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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5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Decided to leave this copiwd and pasted note unedited. Went to Derby on a match day with a Geordie mate. He wasn’l allowed in to the Brunswick Arms, so I got my 300 Beers To Try Before You Die tock and scarpered: Zil aroma. V light watery. light gold. ok head. M bitter , sweet finish. Hops are obvious. Decent enough.
Tried on 10 Sep 2016 at 08:29

5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask at The Tram Depot, Cambridge, Monday 5th September 2016 Pours mid amber in colour, good clarity this is fruity with a middling bitterness. The aroma is fruity the taste really isn’t great it’s fruity and at first I thought perhaps it’s a little tired but no hint of sour vinegar tinge on nose in fact it smells reasonably fresh, looks superb, it’s just a very lacklustre beer methinks. Can’t drink all of this I’m afraid. A6 A5 T3 P2 Ov8 2.4
Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2016 at 22:32

5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Cask at the Tram Depot, Cambridge. Pours copper gold with a lasting white head. Aroma of light malt, caramel and fruit. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Finish has an odd/off bitter veg edge. Not great.
Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2016 at 13:51

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Hand-pulled half-pint in The Pheasant, Wellington Shropshire on 19th June 2016. Light golden pour, clear and clean looking, the head a well formed white foam blanket. Mild fruity front to the nose and taste, more hops than malts: OK but lacked depth and oomph.
Tried on 19 Jun 2016 at 17:09

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Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Brunswick Tropicana ].Clear light medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate yeasty, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, pale malt, fruity malt, UK yeast, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160218]
Tried from Cask on 28 Apr 2016 at 15:34

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Tried at the Three Horse Shoes Waddington. Golden amber colour with a thick white head. Aroma fruity citrus, and pine. Taste light sweet to mid hoppy bitter finish. Mid body, and easy to brink very nice
Tried on 22 Apr 2016 at 11:39

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Gravicask at Camra’s National Winter Ales Festival. Shared with Finn. Copper coloured body. A bubbly ring to the rim of the surface. Slightly spiced malty nose. Malt-driven flavours, semi-dry. Hints of leafy hops to the finish. Satisfying (Derby 17.02.2016).
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2016 at 13:53

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Poured from cask at Brunswick Inn, shared with Finn. Remaining off-white head. Warm golden body. Lacework at the upper part of the glass. Pine and citrus peels on the nose. Fresh fruit hoppy flavours, hints of peach and grapefruit. Mid-dry bitter tail. Refreshing with great session qualities (Derby 17.02.2016).
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2016 at 01:41

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Fra cask/gravity på NWAF i Derby 17 Feb 16. Delt med Rune. Varm amber. Skum langs kanten. Litt farge på skummet. Forsiktig sukkertøyaroma. Smaken lett tørr. Ingen identitet. Lett syrlig ettersmak.
Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2016 at 07:50

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Fra cask på Brunswick Inn i Derby 17 Feb 16. Delt med Rune. Lys gyldengulbrun. Litt lacing. Skum langs kanten. Bra aroma av søt frukt. Smaken tørket frukt. Litt papp etter hvert. Uvariert.
Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2016 at 06:24