Hook Norton Hop To It at the Argyle Ale House, Birkenhead

We were on our way to our second pub when we just happened to spot the Argyle Ale House by chance. It was in an old municipal-styled stone building which had been refurbished and painted blue, which gave it quite a contrast to the rest of the property. Inside was a modern-day chrome bar with plenty of new wood. The barmaid told us that it had only opened the week before; and after exhausting her supply of half pint glasses we gathered around a bench between the bar and the window. It had just turned noon, but we were still the pub’s only customers. The beer was in good condition and four beers were on offer; I chose the Hook Norton seasonal beer as I knew that it wouldn’t be on my tick list. As we toasted absent friends and watched the world go by through the art of television; only two other people came in. Later on when we were waiting for the bus, we did try and persuade other people to venture inside when they stopped and looked inquisitively, but they carried onto their usual local.