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Thomas Rigby's (Okells (part of Heron & Brearley))
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild |  | 1 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bruin's (was Bruins Ruin) | | 1 |
| Okell's - Bitter |  | 1 |
| Battledown - Nobody's Fool | | 1 |
| Okell's - Jiarg | | 1 |
| Holden's - Freddie Febrio | | 1 |
| Peerless - Triple Blond |  | 1 |
| Okell's - Spring Ram | | 1 |
| Whittington's - Bow Bells |  | 1 |
| Six Bells - Spellbound | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Me Duck | Not Tried | 0 |
| Okell's - Olaf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Okell's - IPA (or Dr Okell's IPA) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser | Not Tried | 0 |
| White Horse - Giant | Not Tried | 0 |
| Holden's - Thigh Bones | Not Tried | 0 |
| Millstone - Coach & Horses | Not Tried | 0 |
| North Cotswold - Winter Solstice | Not Tried | 0 |
| Downton - Marynka Magic | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Tiberius | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
17 Apr 2019 (ChrisE)
11.30 whilst waitng for the nearby Lion to open. Right hand bar is for diners only.
Quiet at this time of day.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okell's - Bitter | 3.70 | | Unexciting. |
08 Apr 2013 (ChrisE)
Early evening, I sat at the back of the pub and conversed with the other customers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okell's - Jiarg | 4.70 | | |
| Okell's - IPA (or Dr Okell's IPA) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Me Duck | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Okell's - Olaf | 3.90 | Not Tried |
26 Feb 2010 (Ian)
Always really busy and this was no exception, I just about got an end of the bar to lean on whilst I had my half. Came back on the Sunday when it was slightly less busy. Good feel to this pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild | 3.40 | | My favourite mild. |
| Peerless - Triple Blond | 4.20 | | Hazy gold thin beige head. Decent hoppy blond beer. Good hop bite in the mouth and some earthyness. Pretty good finish. |
| North Cotswold - Winter Solstice | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Downton - Marynka Magic | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Tiberius | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Six Bells - Spellbound | 4.10 | Not Tried |
19 Jun 2009 (Ian)
Third stop on my mini Friday afternoon crawl of Dale Street. Now fully re-opened and still just as good. Great bars on both sides plus a great rear wood panelled room. Lots of people interested in the racing from Ascot plus office workers leaving work early on a Friday. I stood at the bar and chatted to the barman. They had Schneider Brooklyner Weisse on tap, even at £5 a pint a steal. Big dumb and stupid, but one of my favourite beers. Not on cask though
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Okell's - Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Okell's - IPA (or Dr Okell's IPA) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| White Horse - Giant | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Holden's - Thigh Bones | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Millstone - Coach & Horses | 4.10 | Not Tried |
24 Apr 2008 (Ian)
The lovely old building is being restored as they found asbestos in it. The pub has moved into the building at the rear as a temporary measure.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington's - Bow Bells | 3.90 | | Copper colour with lasting beige head. Slightly earthy bitter, some fruit and malt. Bit home brewery. Very earthy. Bit like a bad bottle conditoned ale. Really quite poor. |
22 Mar 2007 (Ian)
Late lunchtime on Thursday and pretty much empty to be honest, but still a cracking pub. Beautiful and exterior and interior and friendly staff.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bruin's (was Bruins Ruin) | 5.00 | | Pale chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Bit of sickly malt on aroma, but mostly rich strawberry/raspberry and malt aroma. Full in mouth with more strawberry, morphs into creamy hop finish. Hop is balancing and shows some lemon acids to do battle with the rich malt. Rich and hoppy premium bitter and rather stunning. |
| Okell's - Spring Ram | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Okell's - Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Okell's - IPA (or Dr Okell's IPA) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Holden's - Freddie Febrio | 4.50 | Not Tried |
20 Mar 2007 (Ian)
My first time in this pub and I had to wonder why I hadn't been here before. Service was very friendly and excellent and so were the locals.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holden's - Freddie Febrio | 4.50 | | Gold colour with lasting thin white head. Decent citrus hop aroma. Pretty good pale malts in mouth. Some rounded stone fruit, soft flesh in mouth. Good balancing citrusy hop finish. Very good gold/blond beer. Everyone seems to do one, but this is good. Bit of tangerine on finish. Excellent. |
| Battledown - Nobody's Fool | 4.30 | | Pale chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Lovely malty beer with great depth. Dry malt. Some hop on end. Delivers a crisp finish. Good lacing down the glass shows the condition. Well put together beer. |
| Okell's - Spring Ram | 4.20 | | Copper colour with lasting thick beige head. Some hop, some malt. Balanced in mouth with more citrusy hop pronouncing itself on finish. Little bit muddled maybe, but very drinkable. |
About the Thomas Rigby's
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 2EZ.
Very attractive building from the outside, in Dale Street. Long wooden bar serves the larger public bar plus the saloon bar through a hatch. Lovely pub interior, lots of wood. Merseyside Tourism Pub of the Year for 2006. Tuesday night is curry night cooked at the pub. Carved wood screen behind the bar is very attractive. Board on wall shows which of the world beers are in or out. Several more drinking areas, including a wood panelled room at the rear. Refurbished in summer 2016. 6 handpumps.
We have visited this pub 7 times, seen 20 different beers and tried 9 of them.
Postcode: L2 2EZ