West Brewery Bar, Bridgeton, Glasgow

Large brewpub in a converted and very pretty former carpet factory building overlooking the park and a short walk from the (currently closed) People’s Palace. Inside is a very large industrial open space though liberal use of dark wood panelling softens it. Enter to a large bar with a separate glazed area off left whilst to the rear is a large beerhall with the brew kit in situ. Like the reviewer below I was mildly surprised by the lack of reference to the history of the building within. Outside there’s a nice beer garden with views of the greenery. 10 of theirs on keg at the servery and pretty good they were too, the USP is that they stick to the German purity law (not a gimmick, the founder is Teutonic). All rather decent, felt like there was a professional attitude and on a chilly Saturday late morning the place started filling-up nicely.