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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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Brunswick, Derby 17-08-08 Pours dark brown with red highlights turning to light brown at the edges and an off white head . Fairly typically soft and malty but a touch thin and watery at times, its fine but seriously lacks any ooommph.
Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2008 at 02:46

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Brunswick, Derby 17-08-08 Pouring almost black with beige head, this beer is quite thick, roasty and with a creamy woodiness.Drinks well for a 6% beer, some wet woody twigs dipped into some smooth gentle coffee, nice.
Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2008 at 02:43

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Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby. Black with a purple tint and a dense tan head; aroma of sour fruit and chocolate malt; milky chocolate flavour with sticky damson poached fruit; leading to a dry coffee finish.
Tried from Cask on 25 Jun 2008 at 17:12

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Cask at the Brunswick Arms . Reddish brown with a loose white head; fruity malt aroma; dry sourish plumy fruit flavour; fruity finish. Pleasant enough, but nothing special.
Tried from Cask on 17 Jun 2008 at 16:53

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Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby. Gold with a white head; fresh, grassy, herbal aroma; dry hrebal nettle taste with a dry and slightly bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 19 May 2008 at 16:45

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby. Glossy black with a thin tan head; coffee aroma; thin dry coffee flavour to start; then developing a warming, sweet, milk chocolate finish. A stereotypical stout.
Tried from Cask on 19 May 2008 at 16:38

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Brunswick Arms. Black with a damson tint and a thin cream head; thin in the mouth, slightly vinous, but then developing a sustained dry mild bitterness with dried fruit flavours; sultanas and apricot.
Tried from Cask on 06 May 2008 at 15:56

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby. Amber with a ring of white head; orange and malt aroma; orange and biscuity malt flavours, with a tart citric edge; quinine bitterness to finish.
Tried from Cask on 29 Apr 2008 at 16:14

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Cask at the Brunswick Arms, Derby. An excellent porter; a dark shining black body with a think tan head; gentle coffee and chocolate aromas; silky smooth body with fruity flavours with hints of coffee and chocolate and a rich, dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2008 at 18:32

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Cask at the Brunswick Arms. Gold with a lasting white head; brad and toast aroma; very hoppy - aromatic, dusty and fruity, with a mellow bitterness; very well balanced.
Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2008 at 17:18