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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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the brewery. Pours a pale gold with minimal white head. There’s marmalade and lemongrass in the aroma, plus some hints of malts. In the mouth it is sharp and tangy but with an overall juicy sweetness. Flavour starts off with tangerine and melon but quickly progresses to citrus and traditional hops, These become quite dominant in the finish. Not quite sure what to make of this one – but in the end I think the good features outweighed the bad. Definitely an IPA not a pale (maybe a Session IPA?)

Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2022 at 23:27


3.4
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 14

Cask at Brunswick Inn, Derby. Pours clear pale golden with a white cap. Grains, biscuit, citrus peel, bitter tangerine. Light sweet & moderate bitter. Light to medium body with light carbonation. Tidy golden ale

Tried from Cask on 23 Feb 2022 at 15:22


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby crawl, 11/02/22. Copper pour with a moderate off white head. Nose is dried fruits, grains, straw, biscuit, on the bland side. Taste comprises fruit slice, nutty, biscuit, crackers, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Passable bitter.

Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2022 at 16:40


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby crawl, 11/02/22. Extremely fark mahogany brown to light black with a tan cap. Nose is dark malts, cocoa powder, charr, dried fruit esters. Taste comprises brown bread, mellow roast, ashen tones, chocolate biscuit, raisens. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2022 at 15:01


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby crawl, 11/02/22. Clear golden with a decent white head. Nose is pale malts, grass, perfume, mellow citric peel. Taste comprises citric tinged straw, crackers, soft malts, grains, tangerine. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Ok citric laden golde.

Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2022 at 13:58


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby crawl, 11/02/22. Black with a good sized lasting tan crown. Nose is chocolate, toffee, dark malts, brown bread, mellow roast. Taste comprises roast malts, cocoa powder, faint liquorice, charr, dried fruit rinds. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Ok stout .. perhaps a touch thin and lacking some depth for a 6% job.

Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2022 at 13:52


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby crawl, 11/02/22. Clear golden with a decent white head. Nose is grass, tangerine, toasted grains, light herb, straw. Taste comprises tangerine, soft malts, light breads, crackers, lemon rind, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Ok stuff.

Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2022 at 13:44


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby, Derby pub crawl 11/02/22. Pale golden blonde with a white cap. Nose is grass, pale malts, lemon drizzle, grains. Taste comprises pale malts, mellow citric sherbets, tangerine, melon, light breads, herb. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2022 at 11:47


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the source. A pale golden yellow coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, lemon, pine, lemon, dry grains. Palate is semi sweet, straw, grass, moderate carbonation. Flavour is damp hay, grass, lemon, pine. Sappy hop,. Diety grass.

Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2022 at 15:29


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

Cask at the brunswick flyer.. A reddy brown coloured pour with a halo of beige. Head. Aroma is semi sweet, nutty liquorice,. Aroma is woody, dried fruits, liquorice, cakey. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody, cakey, dried fruits, jammy. Palate is semi sweet light tang, moderate carbonation. Ok. Mineral, dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2022 at 15:15