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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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the 2015 National Winter Ales Festival, The Roundhouse, Derby. Gold coloured pour. Citrus and soap aroma. Citrus, salt and light malt flavour. Quite bitter.

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2015 at 10:39


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

Cask at the 2015 National Winter Ales Festival, The Roundhouse, Derby. Gold pour with a white head. Apricot and light malt aroma. Lots of summer fruits in the flavour. Tasty.

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2015 at 10:37


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

Cask at the 2015 National Winter Ales Festival, The Roundhouse, Derby. Reddish-brown pour with a white head. Aromas of chocolate raisin, nuts and dark fruit. Definitely a damson presence in the flavour with a splash of plum pudding in there for good measure. Bitter-malt edge. Interesting.

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2015 at 10:35


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @ The Baum, Rochdale. Dark amber with a small creamy head. There’s a sweetened grain in the nose with a hint of chocolate but veering towards a generally malty taste.

Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2014 at 06:34



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

Cask gravity at CPBF. It pours deep mahogany brown with minimal head. The nose is earth, roasty, must, cocoa, dried fruits candy fruit cake. The taste is rich, toasty, dark fruits, earth, coffee, cocoa and wood with a dry finish. Medium body and light carbonation. Easy going mild.

Tried from Cask on 17 May 2014 at 06:48


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask handpump at its home - The Brunswick, Derby. Ruby black with a good head, a very nice looking pint. Chocolate mocha aroma. Smooth and soft. Very drinkable and enjoyable.

Tried from Cask on 16 Mar 2013 at 17:32


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at NWAF 2012. Very dark with a reddish hue and a bubbely off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits with hops, malt and some roasty notes and hints of alcohol. A bit sweet and fruity with a light bitterness in the finish. Decent enough. (2013-01-25)

Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2013 at 14:08


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

cask at NWAF ... deep black ... thin tan head ...soft dark roast nose ... dark fruits ... soft chocolate .... little lactic sugers . soft sweetness ... touch of wheyness

Tried from Cask on 26 Jan 2013 at 04:26


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

On cask at Mr Grundy’s Derby - A ruby coloured beer with a decent white head that laces throughout. The aroma has good fruits with blackcurrants, cranberries and raspberries (not sure really, there is something else there) seeming to stand out. The taste is fruits and malts with more berries. Good body and very tasty. Hero beer of the day.

Tried from Cask on 05 Jan 2013 at 11:23