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As it observed its 10th anniversary earlier this year, Sidetrack Brewing Co. celebrated not only longevity, but a smooth transition in ownership.

When Dan Herr and Anne O鈥橬eill decided to sell the business, it only felt natural for Pilar Westell, who already owned Zendo Coffee next door, to take over operations. With Zendo entering its 13th year, the area was already near and dear to Westell鈥檚 heart.

鈥淭he community is the whole reason that I鈥檓 doing what I鈥檓 doing,鈥� said Westell, who assumed ownership of Sidetrack last July. 鈥淲hen I started Zendo, I had two babies that are now teenagers and it was just me and them. And the community that was coming into Zendo every day was the community that also held babies while I made coffee and kept us in food and clothes and put a roof over our heads.

鈥淚 think it just comes down to, I can鈥檛 imagine doing anything else with my time or with my career.鈥�

The change is accompanied by some continuity on the beer side. Cordell Rincon, who has been with Sidetrack for three years, has remained as head brewer. He got to know Westell a little bit during that time since she would serve him coffee every morning before his shift.

鈥淔rom neighbors to cohorts,鈥� Rincon said.

While Sidetrack鈥檚 identity as a small, neighborhood pub isn鈥檛 changing, one of Westell鈥檚 primary goals moving forward is to have an even more robust event schedule.

鈥淚 think trying to just continue that never-ending process of finding ways to engage with everybody within the Downtown community, but then also just within the community at large,鈥� Westell said. 鈥淚 think people鈥檚 drinking habits are changing, but there鈥檚 still this need to have these places that you can come and hang out and always run into somebody or make a new friend.鈥�

One tradition that will continue at Sidetrack is Cask Fest, which celebrates the old ways of beer production. The fourth edition of Cask Fest will take place on Saturday, March 21, and includes 15 participating breweries from noon to 4 p.m. While beer today is typically filtered, carbonated and pushed out of a keg using CO₂, cask beer is sealed in a cask and dispensed using a hand pump once it is ready. Cask beer typically has a shorter life span than keg beer, and it鈥檚 also characterized by 鈥渁 much gentler level of carbonation, a rounder mouthfeel 鈥� and a slightly more complex flavor and aromatic profile,鈥� according to craftbeer.com

While Sidetrack usually has a couple cask conditioned beers on hand at all times, it鈥檚 a relatively foreign experience for many other brewers.

鈥淲e鈥檙e all experimenting, basically,鈥� Rincon said. 鈥淰ery few have done it, and if they have, it鈥檚 kind of just been at this festival. I鈥檓 going to give them some time to think about what they want to throw in there or what they want to do. They can鈥檛 taste it before we tap it.

鈥淪o it鈥檚 always a nice surprise, a pleasant surprise, to see what (comes from) all the work that鈥檚 been done.鈥�

Those who purchase a ticket will receive a commemorative pint glass, a two-ounce sample from every cask and a full pint of their choice. Rando鈥檚 Food Truck will also be on site.

鈥淚 think this is such an amazing event because we have so many talented breweries across the state all coming to one space to be a part of this really, really cool thing,鈥� Westell said. 鈥淎nd one of the things I鈥檓 learning about the beer community is it鈥檚 just so friendly 鈥� everybody鈥檚 super supportive of one another. I think this event has been a showcase all of those things: the amazing beer, the amazing community and really to get people to come in and hang out and have a fun afternoon on the back patio.鈥�