Poesiat & Kater brewery and tasting room is located in the building of the former Oostergasterrein (gas works) in Amsterdam. which dates from 1887 and has been thoroughly renovated. The building was originally an ammonia factory and was designed by B. J. Ouëndag, who became famous as an architect with the expansion of the Heineken brewery in Amsterdam. The factory was used till 1925 and after that it became an animal shelter. The animal shelter has been located in the building for 80 years. After that the building was abadonded and squaters took over. After some years the building was bough by a project developer who decided to convert the buiding into a brewery with a tasting room and terrace. The whole complex was inaugurated in 2017.