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I visited this pub recently during a holiday in Derbyshire. An absoulutely brilliant pub with a great selection of beer. Bar staff were very good. Would recommend this pub to anyone who enjoys a decent pub and good beer. Keep up the great work!
Boyne - 30 Jun 2008 16:27 |
Pleasant, characterful pub with plenty of good, home-brewed (in the best sense) beers. The stout was particularly good.
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great victorian pub ,you could just imagine Fred Dibnah propping up the bar. huge choice of beers at very good prices the food was good too.
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A real ale mecca, with seven of their own and seven guests on during our visit. Starting from just £1.50 a pint through to £2.10 for their own adn only as far as £2.70 for the mostexpensive guest. Excellent (genuine) home-made food at decent prices. Superb building with many rooms and an open view of the brewery. Has to be in the top two or three across the whole city and a must for anyone stepping off the train.
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Excellent place. Top beer. Always have a trip when change trains. My wife thinks the trains are awful around Derby!!!!!
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Fantastic range of ales and a good clear board on the wall with all their names & strengths.
Been there three times now and thoroughly enjoyed them all. Will definitely be going back at some point. Very close to Derby train station
well kept beer & a very roomy place. Think its Victorian ? Plenty of places to sit and decent prices
the only downside (otherwise it would have got a 9) is the mens toilet. They are truly disgusting. The smell is awful. It stinks
yam69 - 20 Apr 2008 17:50 |
I use the pub a lot - have done since it re-opened. All the comments are spot on, with a great range of well kept beer, friendly fellow-drinkers, good value food. Only one negative - toilets are long in need of refurbishment, or even a good clean.
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Marvellous pub, I'm a bit mystified by the low rating of 7.4. Food is even good. Varied customers. Terrific place to read the paper and work your way through the ales.
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Possibly the best pub in Derby, the Brunswick has a fine selection of nice ales and a steady stream of Irish rebel songs on St. Patrick's Day! Can't beat it.
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So many good beers on, it was hard to know what to choose. My favourites are their own Brunswick beers. Graham has a good regular range such as triple Hop & The usual, but is always willing to try new ones. He had a very strong cherry tasting beer called Cherry B, which I liked. A great pub.
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This place came with a recommendation from a friend and is definitely a must visit for real ale enthusiasts, or indeed anyone interested in historic pubs. It was originally built in the 1840’s as part of a railway community and was known as the Brunswick Railway & Commercial Inn. In the mid 20th C it fell into disrepair but finally re-opened in 1987 after extensive renovation of the whole area by the local historical trust. It’s a real gem with lots of rooms to explore, the main bar, a snug, a smoke room and an attractive family parlour. A flagstone corridor runs through the pub leading to the on-site brewery which brews 6 Brunswick ales. Another 4-5 ales are also available and the food menu is quite popular. It’s only a few minutes walk from the train station and certainly worth a visit.
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Fantastic place. A nice selection of their own brews. My fellow drinkers were a colourful and friendly mix.
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Popped in last Friday whilst awaiting connection at train station. One of my all time favourite pubs. Thankfully unspoilt by Everards. Still retains the feel of a freehouse. Their own brews are always the ones I go for. £1.90 for a pint of Triple Hop, and £1.70 for a pint of White Feather. The pub is split into 4 rooms downstairs with another one upstairs. There's also a yard for outdoor drinking. Wood panelling on the walls, and an open fire in winter. There's a glass door to the brewery so you can see the brewer hard at work making pure magic.
Slake - 11 Sep 2007 18:17 |
Called in at the end of a day going round the real ale pubs in Derby on my way back to the station. Enjoyed a couple of well served ales from the knowledgable staff. Picked up a leaflet for the forthcoming beer festival at this great brew pub.
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good bar staff, good clientele, excellent range of beer (well kept) including guests; quality pub.
mps77 - 13 Aug 2007 13:32 |
Never been disappointed with this pub, everytime I go it produces quality ale's in superb condition. Brunswick ale's are brewed on the premissis and they also have guest ale's too. It's one of those pubs that I wish I could put in my pocket and take home with me.
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Called in after visiting Derby Beer Festival. Excellent choice of ales with own beers and guests on. Friendly atmosphere. Didn't spend much time there-had a train to catch. Hope to get back sometime.
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Second to none for choice of ales and quality. Can't think of a negative thing to say about it.
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Does anyone know if Graham and Pat are still running it or were there rumours of a new landlord? Used to be my local but sadly now 100 miles away...
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Called in on my way back from Sheffield and enjoyed a half from the wide range on offer. A lot of interesting rooms to wander round and a good atmosphere. Close to the station so a good one to visit when there is time between trains.
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Visited there on Saturday, 11th November 2006, with a bunch of CAMRA members from Liverpool. What a great pub! Wide selection of ales. Food looked great - the cumberland sausage curl was very inviting. Great atmosphere. Best pub we visited all day.
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The Brunswick continues to maintain its reputation as one of Derby's premier Real Ale houses. On Sunday there were 14 Real Ales on, a mix of their own and guests and we tried most of them (!) and all were in tip top condition. Very friendly bar staff. Great interior, and open all day Sunday which is a bonus. Highly recommended.
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Excellent pub in a beautiful rambling building. Lots of different rooms to sit in. Usually have about a dozen real ales on tap, some of which are brewed on site. Plus they host amazing beer festivals.
If you're ever waiting at Derby Railway Station there is no excuse for not popping over the road for a few in this pub - well worth missing your train for.
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I used to live 5 mins walk away from this pub and it was absolute heaven. The beer is well kept and the range is awesome. Friendly bar staff that know their beer. Try the great range of beers brewed on site. If you ever get stuck at derby station it will make the wait a pleasure / keep missing trains and lie to your partner!
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I think this might be my ideal pub: great selection of real ales including their micro-brewery beers, lots of seating including a no smoking area and close enough to the train station to make a pre or post journey pint pretty much unresistable.
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Just been to their beer festival. They've got a new cherry beer out called Tickets Please, and it's just delicious! It's just bursting out all over with cherries - It's heaven sent - a gift from the gods!
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Cracking corner pub which was originally built to cater for the railway workers. It fell into disrepair until some bright spark had the idea of renovating it with a view to opening again. You can find pictures of the state that it was in on the walls. Now it is a popular alehouse come brewery. I thoroughly recommend a visit although car parking is tricky.
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Victorian pub at the iron end of a row of cottages - I think grade 2 listed. Wonderful range of ales brewed on the premises plus guests from other small independent breweries - I think at least 13 in total.There are two upstairs rooms that occasionally host live music. It's possibly lost some of its dingy magic since Everards took over , but it's still highly recommended
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An unusual warren of a pub near Derby station. I think there were 16 ales on handpump; five from their own microbrewery and various others from an assortment of other brewers. The Brunswick's own beers were considerably cheaper than the guests, which are relatively pricey for the area. The Brunswick Porter was excellent.
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Richard Branson drove me to this pub. Well not literally but when one of his trains was late I managed to squeeze a couple of pints in here. I urge you to contrive to miss your connection if Mr Branson or the National Express Group don't facilitate it for you and visit this wonderful multi-roomed pub. Beer brewed on the premises as well as a range of, generally Midlands/Northern, ales.
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Quality pub, worth missing the train for! Thursday night jazz worth a visit, food excellent too. Was in there a while ago and they apologised for having too few ales on - well I guess 7 aren't that many when they usually have 12+. Half of them are brewed by Graham on site too - try the Old Accidental.
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It grieves me to agree with everything said previously about this pub (not always true on BITE). I was very happy to get a 2hour wait for a train and try some flavoursome well-kept beer - also a good lunch. In particular, staff (both bar and kitchen) are patient and friendly with middle-aged, real ale loving customers. Look forward to next train trip via Derby!!
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Toss-up between this and the Alexandra a few doors awayfor best pub in Derby. A pleasure to get to the station and find there's a bit of a wait for your train. If in area of station, Station, Alexandra, Nightingale,Strutts, Crown and Cushion, George also worth a look (or a hell of a pub crawl!), avoid waterfall (pretentious) and the truly horrible station bar.
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After visiting most of the CAMRA entries for Derby in the 2005 Guide, the Brunswick gets my top pub vote. Excellent range of house beers and guests available too. Good service. Was worth our four-hour round trip just to visit this pub alone.
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Trevor's gone but the beer's still good, proper cider as well, lunch food is filling and cheap, no-smoking room available, absolutley rammed on matchdays but a cracking real ale pub that faces The Alexandra Hotel so you get two of Derby's best pubs next to each other.
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A must when visiting Derby
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Another traditional beer drinkers pub near the alex. Nicer interior, but always seemed full or nearly empty. Good range of beers
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Superb Boozer - Beer top notch
Steve - 30 Aug 2004 21:37 |
One Year on, still one of the best in Derby & it is cheap if you're used to London Prices.
Taidg - 29 Jul 2004 18:38 |
I went in here one Sunday afternoon and was surprised how empty it was. It has a fantastic reputation and I hope there are more people in during the week.
I can't remember how many seperate rooms there were - 3 or 4 plus the bar area. A proper traditional drinkers' pub with a big fire in the bar area. Lots of beer. Although the guest beers are a bit pricey this is just encouragement to drink the own their own. I liked either double or triple hop - the one which the manager predicted I would like and never drink any other ever again.
Definitely worth going to if you're in Derby.
palmwinedrinkard - 18 May 2004 16:55 |
Superb place with 6 or 7 of their own beers on along with the same number of others! Most on handpull and some in the cellar. A stone's throw from the railway station so handy to get home after a session!!!
Andrew Carter - 24 Mar 2004 21:34 |
Brunswick is now owned by Everards but they seem to have tried to leave it as is. Beers are still in good nick but Trevor the ex-landlord is missed.
I reckon 8/10.
Tim - 29 Jul 2003 17:53 |
A national treasure, and `home from home` during the forthcoming CAMRA festival in Derby commencing 9th July.
Chris - 2 Jul 2003 22:33 |
Timothy Taylor's Landlord was excellent when I visited. Unfortunately won't be visiting again unless Derby County get their act together and return to the Premier League. Is that likely anytime soon? Methinks not I'm sorry to say.
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Free House with fantastic Selection of Real Ales, some of which brewed on premises. Lovely old "proper pub" atmosphere!
Tracy Hanson - 20 May 2003 15:41 |
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