Cains

Commercial Brewery in Liverpool, Merseyside, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1991

Closed in 2023

Contact
Stanhope Street, Liverpool, L8 5XJ, England
Description
Commenced in current form in 1991 after a long break from brewing. In 2013 brewing ceased for redevelopment of the site.

Brewing restarted at the site in the spring of 2022, using the original recipes, but ceased in April 2023

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Salling, Aarhus. Light hazy orange with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and a little dark fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 240912
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2012 at 10:57

4.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Deep golden colour with a small off white head. Moderate sweet aroma with some grassy notes. For me it was just to much grassy flavour. Unusual wheat ale.
[Bottle from Brewpub in Liverpool, England]
Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2012 at 02:24

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Genialne piwo słodkawo-gożkie. Dodając amerykańskich rodzynek zyskało na smaku i aromacie. Ciekawe i godne polecenia piwo
Tried on 11 Sep 2012 at 08:35

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Amber colour with a tan head. Sweet fruity nose. A nice rich flavour. Fruity with notes of plum and probably raisins. Also some toffee and vanilla. My favourite beer from Cains.
[Bottle from a friend in Liverpool]
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2012 at 10:00

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dark colour with a creamy tan head. Mild roasted aroma. Also a very mild flavour and a bit flat. Roasted malt, chocolate and espresso notes. Mild but yet tasty and easy drinkable. A bit light texture.
[Can from a friend in Liverpool]
Tried from Can on 05 Sep 2012 at 12:59

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can 440ml. @ PBF2012.Clear light to medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing to lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, toffee notes, light cardboard. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20120728]
Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2012 at 00:13

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
440 ml can into imperial pint glass, best before 8/23/2012. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a small light tan head with decent retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Slight spotty lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of caramel, molasses, toffee, biscuit, toast, milk chocolate, nuttiness, earth, and light herbal hops. Very nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and decent strength. Taste of caramel, toffee, molasses, toast, chocolate, biscuit, nuttiness, earth, light raisin, and herbal spiciness. Very light herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, caramel, toffee, toast, molasses, earth and herbal on the finish for a short bit. Some decent flavor balance with a fair amount of flavor overall. No cloying flavors at all. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a fairly creamy and slightly slick mouthfeel that is good. No alcohol noticed other than a minimal warming after the finish. Very smooth and easy to drink as expected. Overall this is a nice mild. Nice fairly robust flavors; and very smooth to drink. I hope to find more milds in the future, there really aren’t too many available in the states.
Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2012 at 20:17

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Can 440ml. Bardzo delikatne i słabe piwo. Bez piany, mało wyraziste w zapachu i smaku. Nazwa IPA sporo naciągana bo nie czuć prawie chmielu. Daleko mu nawet do Bittera.
Tried from Can on 20 Aug 2012 at 10:37

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Pale orangeish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is herbs, some grass and mild bready and earthy notes. Flavour is rather similar in a nice balance.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2012 at 07:59

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Brown color and a nice white head that lasts some time. Mild aroma of malt and yeast. Flavor is surprisingly sweet, some raisin, with a very smooth palate and a dry finish. I had low expectations from the scores but this is a good beer.
Tried on 15 Aug 2012 at 19:27