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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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at The Brunswick, Derby. Pale straw colour with a thin white head;slightly cloudy; orangey flavour with clean sharp bitterness; drinkable but not outstanding.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jan 2008 at 17:58

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2007. A very dark brown beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet malty combined with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel as well as light notes of roasted malt, leading to a smooth sweet finish.
Tried from Cask on 18 Jan 2008 at 14:03

2.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 1 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Yellow with a small white head. Grass and herbs and an unpleasant elderflower aroma. Sweet with pungent hops and an almost rotten off-flavour.
Tried on 01 Jan 2008 at 15:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Black with a small white head. Fruity aroma, some peat and wood notes. Sweet and fruity flavour with a dry and roast finish.
Tried on 14 Sep 2007 at 10:58

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
[i] Cask at The Brunswick, Derby, 08-09-07[/i] Dark golden in colour, nicely bitter beer with good hop profile, sweetness flushes through, I rather liked this.
Tried from Cask on 10 Sep 2007 at 02:49

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2007, London. Dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, light licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is flat.
Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2007 at 05:48

3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Cask@GBBF2007. Yellow colour, not much head. Aroma is really horrible earthy, yeasty and really sourish. Flavour is the same with a lot of eggs in it. Bad condition.
Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2007 at 00:33

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask@GBBF2007. Dark ruby red colour, mediumsized bubbly beige head. Aroma is slightly roasted malts, fruits, some hops and caramel. Flavour is fruity, slightly roasted and quite wooden. Wellbalanced and leaves a nice spicy aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2007 at 12:18

1.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 6 Overall 0.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. Pale gold, lasting white head. Not a great aroma, a bit of lemon bleach. Not much better in mouth. Ugh. Very very poor. Not off, good condition. Elderflower maybe. V.V nasty.
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2007 at 03:34

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. VEry dark ruby/black. No head. A rather nice aroma of dark fruit and liquorice. Very decent beer, that has some different flavours. Bit oily, some vegetable flavour, but in a good way. Interesting.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2007 at 11:13