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| Address | The Robert Cain Brewery RC Brewery Ltd Stanhope Street Liverpool L8 5XJ |
| County (see footnote) | |
| Phone | 0151 709 8734 |
| Fax | 0151 709 8395 |
| Web | www.cains.co.uk |
| info -AT- cains.co.uk | |
History
There is a long history to brewing at this site. Brewing originally started here in approximately 1850 by Robert Cain & Co. In 1923 they merged with Walker's of Warrington and brewing was switched to the Warrington site and the brewery sold to Higson's Brewery. Higson's themselves were taken over by Boddingtons in 1985 and the brewery was closed in 1990. However a local company, better know for the canning of beer, GB Breweries, brought the brewery for it's modern canning facilities but also quickly restarted brewing cask ales under the current name. In 1991, with an injection of cash necessary, the company became a division of Bryggerigruppen A/S, the Danish brewers most famous for Faxe. The brewery was put up for sale at the start of 2002. The brewery and pubs were taken over by West Midlands based food and drink company Gardener-Shaw for UKP3.4m at the beginning of July 2002. Went into receivership in the summer of 2008, but were repurchased by the original owners.
Beers Brewed
We do not maintain a list of beers brewed by each brewery. There may be a list on the brewery's own website and we suggest you also visit the entry for The Robert Cain Brewery on the independent www.beermad.org.uk.
Regular Outlets
There are a number of Cain's owned and branded pubs in Liverpool. Some of the best are listed below:
The Dispensary, Great George Street, Liverpool
Dr. Duncan, St. John's Lane, Liverpool
Brewery Tap, Stanhope Street, Liverpool
Last Updated : 28th October 2008
The information contained above was believed to be correct at the date indicated. However we accept no responsibility for any false, misleading or inaccurate information within this site. We are not The Robert Cain Brewery and have no connection with them. This is not their official web site. If you believe any of the above information to be wrong, then let us at www.quaffale.org.uk know by mailing us.
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Footnote - Since the 1974 local government reorganisation there has been much controversy over many county boundaries. The links we provide cover both possibilities; Ceremonial Counties which are the areas for which a Lord-Lieutenant has been appointed; and Historic Counties (and their allied county boroughs) which represent the position before the 1974 re-organisation.