Brewery

Dancing Duck Brewery

Derby, East Midlands

Rachel Matthews got there via thirty-five test brews at home and a spell at Blue Monkey, launching in Derby in December 2010 with three beers (Ay Up, 22 and Gold) just in time for Christmas. Her partner Ian, a brewery design engineer, came in shortly after.

Dancing Duck's core beers span a proper flavour map: Dark Drake is a velvety oatmeal stout with malt, caramel and liquorice, Ay Up a pale session ale with floral, citrus hops, Nice Weather 4 Ducks a fruity copper ale with blackberry and strawberry, and 22 a malty best bitter with dark fruit and a strong hop finish. Elsewhere there's a full-on hop attack, a tropical, hoppy IPA and a New World pale ale built on five different hop varieties. They're multi award-winning and don't take themselves too seriously, with a seasonal/special release lineup alongside the core range.

UK-wide delivery is available: £14.50 for packs of 12 bottles, minikegs and certain other items. Local home delivery within their map area is £3 with a £20 minimum order. No free-delivery threshold.

Drinks from Dancing Duck Brewery

• 12 x 500ml Bottles
• 5L Mini Kegs (5000ml)
• Abduction 5.5% 12 Pack (IPA)
• Abduction 5.5% Minikeg (IPA)
• Ay Up 3.9% 12 Pack (Pale Ale · 330ml)
• Ay Up 3.9% Minikeg (Pale Ale)
• Bag in Box (10000ml)
• Christmas Quackers! 4.2% Minikeg
• CORE RANGE – 2 of each of Ay Up, Nice Weather 4 Ducks, 22, DCUK, Dark Drake, Abduction (Mixed Pack)
• Dark Drake 4.5% 12 Pack (Stout)

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• Brunswick Brewing Company, Derby, 1.6 miles away
• Little Brewing Company, Derby, 1.7 miles away
• Derby Brewing Company, Derby, 1.9 miles away
• Shiny Brewing Co, Derby, 3.1 miles away
• Crich Brew Co, Belper, 6.6 miles away

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