A whole new concept in drinking is about to hit Glasgow. Two new pubs will allow topers an unusual form of entertainment - they can watch the next batch of beer being brewed while drinking some of the stuff that the publican brewed up earlier.
The West of Scotland's first micro-brewery will be located in a former industrial building on Bearsden Road, just north of Anniesland Cross. With planning consent for restaurant or bar use, the building was put on the market recently by agents Chesterton at offers over #250,000. It was quickly snapped by a developer who is converting the building into a combined restaurant, bar, and small specialist brewery.
''The whole concept has been brought in from America,'' says Alan Creevy of Chesterton. ''With three-quarters of an acre of ground beside it, the project offers plenty of parking as well as space for outside
terraces and such like. Customers will be able to buy a drink then watch while more drink is being brewed.''
The city's South Side is to have a similar scheme. The Boons Yard site in Battlefield has been acquired by a publican whose previous premises specialised in real ale.
''The property will be converted into a micro-brewery, similar to the one at Anniesland,'' says Alan Creevy.
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