A Day Out at Love Lane Brewery and the Baltic Triangle, Liverpool

The Baltic Triangle has transformed over the last decade into one of Liverpool’s most exciting districts — home to music venues, creative businesses, street art, and some of the city’s best food and drink. 

At its heart lies Love Lane Brewery, a venue that blends history, flavour, and atmosphere.

Whether you’re a local planning a Saturday outing or a visitor keen to experience Liverpool beyond the Albert Dock, here’s how to make the most of your time at Love Lane and its surroundings.

Morning: Explore the Baltic Triangle

Start your day by wandering the Baltic Triangle.

Baltic Market — Liverpool’s first street food market, housed in the Cains Brewery complex, perfect for a coffee or brunch.

Street art — the Baltic is known for its bold murals and creative installations, making it ideal for a slow stroll and some Instagram-worthy shots.

Independent shops — browse through quirky vintage stores and creative studios before heading to Love Lane.

Lunchtime: Love Lane Brewery Bar & Kitchen

At midday, make your way to Love Lane Brewery on Bridgewater Street.

Food: Expect hearty, seasonal dishes. Their Sunday roasts are legendary, but on weekdays you’ll find small plates, burgers, and locally inspired specials.

Drink: Pair your meal with a pint of their flagship Love Lane Pale Ale or the refreshing Baltic Lager. Non-beer drinkers can enjoy house-distilled gins from the Ginsmiths of Liverpool.

Afternoon: Brewery Tour & Tasting

Love Lane offers guided brewery and distillery tours most weekends.

Learn about the building’s transformation from an old rubber factory to a modern brewery.

Sample three freshly brewed beers as part of the tour.

Finish with a full pint of your choice in the bar.

It’s a fun and informative way to appreciate the craft that goes into your glass.

Evening: Drinks & Live Music

As the evening sets in, Love Lane often has a lively but relaxed atmosphere — great for another drink before exploring more of the Baltic Triangle’s nightlife.

Camp and Furnace — known for its large-scale events, live music, and themed nights.

24 Kitchen Street — for underground music and DJs.

Baltic Social — a cosy bar with great cocktails and a strong local following.

Practical Details

Address: Love Lane Brewery, 62-64 Bridgewater Street, Liverpool, L1 0AY

Tours: Usually weekends, 12pm & 2pm (book in advance)

Website: lovelanebrewing.com

Final Love Lane Thoughts?

Love Lane Brewery is more than just a place to grab a pint — it’s a taste of Liverpool’s brewing history, a hub of creativity, and a perfect base to explore one of the city’s most vibrant districts. Pair it with a wander around the Baltic Triangle, and you’ve got yourself a day out that blends food, drink, culture, and community.

It's also a few steps away from the UK HQ of my day job, which is how I learned of the Love Lane Brewery. 

The delicious Love Lane beers can also be bought at Home Bargains branches throughout the UK. 

Peanut Butter Milk Stouts

This is another of my Home Bargains beer purchases. These beers are brewed by the Tailgate Brewery of Nashville, Tennessee. https://www.tailgatebeer.com.

I love peanut butter. I particularly like peanut butter whiskey, but especially with properly hot Jamaican ginger beer. Not ginger beer, but ginger ale.

But on to the peanut butter milk stout, plain and with strawberry jelly/jam.

Peanut Butter milk stout. There was definitely a strong peanut butter aroma from the beer. And it did have a peanut butter like colouration.

There was a peanut butter taste plus a strong, malty taste and a somewhat bitter aftertaste.

The Peanut Butter and Strawberry milk stout had a similar colouration. It tasted very similar to the peanut butter milk stout, but there was also a slightly sweet undertone that I attributed to the strawberry jelly content. 

However, tin my opinion, the strawberry flavour was not strong enough to make any real headway through the stronger peanut butter flavour. If I were brewing this stout I'd certainly consider adding more strawberry jelly to the recipe because of this.

I'd have to point out that, although these beers are interesting and well worth seeking out, that they are not really to be considered as milk stouts, to be completely honest.

However, they are intriguing enough that I'll certainly be looking out for beers from Tailgate Brewery in the future.  

To check out the beer range at Home Bargains use their store locator service https://storelocator.homebargains.co.uk

Or you can visit your website at https://home.bargains

From memory I think I paid about £1.49 a can.

Vimto Jam? Yes! Vimto Jam!

On my recent trip to Home Bargains The main purpose of the mission? I was actually buying some nuts for out parrot I bought a couple of very decent ales, some coffee (good quality coffee at a very reasonable price) and my eye fell upon some Vimto Jam.

Yes, Vimto jam. Which I had not even realised was a thing. 

Actually, it's not called Vimto jam it's official title is Vimto Fruit Spread.

It's described as "a seedless Vimto flavour mixed fruit jam with raspberries, black currants and grapes."

And "Made with our secret recipe."

It's produced in the UK by Somerset Cuisine Ltd of Highbridge in Somerset, manufactured under licence from the owners of Vimto, Nichols PLC who are based in Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside.

So, what does it taste like? Absolute perfection! It's Vimto flavoured and it is truly delicious on hot buttered toast, on jam sandwiches, on bagels, on scones (especially with clotted cream!) and is really spiffing if you spread it on a Victoria sponge cake, etc. 

It's available in 200g jars from most supermarkets, plus Home Bargains, B&M, etc.

https://www.vimto.co.uk/vimto-range/product/vimto-fruit-spread.

I have just noticed that B&M Bargains also sells Vimto jellies! Another great British idea! 

Chur Bro New Zealand IPA

Another of my beer purchases from Home Bargains was a can of Chur Bro New Zealand IPA.

It's from the Off Axis Brew Company and has an alcohol vol of 6.2%.

It's brewed and canned under contract in the UK exclusively for TJM Ltd, the owners of Home Bargains.

It's a delightfully hoppy IPA, which is brewed using the following New Zealand hops: Pacific Jade, Motueka, Raku and Wakatu.

Unlike some heavily hopped IPAs this has a strong level of hoppiness, but it's not overbearing as can be the case with some IPAs, especially those produced by some brewers on the West Coast of the USA.

New Zealand has, over the past decade or so, began to forge a pathway to become a centre of IP excellence, but with a style all of its own.

There's an excellent mouthfeel, an enticing bitterness and a good degree of hop flavours that mean this beer is a great IPA right to the last drop.

I think it's about £1.49 for a 440ml can.

https://untappd.com/b/tiny-rebel-brewing-co-chur-bro/2821834