What inspired Robert Cain, when commissioning the world famous Philharmonic pub on Hope Street, Liverpool, to make its marble gentlemen’s lavatories so ornate that ladies often blushingly beg to be allowed a peek?

How did Robert Cain win a title, and become such a beloved Liverpool figure that 3,000 mourners attended his funeral?

What compelled 2 entrepreneurial brothers, the Dusanjs, to become the first Asian brewery owners in the UK in 2002; rescuing Cains – home of ‘Liverpool in a pint’ – after big breweries brought it to the brink of closure?

Why was Cains the first UK brewery to publish responsible drinking guidelines on its beers in 2003?

And how did its Raisin Beer win a place on national supermarket shelves and more than 450 pubs across the country? 

Passion & Survival

Passion – the passion that flows through the veins of Cains’ home city, making a life or death issue out of football and music, politics and poetry. Perhaps it’s inevitable that Cains arouses the same strong emotions associated with its birthplace: it’s been an integral part of Liverpool life since 1850.

Survival – the unique spirit that created the colourful character of the people of Liverpool, flourishing in the good times and weathering the bad, just like Cains itself. It’s the spirit of survival that has seen the name of Robert Cains re-emerge as a major force in the brewing trade, despite the best efforts of the big breweries.

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