Moosehead Breweries has confirmed that it will open its new small-batch brewery in Saint John, New Brunswick, adjacent to Pugsley slip.

Moosehead President Andrew Oland, said: “Returning to the Uptown Saint John area is meaningful and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our company’s milestone anniversary than the opening of this brewery.

“This project is bigger than Moosehead. It’s about the role we can play on Water Street, in the Port of Saint John and in this vibrant and dynamic city we call home. We are so grateful to the City and the Port for their support of this project.”

Moosehead’s Main Street West location will remain the company’s home and principal brewery.

However the new small-batch brewery, which is pitched as a centre for education and innovation, will include two small-scale brewing systems.

Thus will allow the company to explore new product development and new brewing techniques.

The company has also announced the appointment of Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple of Halifax as the architect for the project and FCC Construction of Saint John as the construction manager.

The build is expected to get underway in early 2017, and the brewery will open later that year.

“We are very excited to have secured such a wonderful location.” explained Patrick Oland, chief financial officer, Moosehead Breweries. “This beautiful waterfront site in the heart of the city will allow us to build a destination brewery that showcases the Moosehead brewing experience. We can’t wait to open our doors and welcome the public next year.”