Robert Caine’s Brewery - Liverpool
The brewery village is a hive of active businesses and we were curious to see just how much of the original brewery had been left intact. We headed to the closest bar and ordered a drink whilst scanning around for fire exits and corridors that might lead to more remote and possible derelict areas of the building. After a few dead ends and awkwardly walking into a very active kitchen full of staff we found a door leading into an old staircase. We followed it up and found ourselves in the disused section of the building.
The Hops store was still present along with some old memorabilia including an original brewery sign. Heading up we managed to access the roof offering us panoramic views of the city below. We spent a good few hours checking out every room and finding remnants of the building's past. We chose to exit back through our original way in, there were other ways out but this seemed the safest bet. Once through the door we noticed the room we came through that morning had since been re decorated with glitter and balloons, walking down the stairs we immediately came across two very confused bar staff who asked where we came from.
Luckily we had left the half full glasses of drinks we bought that morning by the fire door so we could have them to hand on our way out, this worked as a good prop as we began to act as lost pub goers and explained that we walked past them a few minutes ago and were simply having a wander around the building. Our dust covered clothes and bird poo trodden shoes did raise suspicion but not enough to further question our intentions and the bar staff informed us that a wedding was about to start shortly and we needed to leave.
We obliged and apologized for being nosy, it was obvious they didn’t buy our story completely but were more focused on getting the room ready. They led us out before asking us again when did we walk past as they had been in the room for hours and not seen anyone, we assured them it was only a few minutes ago before eagerly walking away and leaving the building before they decided to escalate it further.
History
“Cains Brewery, officially established in 1858 by Irish immigrant Robert Cain, is a historic brewery located on Stanhope Street in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle. Renowned for its traditional ales and bitters, Cains became a symbol of the city's industrial and entrepreneurial spirit. The brewery’s iconic red-brick building, completed in 1902, is a Grade II listed architectural landmark. Despite facing financial difficulties and changes in ownership over the years, including a notable revival by the Dusanj brothers in the early 2000s, Cains maintained its reputation for quality brewing. In recent years, the site has been redeveloped into what’s known as ‘Caine’s brewery village’ and is home to bars, coffee shops, street food venues and an indoor crazy golf course”.
