The Dead Crafty Beer Company at 92 Dale Street is an independent craft beer bar and specialist bottle shop founded in 2016 by Gareth and Vicky Morgan. Inspired by travels visiting microbreweries across North America and Europe, the couple created a dedicated haven for modern beer culture in Liverpool's business district, winning the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) award for the UK’s Best Independent Craft Beer Bar in 2021.

What Dead Crafty Beer Company does

The bar serves as an independent taproom and tasting library. Rather than offering fixed commercial lagers, the bar operates 20 constantly rotating draught lines managed via a live digital tap screen. As soon as a keg runs out, a completely different beer style from an independent craft brewery is tapped, ensuring that regular visitors discover new releases on almost every visit.

The interior has an industrial, communal layout featuring exposed red brick walls, high-top reclaimed timber tables, metal stools, and a long wooden service bar staffed by knowledgeable beer enthusiasts who offer sample pours and style recommendations.

The draught taps and the "Fridge of Dreams"

The drinks menu spans the full spectrum of contemporary and traditional brewing:

  • The 20 Draught Lines: Modern hazy IPAs, West Coast double IPAs, German pilsners, Belgian saisons, fruit sours, and rich imperial stouts from leading UK breweries such as Cloudwater, Deya, Verdant, Rivington, Pomona Island and local Merseyside producers like Black Lodge.
  • The Fridge of Dreams: A long bank of glass-fronted refrigerators holding over 200 chilled cans and bottles. Selection includes rare lambics from Brussels (Cantillon, 3 Fonteinen), Scandinavian pastry stouts, and limited-run American imports.
  • Alternative Drinks: Natural hard ciders, low-intervention wines, small-batch artisan gins, and an extensive range of alcohol-free craft beers from specialist producers.

All cans and bottles in the fridge can be consumed on the premises or purchased to take away at a discounted off-licence retail price.

The story behind 92 Dale Street

Gareth and Vicky Morgan spent years travelling through Texas, California and Colorado, visiting community taprooms where locals gathered in casual spaces to celebrate regional brewing. Returning to Liverpool, they spotted a gap for an unpretentious, high-calibre specialist beer bar in the city centre.

Opening at 92 Dale Street in 2016, they turned a previously quiet commercial unit into a destination for beer lovers across the North West. In late 2025, the team expanded their footprint by launching a second neighbourhood taproom on Allerton Road in South Liverpool, while Dale Street remains their flagship city-centre hub.

Food policy and visiting

Dead Crafty does not run its own hot kitchen, choosing instead to focus entirely on beer curation. To support neighbouring food businesses, the bar operates a welcoming Bring Your Own Food (BYOF) policy:

  • Customers are free to bring in takeaway food or order delivery directly to their table from local pizza shops, burger kitchens, and sandwich bars.
  • Plates, cutlery and napkins are provided by bar staff upon request.

Prices and practical details

Pricing reflects independent craft brewing and small-batch production costs (checked September 2026):

  • Pints and two-thirds of rotating craft draught: £4.80 to £7.50 (depending on ABV and rarity)
  • Specialist high-ABV imperial stouts and sours (third-pint pours): £4.00 to £6.50
  • Takeaway cans from the fridge: £3.50 to £8.00
  • Bar snacks (crisps, nuts, pork scratchings): £1.50 to £2.50

Dogs are warmly welcomed inside, with water bowls, biscuits and a popular customer dog photo board. Card and contactless payments are preferred at the bar.

Around Dale Street and the Commercial Quarter

Dead Crafty sits directly opposite the Municipal Hotel on Dale Street, just down the road from Bombay café Permit Room Liverpool. The street connects Liverpool Town Hall with the Kingsway Mersey Tunnel entrance.

For more local recommendations, read our City Centre guide and our guide to where to eat in Liverpool by area.