Sideward Brewing Co.

Always great craft beer here! Look out for special releases periodically. Parking however because the Italian deli is on property, is a little tight. I usually park at milk house and walk over if it's busy.

Delicious fresh American IPA. Chill spot with a small inside room and nice patio. Did not try the food. Excellent service.

Delicious Unique Beers!! Wonderful Variety! #WeLoveBeer

Great Mac and Cheese, must try. The beer is great and the shirt designs where crazy cool. Love the reaper slam dunking a basketball shirt.

My favorite Florida IPA Moon Boots

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It’s great to have so many craft breweries with food. Usually, it is in the form of independent food trucks and trailers in the parking lot, but in some instances the brewery is also a full-service restaurant. And in rare cases, they do exceedingly well at both. Like Sideward Brewing on Orlando’s east side. It’s a place we keep coming back to. I started with a flight of five. Actually, they don’t do flights in the traditional sense. Instead, they’ll pour as many five-ounce glasses as you like. You just don’t get a fancy holder for all of your glasses. I went with short pours of Moon Boots (7% ABV, and a longtime fave), Voidless (6.6% ABV and an IPA brewed with—among others—the Nectarine hop varietal everyone is talking about), Goat Snacks (5.7% ABV, a Weizenbock with hints of banana and bubblegum—no kidding), Words + Images (5.6%, a Winter Lager), and Brap! Brap! (6.6% ABV, a hazy IPA brewed with “experimental hops”). Of these five, I loved the three IPAs. The Winter Lager is a tasty seasonal (that’s code for “one and done”), while the Goat Snacks is—well—perhaps best left for the goats. Not a fan. Sorry. We also ordered what turned out to be one of the best brewpub pretzels we have ever eaten. Sides of beer cheese, spicy mustard, and pimiento cheese provided a variety of dippings. This is almost a meal in itself. But we saved ourselves for a main course, which was the vegan Tempeh Rueben (Marinated local tempeh, kraut, house 1000 island, vegan swiss on sourdough) for step-daughter and me, and a Caesar Wrap (House Caesar, roasted chicken, romaine, croutons & parm) for my wife. She was in love at first bite, and we already knew from prior visits what to expect with the Reubens. Sideward often has tight parking, since it is a shared structure with other businesses and a restaurant. Come early, or be prepared to park a block away and walk. But it’s well worth it. Besides, you’ll burn a few beer calories.

Why is the “spicy jalapeño” boiled peanuts made with bread and butter jalapeños? That’s the opposite of spicy. At least mention it in the damn menu.

Stopped by for a beer and lunch. I asked the server "What's your fav sandwich?" And she said that "The BLT is the best in the city!" And of course I ordered it but in my head my thoughts were "ummm yeah, ok, it's a BLT, whatever " Well... let me just say, homegirl was NOT exaggerating. Good Grief, this was the most elevated BLT I have ever had. This is an absolute MUST order if you come here. It is savory, hearty and has amazing flavour!!!!