All Points East

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.

Tennents has been produced at the Glasgow Wellpark Brewery since 1885, however beer has been produced on the site since 1556 making it Glasgow’s longest active business venue. Tenants is now the biggest-selling lager in Scotland. They were originally known for their strong export ales and stouts, before they changed tack and started focusing on lighter beer. Until 1991 Tennents cans were printed with photos of pretty women or ‘lager lovelies’ as they were known. Tennents now have 6 lines which are all very popular. They recently launched their first ale with their Caledonia Best line.

The Tennents Wellpark Brewery tour takes you behind the history of the brand as well as the production processes that are still used today. The tour starts at the origins of brewing at Wellpark, to present day support of and passion for Scottish football and music. The tour also delves into the branding of Tennents with a collection of vintage packaging as well as adverts from across the decades. There is also a shop to buy exclusive Tennents merchandise. The tour finishes with a pint of Scotlands favourite beer as well as samples of other Tennents brews. The tour takes around an hour and the post tour tasting takes around half an hour.  Some people recommend visiting during the week while most of the work is going on, as this allows you to see the beer being bottled. However, if visiting at the weekend there is opportunity to get closer to the machines.

 Visit the brewery at 161 Duke Street, Glasgow

St Luke’s is a converted church turned music and arts venue. The former disused 19^th century church on Bain Square in Calton is thought to be one of the oldest churches in Glasgow. Originally built in 1837, the church has been restored and modernised to high standards. One wall of the church is even covered in a mural of Saint Luke with a record in hand and headphones around his neck. However, many of the original features have been left intact, including the beautiful stained glass windows.

The restaurant area – the Winged Ox – hosts an American diner-style menu, with ribs, steaks, burgers, sandwiches and pizzas making up most of the menu.

The venue hosts many events of all different types from comedy nights to theatre and music.

If you are interested in seeing the transformation of this beautiful building into the thriving, modern venue it has become, please click here to watch a video of the transformation.