Leicester. Brownish red, clear with a tiny creamy off-white head. Malt-heavy in the aroma with some sweet strawberry and light pine notes. Taste is less enticing: bittersweet with a bitter astringent finish. Not a lot to it but it's drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 16 Jul 2018 at 15:18


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Handpull cask from the Marquis Wellington, Leicester. Golden and clear with a large white head. Grass and astringency in the aroma, with a vague suggestion of hops. Tastes somewhat bitter with a strong presence of sulphur. Not great but passable.

Tried from Cask on 06 Jul 2018 at 16:43


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask on Bobs birthday w/e, Saturday 9th June 2018, Brunswick, Derby. Pours gold with a white head, looks great. Fruity, really juicy, dry finish, good hoppiness. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.5

Tried from Cask on 09 Jun 2018 at 10:55


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Handpull cask at the Stamford Arms, Groby. Light gold, but not quite straw. Clear with a white head. White grape juice and lychee aroma marred by a drainy sulphurous tinge. Same with the taste except the sulphur is even more noticeable. It's in good condition but it just isn't a very good beer.

Tried from Cask on 09 May 2018 at 17:30