The Queen Of Hope Street, Liverpool

A fairly large pub which feels a little like an Irish bar at first sight. It's opposite the Philharmonic pub, which will inevitably be much more popular. But the real ale range in here these days is much more exciting than it's previous incarnation (the Refinery) and also more exciting than the Philharmonic itself. The interior is narrow and long opening up to a good sized seating area at the far end, where there are plenty of TVs to watch live sport. It is much darker in here now and the atmosphere is quite cosy. Bar staff were friendly. On the real ale front, regular beers are St Austell Proper Job, Salopian Shropshire Gold & Timothy Taylor Boltmaker. Guest beers were Carnival Never A Frown, Weetwood Eastgate & Cheshire Cat & Ossett Voodoo. A further handpull was clipped with Lilley's Rhubarb Cider. Craft beers were Grand Central IPA & Carmen Mosaic. I quite liked this place and found it better than the Red Lion and whilst I haven't been in this group's other pub (the Vines) for some time, I suspect this place has the best beer selection of the 3. But ironically, it's the one which is furthest away from the city centre.

Official site of The Queen Of Hope Street - www.queenofhopestreet.co.uk

Official site of The Queen Of Hope Street - www.queenofhopestreet.co.uk