Robert Cain (brewer) as the Robert Cain Brewery or Cains Brewery) on Stanhope Street, Liverpool in 1858. At the same time as he was developing his brewing business, Cain also made shrewd property deals and ran a hotel near to the brewery on Stanhope Street; as the company grew it expanded by buying out smaller brewers and taking control of their pubs. Cain became one of Liverpool's most successful businessmen with a passion for using the most modern techniques and equipment. He expanded the brewery several times, most notably in 1887 and in 1900–1902, when the landmark redbrick part of the brewery was
Cain and Abel exclaims at Cain's birth, "I have gotten a man through an angel of the Lord." According to the "Life of Adam and Eve", Cain fetched his mother a reed ("qaneh") which is how he received his name "Qayin" (Cain). The symbolism of him fetching a reed may be a nod to his occupation as a farmer, as well as a commentary to his destructive nature. He is also described as "lustrous", which may reflect the Gnostic association of Cain with the sun. Cain is described as a city-builder, and the forefather of tent-dwelling pastoralists, all lyre and pipe players, and