Peter Kavanaghs, Liverpool

Every time I go to Liverpool, I fall in love with a new pub. This one won today's fondness. Exactly what I look for in a pub. Rooms to explore. Period decoration. Interesting nick nacks. Deep personalisation from Peter himself and Rita - who from my limited research is Liverpools oldest landlady. Thank god they allow photos to be taken. Good Beer Guide entry and TT Landlord in super condition. So really, its got it all. And live music on a Saturday.

A beautiful heritage interior - worth every one of its three stars on Camra's inventory. There are two sets of two hand pumps, with Landlord and Abbot to the left and a couple of guests to the right. One was from Salopian and the other Black Sheep. I went for the Black Sheep Blonde, which was in very good condition (NBSS 4) and probably the best beer that I can recall drinking in the blonde category. I went and sat in the small room to the left of the bar, which has some amazing carved figures around the fireplace, and some rather faded paintings on the walls. The barman told me they were having to put prices up this week, but as this meant that my Black Sheep would have been £2 instead of £1.95, I said that I wasn't particularly bothered. (The Landlord and Abbot are going up by rather more, it seems.)