Brunswick Vaults, Liverpool

I was last in here in 2016 when it was the James Monro. After a brief spell of being a decent cask ale pub, it went downhill, stocking only a couple of Marston's beers before I believe it stopped cask altogether. Back in yesterday, the new owners have restored cask and there were 3 across the 5 handpulls - Brimstage Oyster Catcher, Ossett White Rat & Theakston Best Bitter. The interior of the single room is fairly interesting with lots of old pictures of Liverpool on the walls, along with a few other odd items of interest. Locals were fairly friendly and chatty. It's good to see this pub get back on track, but I'm not sure the ale range is quite good enough just yet to encourage frequent visits from me. However, I will keep an eye on how it develops.

The rainbow paint is no more, the pub has landed back on its original name and been taken on by a veteran landlord formerly of the Vernon Arms. Back to being a simple friendly boozer with a few ales on. Ordinary but cosy decor with lots of green paint, it may not be a must see destination boozer but it’s a solid option again and seems to be doing quite well so far.

this has now been painted in rainbow colours and is seemingly in the process of being rebranded as 'Kittys Cabaret Bar'

After failed attempts to be a gastropub and a real ale pub it's now a gay/cabaret bar, though nothing has changed internally and most punters seemed to be local regulars. the host/landlord appears to also be a drag artist. As you can imagine the beer is now pretty low on the agenda now but it's a friendly happy place. Won't be surprised though if it is something completely different again by the time someone else reviews it.