Historic brewery Davenports has unveiled plans for its second new bar launch in the space of two weeks.
Earlier this month, the Post reported the brewery was in the city's Jewellery Quarter - its first new bar in three decades.
It has now lodged plans to open a craft beer and cocktail bar, restaurant and ten-bedroom hotel in the former home of HSBC in
The building at 97-99 Alcester Road, whose façade will be restored as part of the project, was home to the bank until last summer and joins
As with the Jewellery Quarter scheme, the project in Moseley will also be branded Dares - a craft beer founded in the 1920s which has been recently resurrected by Davenports.
This latest application follows a recent surge of interest from café and restaurant brands keen to open in Moseley.
Boston Tea Party is due to launch a new restaurant early this year while into an outlet - both of these will also be in Alcester Road near to Dares.
And last month, coffee shop chain to convert the into a 65-seat café.
Davenports was founded in 1829 and is now based at its main brewery site in Smethwick.
The firm was taken over by Empire Star ten years ago and has secured £10 million in investment to broaden its estate of pubs and bars, refurbish its existing property and expand the brewery.
In addition, the company was awarded £100,000 match funding from the Birmingham Post Growth Fund which it is using to support the launch of these two new bars.
Together, they will create more than 20 jobs with recruitment now under way.
