Higsons Pale Ale cask ale beer clip on a bar in a city centre pub, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1

Former brewery site: Stanhope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L8, England, UK Higsons was a major Liverpool brewery founded in 1780, historically based on Stanhope Street in the Baltic Triangle area of the city. Brewing ceased in the 1990s, but the brand remains strongly associated with Liverpool brewing heritage. A close-up photograph of a Higsons Pale Ale cask ale beer clip mounted on a traditional handpull inside a Liverpool pub, England. The blue circular badge displays the Higsons branding, including the founding date of 1780 and the wording “Liverpool’s Original Beer, ” reinforcing the brand’s deep association with the city’s brewing history. Higsons was one of Liverpool’s most prominent historic breweries, operating for over two centuries from its main site on Stanhope Street before closing in the late twentieth century. The brewery played a significant role in Liverpool’s pub culture, supplying beers to tied houses across the city and wider Merseyside. Beer clips such as this are a defining feature of British cask ale service, used to identify the beer being served from hand-pulled pumps on pub bars. Their continued presence reflects the enduring popularity of traditional real ale and the influence of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) in preserving British beer heritage. This image is suitable for editorial use illustrating British pub culture, real ale traditions, historic breweries, Liverpool’s brewing heritage, cask ale service, alcohol branding, and the cultural significance of traditional pubs in the UK.