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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6.5/10 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

5.6/10 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

7.1/10 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

5.5/10 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

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
13/4/2018. Cask at the Tram Depot, Cambridge. Pours bright gold with a lasting white head. Aroma of fruit, hop, flowers, malt and slight nut. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 13 Apr 2018 at 15:50

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Hovelling Boat Ramsgate. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Fruity aroma. Grapefruit and apricot in the mouth. Good bitterness on the finish. Malts just about enough to carry the alcohol and hop. I thought pretty good. Attractive enough.
Tried from Cask on 03 Mar 2018 at 13:22

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
16th Feb 2018, cask half-pint in The Shakespear, Bridgnorth Shropshire. Black bodied with a thin beige topping. Malts with a coffee leaning rule the nose and flavour, mild bitterness to the brew and a mini chocolate twist mid-sip. Roasted maltiness throughout.
Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2018 at 19:36

6.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Handpull cask from the Marquis Wellington, Leicester. Dark gold/amber with a thick off-white head. Light malty metallic smell... forest floor and a touch of horehound but there's not a lot there. Sweetish malty initial taste drowned out by some intense bitterness later in the sip. Fairly simple but enjoyable enough.
Tried from Cask on 23 Nov 2017 at 11:51


6/10
Tried on 26 Aug 2017 at 12:08