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Davenports to open new Dares bar in Moseley

Historic brewery brings forward second bar launch this month as it continues to invest in its estate and tap into interest in craft beers

This former branch of HSBC is set to be turned into a Dares bar

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.