October 2026. Derby.
53 minutes said Google Maps. With some giant steps I made the trek from Derby Station to Darley in under forty, and that was with stopping every 200 yards to gave at flowers and pubs.
This Instagram may be AI Slop, but it’s wise advice.
Getting out the house and pounding the industrial estates of a Midlands industrial town does wonders for your brain, though the effect of that pint at the end is arguably less beneficial.
Tiny Tap, confusingly the outlet for Little Brewing, is one of those out-of-town taps/micros taking the Beer Guide places from the traditional town centre pubs.
And I’m definitely not saying that’s a bad thing; beer quality as scored by people who use pubs should be the only determinant of GBG entry. Not reputation, or history, or heritage interior, or number of beers.
Or even price. Cask for £3.90 in Derby is superb value.
It’s just a shame Tiny Tap was quiet on my Saturday visit; perhaps lack of trade accounted for a beautifully presented hazy pale lacking that last bit of cripsness.
The tap itself is nicely decorated, the sort of place you’d bring a group for weekend pizzas and live music.
Worth popping along just to see the loos.
“At least you get to pick your own music” I say as I leave, noting a quality soundtrack of New Order’s “Age of Consent” and the collected works of LCD Soundsystem.
It’s a while since I heard this one in a pub, mind.
