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The Masonic, Liverpool
Garston
Postal town: Liverpool
L19 1RR
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about The Masonic
The Masonic is a traditional backstreet boozer on a corner plat that looks very inviting from the outside. Through the entrance is a Lino floored front bar where banquettes under the front windows are faced by a serving counter on the rear wall that is bookended by two dartboards. Hearing voices from the rear I didn’t linger for long in this front bar, but I don’t recall there being any hand pumps. A handful of gossiping locals were sat in the carpeted rear bar where a U-shaped serving counter faces stools to the rear, a table and the toilets to the right and some banquette seating in the window to the left. Standard keg was available alongside Birra Moretti and Cruzcampo, but the two hand pumps were unused. There was some very low background music coming from the television, the jukebox in the front bar was turned off. I must admit that I found this to be a very basic pub and I was a little disappointed after expecting much from the exterior.
On 17th February 2025
- rating: 3
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Will Larter left this review about The Masonic
This back street local has a reputation for real ale, with thrice-yearly beer festivals as well as seven hand pumps scattered around the bar, with one cider and half a dozen beers. There were Hobgoblin and Bishops Farewell in one bar, if my notes made at the time are to be believed; see my possibly more reliable photos for beers on the other bar. I went for JW Lees Arkwright, but what appeared in my glass after the woman serving had pulled through and disposed of a couple of pints was vinegar. I went for the other JW Lees beer, but although it wasn't off it was definitely end-of-barrel, being cloudy and only just drinkable. Maybe a Tuesday afternoon is a risky time to be drinking real ales in suburban pubs that are probably only busy enough to sustain them at the weekends, but it's disappointing that a pub with an apparent enthusiasm for real ale doesn't have better quality control than this. (It would have been an easy 7 or possibly 8, for appearance, service, friendliness and beer range, but deserves no better than a 4 because of ale quality issues.)
On 3rd February 2020
- rating: 4
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Al Bundy left this review about The Masonic
Heaven for Garstons real ale drinkers.
On 21st January 2015
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3487 recommendations about 3390 pubs]