Pubs in Liverpool

I haven’t been to Liverpool for a while, but I remember this being quite a good pub.

https://www.visitliverpool.com/food-and-drink/thomas-rigbys-p24005

Admittedly things could have changed since I was last there, but I remember the prices being quite good and the selection of beers being impressive at a time before so called craft beer became a mainstream thing.

 

I'll be going to Liverpool for the first time 23.-27. March, and plan to hit the classic pub The Philharmonic https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/7654/?view=ratings , as much for the listed interior / inventory as for the beer. I also plan to hit the Ship & Mitre https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/8916/?view=ratings , and as many centrally located pubs as I can reach in such a short time.

 

BTW: Despite it being a short stay, I'll be bringing a full-size suitcase, with the intention of filling up most of it with beer bottles / cans to take home. This was reported to be the best bottle shop in Liverpool: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/40165/?view=ratings , but someone who recently visited said that they are now out of business. Their website is also down, so I assume this info sadly is correct. Are there any alternative (and preferably centrally located) bottle shops to recommend?

 

Some recommendations: Ship and Mitre, Fly in the Loaf, Dead Crafty Beer Co, Pen Factory, Baltic Fleet, The Belvedere, Rigby's, Lady of Mann, Ma Boyle's