Brewer West toasts second bar in Glasgow

INDEPENDENT brewer West is today opening a second bar and restaurant outlet in its home city of Glasgow.

Petra Wetzel lived in Woodlands Road while she was a student

West on the Corner, in Woodlands Road in the west end, is the former home of The Halt, one of the city’s longest established pubs.

The 120-seater bar and restaurant will serve at least ten of the brewer’s German-style beers.

Founder Petra Wetzel said she was “thrilled” to be opening the second bar in the road she lived in when she was a student at Glasgow University.

West, the trading name of Noah Beers, is adding a £4 million state-of-the-art brewery at its Glasgow Green base in the former Templeton’s Carpet Factory, which will increase capacity ten-fold when it opens in the autumn.

Last year, West secured a listing for its flagship St Mungo beer in 83 Tesco stores around Scotland. It already supplies St Mungo to Waitrose in Scotland, and venues such as Turnberry and Gleneagles.