Come inside the new-look Love Lane Brewery

A whole lot of love’s been poured into a popular Liverpool brewery after it was saved from closure in January.

Love Lane Brewery was bought out of administration by local businessman and Home Bargains’ owner Tom Morris – and now the Baltic Triangle venue’s back with style, quality, and a load of new events and experiences.

“It’s really exciting,” says Becky Lazell-Keenan, events and marketing manager for Love Lane Brewery. “It’s feels good to have not just saved a well-known and loved Liverpool brand, but to have breathed new life into it.

“Love Lane Brewery, Bar & Kitchen has been totally refurbished to give it a cosier, gastropub feel, and the quality of everything is better.”

She adds: “We’re really looking forward to welcoming back customers who already know us, as well as new guests of all ages … and their dogs!”

The new loved-up venue opened in April and is being overseen by The Quarter owner Gary Manning, who’s related to Tom.

It’s undergone a total rethink in terms of what it does and what it offers, with the emphasis on everything being better than ever.

Food has been one of the biggest areas of change with a varied menu and a focus on sustainable, seasonal, and fresh ingredients being used. As much as possible is made in house, including its amazing soups, bread and pies, and it uses – why wouldn’t it? – Love Lane Brewery beers in the batter for its always-popular fish and chips. There’ll be seasonal daily specials too.

“It’s all about attention to detail,” says Becky. “We use the best suppliers for our meat and vegetables, and there’s just extra love going into our food, and drink.

“All of our chefs have worked in some of the best restaurants in the North West – and our head chef Nathan Booth has been on MasterChef!”

Production resumed on Love Lane’s core range of beers in June, with Love Lane lager, pale ale, neipa and session once again available in the Baltic venue (and Home Bargains!).

“We’ve also brought back another famous Liverpool brand, Higson’s, which was once brewed at Cain’s Brewery Village, to Love Lane,” Becky adds. “It has such a history across the city, and you can see its branded features and memorabilia in some of our décor. We have Higson’s in bottle and cask.

“Our brewery tours will continue – along with Gin Distillery Tours of Turncoat Gin which is now based here – and we hope to expand the Love Lane range, and Higson’s beers, again in time.”

There will be a full programme of ongoing events at the Bridgewater Street venue, from its Quiz Night which is held on the first Thursday of every month, to food and drink events and experiences.

Thursday, September 26 sees a Turncoat Gin and Food Pairing Evening where you can savour five small plates of food with a carefully selected range of gin tasters, cocktails and G&Ts.

There will be a fun night of food and wine with its C&O Wine and Food Pairing Evening on Thursday, October 17, and on Wednesday, October 23, guest chef Tony Singh will treat guests to a Curry Night with delicious Punjabi food and Love Lane and Higson’s beers.

Other events include more guest chef evenings, a wreath-making event: “And dare I say we have got a Christmas menu with a twist – and we are already taking bookings.”

Becky says: “We’ve got the perfect spaces for Christmas parties and private spaces; and we are going to continue to host wedding receptions. We have become more and more popular as a wedding venue (and honoured all those that were booked here under the previous owners).

“We appeal to all ages, with our Sunday Lunch especially popular with families, and we just can’t wait to see everyone.”

The venue is open from Tuesday to Sunday.