tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post8640507856776577102..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Higsons of LiverpoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-45897416532466685162008-01-28T13:16:00.000+00:002008-01-28T13:16:00.000+00:00According to their web site:Thomas Rigby's, 23 - 2...According to their web site:<BR/>Thomas Rigby's, 23 - 25 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 2EZ<BR/>Blackburne Arms, 24 Catharine St, Liverpool, L8 7NL<BR/>Ma Boyles, Tower Gardens, Liverpool, L3 1LG<BR/>Royal Oak, 111-113 Standishgate, Northern Quarter, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1XL<BR/>Ship and Mitre, 113 Dale Street, Liverpool<BR/>Stamps Wine Bar, Moor Lane, Crosby, Liverpool 23<BR/>Swan Inn, 86 Wood St, Liverpool, L1 4DQ<BR/>The Augustus John, University of Liverpool, Peach Street, University of Liverpool Campus<BR/>The Fly in the Loaf, 35 Hardman Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 9ASTandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-84045725832279229062008-01-28T12:32:00.000+00:002008-01-28T12:32:00.000+00:00This is great news. Being of a certain age, I neve...This is great news. Being of a certain age, I never was able to try Higsons, but have heard it spoke of as one of the greatest local brews ever. Any more details of where It can be found?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-61892409639240690772008-01-22T17:14:00.000+00:002008-01-22T17:14:00.000+00:00I can't say much about the beers of Liverpool, I w...I can't say much about the beers of Liverpool, I was brought up in Tadcaster, so it's a wonder I ever gained an appreciation of Real Ale, we spent years hoping one of the 3 breweries would get round to breweing something drinkable (late 70's/early 80's). With the exception of Magnet it hasn't happened yet!Andy Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140380469167576445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-51604041825738221102008-01-22T03:01:00.000+00:002008-01-22T03:01:00.000+00:00Higsons was the first real ale I knowingly drank i...Higsons was the first real ale I knowingly drank in the early '70s. I tried the revived Higsons a year or so ago, but found it bland. Perhaps the taste matching has improved; I hope so, as I have never found a beer even remotely like Higsons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-75808967829946890022008-01-20T21:12:00.000+00:002008-01-20T21:12:00.000+00:00Higgies Bitter brings back three memories for me: ...Higgies Bitter brings back three memories for me: The Oakfield on Townsend Lane, a taste of grape pips and the bad heads that even a pint brought on. I was surprised to see the signs at the Winter Ales Festival - I wish I'd tried it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-55441300642070762552008-01-20T19:00:00.000+00:002008-01-20T19:00:00.000+00:00I used to work in Belle Vale, so visited the Cat's...I used to work in Belle Vale, so visited the Cat's Whiskers many a time. More often the Seventh Vale though as it was nearer, though always keg until Boddies took them over. Thanks for the link.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-10867786036223827222008-01-20T17:13:00.000+00:002008-01-20T17:13:00.000+00:00That takes me back to my early years in Liverpool....That takes me back to my early years in Liverpool. As a precocius youth, my local pub was a Higsons, called The Cat's Whiskers. Looking back, it was a 1960s, concrete monstrosity; but it was also an off-limits, adults only establishment to which all of us teenagers were desperate to gain entry. Apparently, it's still going, but not serving Higsons of course. I never did get a pint in there!<BR/><BR/>I can go back even further than that with the Top House in Walton. This pub was central to the local community when I was a neonate and is still going strong; but, like the Cat's Whiskers, has not served Higsons for many years. <BR/><BR/>Talking of old Liverpool pubs, have you seen this website Tandleman?<BR/>www.desktop-pub.org.uk/home.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com