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The Old Tap, Liverpool
Waterloo
Postal town: Liverpool
L22 4QQ
Served areas
Reviews of The Old Tap (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Old Tap
There is a surprising number of micropubs in the Waterloo/Crosby areas just north of Liverpool. The Old Tap makes an appearance in the latest Good Beer Guide and is one that I'd not visited previously.
On a wet Saturday evening, they were doing a brisk trade, such that I only managed to bag a table after I'd ordered my second beer. It's a typical micropub format with a single room, the bar being to the rear left.
4 cask ales were on - Red Willow Weightless, Ossett Belgian Blonde, Black Edge APA US Pale & Purple Moose Glaslyn. I enquired about ciders and was pointed to a fridge opposite the bar that contained various bottles. So, I stuck to the cask ales. Meanwhile craft beers were Vibrant Forest Out of Exile, Polly's Slow Limitations & Azvex Dark Matter Polaroid.
There was also a large selection of spirits behind the bar, with a board advertising a cocktail special.
Another decent addition to the local micropub scene. You can do a really good crawl in this area.
On 3rd March 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Old Tap
This micropub was formerly a drapery shop. The interior in here is high end with a very elaborate bar area, timber flooring, button backed banquette seating along the left hand side and a well designed shop front along with a tiled entrance.
The young barman was passionate about their beers and all the beer was in tip top condition. Four handpumps serving Carnival Brewery Carman, Big Hand Brewing Super Tidy, Salopian Shropshire Gold and Roosters Capability Brown. I went for the first two beers, which were very quaffable.
On 30th October 2022
- rating: 9
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
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ROB Camra left this review about The Old Tap
Brand new micropub on the very busy Crosby Road. It's obviously still a work in progress as the beer blackboard was still on the floor waiting to be put on the wall. All tables taken at 9:30 last night, we were lucky to get the last one. There were 22 of us in the bar, so it's not very big as you might expect. Four handpumps, all beings used, serving beers from Track, 4T's, Castle Rock and Hophurst. Maybe not the most inventive of line ups, but my Hophurst Wolf was in good nick, even if the brewery's beers aren't to my taste. Ms CAMRA enjoyed the red wine as well, so I'm pretty sure we'll be coming back here.
On 15th July 2022
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3224 recommendations about 3135 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
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- Darts : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
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- Jukebox : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : Yes last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 15 July 2022 by ROB Camra
