It’s Monday and you’ve had a rough day back at work after a relaxing weekend. You need a place to relax and wind down from your day. Or it’s a Friday or Saturday night and you need a place to hangout with your friends and enjoy some quality time. Or, you’re at home waiting for your favorite team sport to come on TV broadcast for the day and you need a nice cold drink to wash down your game day food as you cheer on your team from a growler or cans of beer from a local brewery. Then I highly suggest checking out Sidetracked Brewery located at 609 S Green St. STE 100 in Morganton, North Carolina right next to the historic Morganton Railroad Station.
Owners Joseph and Jessica Ackerman have really knocked this place out of the park. When you walk into Sidetracked Brewery you will notice instantly that it has a warm, dark, feel good, cozy vibe from the low feeling ceilings to the brick and industrial walls with exposed piping. Another thing you will notice right. Another thing that greets guest as they walk into Sidetracked is that you can see the brewing tanks for their beer and watch as Joseph tends to his beers multitude of beers that they offer on tap. Sidetracked, keeping with their name has a railroad theme throughout from their decorations to their beer names. You’ll find railroad photos, signs and even actual rail under your feet at the bar. If you’re a rail-buff like I am, you’ll enjoy the little details like that.
Sidetrack Brewery offers beers of many varieties, ranging from IPAs, sours, blonde ales, hefeweizens, Irish red ales and Irish stouts. Along with seasonal and specialty brews as well. Such as Butterbeer, Girl Stout Cookie (a minty beer much like the popular cookie), Pickle beer and other differently delicious beers. Names of the beers go from Thomas the Dank Engine, Whistleblower Sour, Lightrail Blonde, Crosstie Brown and Knucklethrower IPA. Personally I’m all about some sour beers or hefeweizens, so anytime I’m there you can find me sipping on one of the two. Also, Sidetrack Brewery has some great cider beers as well, so I’ll sip one of those as well every now and then.
When Covid-19 isn’t happening events such as sign language classes, corn hold tournaments and darts tournaments can be found happening on a weekly basis.
So if you are looking for a new spot to drink some brews and enjoy your time while doing so. I highly recommend you swing by and give them a try.
- Ben
