Disagree with Phil Royle - Nottingham (not Derby) is the real ale capital of the country with Castle Rock and Alcazar Breweries + a few others.
And here I thought it was Burton.
Burton may have better water, but is now more about corporate brewing factories. There are a micro breweries there but nothing as good as the Castle Rock, Alcazaar or (in Loughborough) Charnwood breweries.
