REAL ALE lovers have raised their glasses to a Liverpool pub regarded as one of the UK’s “magnificent seven”.
The Roscoe Head is one of only seven pubs in the UK to be named in every edition of the Good Beer Guide since it was first published in 1974.
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), the lobby group which publishes the guide and campaigns to promote great beer and pubs.
Camra officials gathered in the Roscoe Head to celebrate their own achievements and toast the pub’s proud history.
John Armstrong, editor of Camra’s MerseyALE magazine, said: “The Roscoe Head’s achievement is something we really should promote nationwide.
“It really is a great achievement for them to have kept the faith for so many years, and to have been successful despite all the problems facing the pub trade. It’s a classic local in the city.”
The Roscoe Head is a well-known stop on the city’s real ale trail. It may be a small pub, but it still manages to pack in a bar area, snug and two lounges.
It is the only pub in the North West to be an ever-present in the Good Beer Guide.
Carol Ross – who took over as landlady in 1997 after her mother and father retired – says the secret to the pub’s success lies in the cellar.
