{"id":36337,"date":"2022-12-21T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=36337"},"modified":"2022-12-21T10:47:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T18:47:25","slug":"side-kicking-it-with-chilliwacks-newest-brewery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/side-kicking-it-with-chilliwacks-newest-brewery\/","title":{"rendered":"(Side)Kicking it with Chilliwack’s Newest Brewery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest addition to Chilliwack’s budding brewery scene combines tasty craft beer and delicious food with an enthusiasm for the great outdoors and a true community spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chilliwack<\/a> is the perfect place for a brewery: a landscape teeming with rivers and lakes where steep, rugged mountaintops give way to far-reaching farmland crops, and a recreational haven with adventure at its doorstep. You couldn\u2019t be any closer to fresh local produce, and craft beer and adventure go hand in hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sidekick Brewing<\/a> is perched upon the banks of the Chilliwack River and is so close that I was sorely tempted to grab my fishing rod and cast from their outdoor patio. It also sits at the gates to Chilliwack’s biggest playground, the Chilliwack River Valley, which makes it the perfect pit-stop for adventurers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sidekick Brewing on the banks of the Vedder River, Chilliwack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their beer aims to explore a range of flavours inspired by the local area with everything from hazy IPAs to their classic Corn Lager available on tap, and if you\u2019re craving something sweet, why not skip dessert and try ‘Barb’, Sidekick\u2019s Caramel Cookie Brown Ale, instead\u2014you won\u2019t be disappointed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chashu Pork pizza, pork & beef meatballs, and tasty beers at Sidekick Brewing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it comes to the food here, it\u2019s as much of a draw as the beer itself. Using locally sourced ingredients, Sidekick provides an ever-evolving food menu that is continuously rotating with the seasons to ensure the freshest produce. Fraser Valley smoked duck wings, roasted fingerling potatoes harvested from Ryder Lake, and a panzanella salad with roasted beer bread made from organic whole wheat and ancient khorasan grain. Delicious food, grown locally, and served from farm to table. Oh, and when it\u2019s in season, don\u2019t forget to try their steelhead trout \u201cDetroit-style\u201d pizza\u2014it\u2019s pretty famous already.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sidekick offers far more than a place to just kick back and enjoy some craft beer. Sure, the beer is great and the food is also exceptional, but as soon as you walk through their front doors you\u2019re greeted with the comfort and warmth of a local brewery seeking to bring the community together. That\u2019s what craft beer\u2019s all about, right?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n