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Our quest for truly great Scottish beer started in 2006 when our brewpub was opened. Ever since then, we have been brewing the finest artisan lagers and wheat beers in the UK. We brew all of our beers in strict accordance with the Reinheitsgebot, the German Purity Law of 1516, which we believe is simply the best way to make great beer.

WEST, under the leadership of Bavarian-born Petra Wetzel, is the only UK brewery to officially adhere to the Reinheitsgebot, merging centuries of traditional practice with state-of-the-art equipment. Our German roots are firmly planted in Glasgow and our company ethos can best be summed up as ‘Glaswegian Heart. German Head’.
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Stuu (35163) reviewed
Templeton Collection: Märzen from WEST
7 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours clear amber, nose is cereal, caramel, hay, taste is similar, sweet , marzipan, toffee.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2018 at 13:54
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Hair of the Dug from WEST
7 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
4.2abv... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing m. Soft grassy grain fruit nose... Soft sweet grassy grain
Tried on 09 Dec 2018 at 18:02
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Templeton Collection: Märzen from WEST
7 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at home... Copper.. Thin metallic.. Soft caramel brown suger nose.. Soft toffee malts.. Light caramel
Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2018 at 09:22
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
G40 from WEST
7 years ago
4.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle at home... Dark amber... Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet metalic caramel toffee nose.. Over fizzy.. Sweet caramel toffee fruit.. Very very very bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2018 at 09:16
Mabuzzer (2123) reviewed
G40 from WEST
7 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Aldi. Clear golden with a foamy white head. Aroma is citrus and cereal. Flavour is dry, lemon and some herbal flavours. Not great
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2018 at 23:40
Scopey (25563) reviewed
G40 from WEST
7 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at home. It pours hazy deep gold to amber with a thick, foamy white head. The aroma is sweet, doughy, bready malts, slightly perfumed, stone fruits, apricot, peach and a hint of bubblegum. The taste is firmly dry, grassy bitterness, earthy, floral, peppery spice, bready malts, cracker, pithy, citrus peel, slightly soapy and metallic with a drying and grassy finish. Medium body and moderate+ carbonation. Nice aroma, but the taste is harsh, grassy and soapy. So-so.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2018 at 16:15
Mabuzzer (2123) reviewed
Templeton Collection: Märzen from WEST
7 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Aldi. Clear amber with a foamy of white head. Light raisin aroma, flavour is grass, malt, dried fruit. Ok
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2018 at 23:28
Mabuzzer (2123) reviewed
DRK / Dunkel from WEST
7 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle from Aldi. Nutty brown with a foamy white head. Caramel malt aroma, flavour has more of that caramel with some spice and a crisp, clean finish
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2018 at 22:18
Scopey (25563) reviewed
Templeton Collection: Märzen from WEST
7 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at home. It pours clear rich copper with a decent beige head. The aroma is sweet, oily, resinous, wood, toasted nut and cakey malts. The taste is dry, bitter, woody, toothy, leather, earthy, spice, toasted nut, grainy, slightly burnt note and tannin with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A bit toothy and drying. Not great...
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2018 at 21:05
berkshirejohn (10479) reviewed
Heidi-Weisse from WEST
8 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4
33cl bottle from Waitrose, Sunningdale. A deep amber pour with an immediately vanishing white head - unlike any hefeweizen I've ever tried; some banana and clove aroma; but a rather less specific spicy taste; levaing the mouth dry. I don't the German's have much to fear from this - Germanicum Caput indeed.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2018 at 15:48