Cains is coming home as original red-brick building is set to be transformed

Brand new venues and Guinness Brewery, Dublin style attraction to transform Liverpool’s iconic red-brick building in the Baltic. 

An acclaimed developer with a strong track record in successful licensed and leisure projects has taken the famous Cains brand that will see a multi-million investment rejuvenating its home in the Baltic Triangle area of Liverpool.

Liverpool born entrepreneur Andrew Mikhail has built up an impressive portfolio of businesses spanning the North West over two decades which has recently included bars and hotels in Liverpool, Southport and St. Helens.

Now Mr. Mikhail is set to make his mark on the biggest investment in his company’s history to date after revealing the deal with Cains Brewery.

He said: “This is a pivotal moment for our business the Cains Brewery Company. Cains Brewery and Liverpool are such iconic brands and Cains of course is part of the city’s heritage. We’re investing an initial £7m in four phases as part of bringing to life what is a 15,000 sq ft scheme on three levels plus a basement with incredible potential.

Parts Cains Brewery have recently been transformed into the successful Brewery Village we have come to know 

“After speaking with Cains’ former managing director Sid Dusanj for around six months, he told me he was delighted to pass on the Cains’ brand to someone who is so passionate about the Brewery Village scheme and the city. I was born in Liverpool with a family history that goes back several generations and my vision is based around making this city great again. 

 “Cains is a resilient brand just like Liverpool and we’re really excited to be bringing Cains Brewery back, albeit with a new direction that will bring national attention to Liverpool for all the right reasons.”

Sid Dusanj managing director of Brewery Village Ltd commented: “The brewery village concept started five years ago and it’s great to see that Cains Beers will be brought back to life within the grade II listed brewery by entrepreneur Andrew Mikhail and soon to be re-launched after brewing stopped back in May 2013.”

Plans include a craft-brewery with cask and keg beers, an Altrincham-market style venture for artisan food & drink lovers, and a state of the art sky bar.

In addition, another bar with capacity for 120 already named as The Quarter Hoop plus a brewery hall housing 400 guests will sit alongside the existing Brewery Tap and the Punch Tarmey brand (part of Mr. Mikhail’s existing portfolio) that will operate on the other side of the Brewery.

“It’s an astonishing building and that’s why we’ve put together such a bold scheme. There’s two cavernous tunnels running through the site that we will be converting into two live music venues.

The four phases being developed over three years include phase one’s Punch Tarmey, an artisan food & drink hall and the brewery in phase two, the sky bar in phase three and the hotel in phase four.

Original Cains Artwork

Mr. Mikhail said the new Cain’s Brewery project will create 200 jobs and will partly model itself on Guinness Brewery in Ireland.

 “For example, we’re going to create one of the biggest Irish bars in the industry that will be sports-led, include brewery tours, lots of customer interaction with a child-friendly, family-friendly vibe.”

Mr. Mikhail concluded: “The Cains Brewery deal is both a professional and personal dream come true for me especially because of my Irish roots. My great grandfather was a renowned bare-knuckle fighter nicknamed Punch Tarmey, the name that gave birth to an existing portfolio of bars we own and operate in the region. 

Cains Brewery closed down in 2013 and since then parts of the building have become home to venues that include the ever successful Ghetto Golf & Baltic Market.

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