WEST is a fantastic bar and restaurant located at the far side of Glasgow Green. It specialises in artisan lagers, wheat beers and traditional German food. Its beer hall’s dark wood-panelled walls, seats and floors also feel very German, but the German-style lager and beers, which are brewed on-site, have been given Glasgow-inspired names (King Tuts and St. Mungo feature).

Some of its German specialities include currywurst and weiner schnitzel.

One of the best things about WEST is their dog friendly policy. This means you are almost guaranteed to bump into a cute four legged friend on any visit there. West has a large beer garden with lots of benches which makes it the go to place for many people on a sunny day.

WEST is situated in the former Templeton Carpet Factory Building, a beautiful building which was modelled on the Doge’s Palace in Venice. The building was built as a carpet factory in 1892 for James Templeton and Son Carpet Makers. The design of the building was based on a palace as the wealthy people living around the area where it was to be built did not want to look out on to a factory.

Debs M on Yelp Glasgow gives a great review of the brewery side of WEST:

“The main thing about West is, of course, the brewery - I love that you can look down and see all the...brewing stuff (technical term) and I also like that they brew different seasonal beers throughout the year, it means you can't really get bored of their offerings! (As if I would anyway, pfft.) All West products adhere to the German Purity Law of 1516, or Reinheitsgebot (bless you) which means the only ingredients are hops, barley and water - no rubbish and tasty beer as a result. I went to their Day of Beer last year with some pals to learn a bit more about the brewing process and beers themselves, which was really interesting!”

Visit WEST brewery in the Templeton Building on Glasgow Green.