Steam really works at Steamworks! In 1995, when we first took hold of our historic Gastown brewpub location, we discovered that the building had a rare central steam system. A remnant from forward thinkers of a century past. Our brewmaster had only read of steam powered brewing, but had never seen a functional steam brewery. We ventured forth, experimented, and created a one-of-a-kind steam generated brewery. The only one in Canada. To our pleasure, we found our test brews to be distinctively fresh and flavourful.