E-Malt.com News article: Canada, NS: Rockbottom Restaurant & Brewery to relaunch

In the couple of years that they’ve been open, Rockbottom Restaurant & Brewery in Halifax (no relation to the similarly named American brewpub chain) has received some criticism regarding the quality of its beer, Canadian Beer News reported on November, 30.

Much of this stemmed from the fact that the beer was not truly brewed on site, but instead fermented from a wort prepared at a brewery in Vancouver and shipped across country, where it was transferred to fermentation tanks and pitched with dry yeast for the final step in the process.
Luckily, the owners came around to recognizing the poor quality of the product that was resulting from this process, and recently installed a proper all-grain brewing system on site. They also hired brewmaster Greg Nash – known for his hop-heavy experiments at the Hart & Thistle, where he continues to work as well – to come in and oversee their new brews.

The first batches of beer from this new system are now ready, and will be unveiled on December, 5, at 10:00 AM. The initial beers will include American Weizen, English Style Brown Ale, West Coast IPA, American Stout and West Coast Double IPA.


02 December, 2011