KALAMAZOO, MI -- A popular Portage restaurant and microbrewery will build a second location in Oshtemo Township this year.

Latitude 42 Brewing Co. has filed plans with Oshtemo Township to build a brewpub at 6101 and 6075 West Main Street, west of U.S. 131, according to Julie Johnston, Oshtemo Township planning director.

The brewpub will include space to brew test batches of beer for Latitude's main brewery in Portage and also will include an outdoor patio.

It will be the second location for Latitude 42, which opened its Portage location on Portage Road in August 2013.

In documents filed with the township, Latitude said the new brewpub will create 50 new jobs, with more than half of them being full-time jobs.

So far, land has been cleared at the site immediately west of Ethan Allen. Johnston said Latitude plans to open in late October or early November.