WEST Brewery, Glasgow

Introduction

This evening, I am reporting on the brewing process at WEST Brewery which is located on Glasgow Green, Glasgow, in the West of Scotland.

 WEST Brewery beers

Information on WEST Brewery

This small brewery is German owned and produces high quality beers brewed in accord with the German Purity Law of 1516 under which ingredients are restricted to yeast, barley, hops and water. The core products are:

  • St. Mungo (4.9pct)
  • WEST 4 (4.0 pct)
  • Heidi Weiss (5.2pct)
  • Munich Red (4.9pct)
  • GPA (4.4pct.) 
  • DRK (4.9pct.)
  • Black (4.6pct)
  • Feierabend (4.6pct)
  • Wild West (4.9pct.)
  • G40 (4.2pct.)
  • Nix (0.5pct.)

The name WEST is an acronym made up of the founders’ initials and is not connected with geography.

The Brewery, combined with connected restaurant and bar, is located close to the People’s Palace and adjacent to the impressive Templeton Building.

Tours cover the basic malting, mashing and fermentation processes which are similar to those used in the production of whisky.These tours are well organised and culminate in tastings of the four main beers.

WEST Brewery, Bar and Restaurant at Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, Scotland.

 Sampling craft beers at WEST Brewery

Malted grains at WEST Brewery.

Yeast Tanks at WEST Brewery.

 Mash Tun at WEST Brewery

Mash Tun interior, WEST Brewery.

Mash Filter at WEST Brewery

Fermentation Vats at WEST Brewery

Beer kegs at WEST Brewery.

 Malted grain for beer making at WEST Brewery

Hop pellets for beer making at WEST Brewery.

More information for the visitor

A wide range of information on Glasgow and Scotland in general can be found in the extensively illustrated Visitors’ Guide to Scotland.. ISBN is 978-1-9161332-0-4. This book is also available via Kindle.

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