Guest Blog by Neville Grundy, Southport & West Lancs Campaign for Real Ale
It’s always good to hear about a new pub, so I was pleased to learn that a new micropub, the Tin Shed opened in Formby a couple of months ago.
My old school friend Roland and I hadn’t met since several months before the first lockdown, so we chose this for our first pint together for a long time.
It is in a former shop on Brows Lane in Formby village. It is pleasantly decorated with woodchip and wood planks on one wall, perhaps to suit the name ‘shed’, and with some outdoor seating to the front. We were made very welcome by Jack who runs the pub, and we found there was generally a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Thirst things first: there are four hand pumps with a changing range of real ales. When we called in, the choice was Wily Fox Dublin’ Up Stout, Black Lodge Pale Ale, Wily Fox Citra Golden, and a Blonde ale. Roland and I tried them all and we were happy to find they were well looked after and enjoyable.
Other drinks included Shed Head and Poretti lagers, Fiery Fox 6.5% cider and Somersby keg cider. Also available are gluten-free and alcohol-free options, plus spirits, wines and coffee. You can buy two large wines and a cheesebox for £20, but otherwise there’s no food other than snacks such as crisps; however, you can take your own food in as long as you’re buying the beer.
The Tin Shed is at 60 Brows Lane, Formby. Photo by Neville Grundy
Your canine pal is welcome, there is free WiFi, and there is a TV which was on for the sport for part of our visit, but after a while was switched off.
All in all, Roland and I had a great afternoon catching up over some good beers in a great bar that is definitely a welcome addition to the Formby real ale scene.
The Tin Shed is at 60 Brows Lane, Formby, L37 4ED, less than ten minutes’ walk from Formby Station and near the main bus routes. Their phone number is 01704 808220 and they are on Facebook and Instagram. Opening times are 2pm to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 2pm to 9pm on Sunday.
- Visit our CAMRA websites: camra.org.uk (national) and southport.camra.org.uk (local).
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