Part of the Dennistoun Trail
Scotland is not short of national drinks. Whisky and Irn-Bru are probably top but Tennants Beers can't be far behind. I believe a tour of the brewery is possible if arranged in advance.
Also nearby on Duke Street towards the city centre you will find the Great Eastern Hotel :
The Great Eastern Hotel on Duke Street is one of Glasgow's best known landmarks and is of historic significance to the city. It was previously known as Alexander's Mill and was built originally as a cotton spinning mill. Conversion to hostel for homeless working men occured in 1907 .In many ways the Duke Street building is the most important as it was designed by renowned Glasgow Architect Charles Wilson and J Alexander. The construction of the building is recognised for its pioneering use of concrete and has the oldest known in-situ corrugated iron within its structure. The mill's fireproof construction has an outer rubble skin, beneath which there is a cast-iron frame supporting brick vaults in the lower three floors, and mass concrete vaults supported by corrugated-iron arches in the upper floors, over which there is a piended roof supported on light wrought-iron roof trusses. The conversion involved the removal of all textile machinery and the installation of communal facilities at the ground and basement levels, and wooden cubicles on the upper floors. In subsequent decades, the hotel eventually evolved into a hostel for homeless people, and was finally closed amid some controversy in 2001. The building was used subsequently as a temporary venue for an exhibition dedicated to its former occupants, who had been found accomodation in alternative schemes for homeless people in the city. The future of the building itself remained uncertain, prompting a photographic survey by RCAHMS. Although there was a desire to convert the building to an alternative use, doubt prevailed over the integrity of the mill's structure, which incorporated in its upper floors a very early example of the use of mass concrete combined with corrugated iron. There were fears that, in the event of a structural failure, it might be prone to progressive collapse, and that demolition might therefore be the only solution. At the time of survey, the fate of the building had not yet been resolved.
Information from RCAHMS
Update July 2009 - the old hotel is now being turned into luxury flats. However in the process part of it collapsed !!! None of this impacts the cache site though. The brewery has also had a bit of a facelift with some smart news signs added. Update April 2011 - the hotel has now been refurbished and turned into flats. The area around is also being regenerated as 'Collegelands' Cache has survived all of this activity ! Update 2016 - the whole area has now changed greatly since this cache was located. The Tennants Brewery now appears to have a proper visitor centre with tours. There is also the Drygate Brewery located on the brewery site on the side closest to the city