ndependent Manchester brewery Track opens the doors to its hotly anticipated new Taproom this Friday – one of only a handful of Taprooms in the UK where you can watch the entire process from grain to glass with a beer in hand.
With three lager taps, 17 draught taps and 3 cask pumps on offer, drinkers can enjoy 20 lines of Track’s freshest beers, including its signature Sonoma pale ale, in touching distance from where they are made, alongside guest beers from some the world’s leading breweries and a rotating German classic line.
The 2,000 sq ft Taproom, designed by On The Brink Studios x MikeSian Studio in collaboration with designer AH Creative, is an integral part of Track’s 10,000 sq ft new home at Piccadilly Trading Estate, which will allow Track to triple its brewing capacity and improve production.
The Taproom which is perched right beside the brew kit offers seating for 80 (with an overall capacity of 120) and a rotating food residency, kicking off with handmade Indian curry pies from Patel’s. Customers will also be able to purchase a range of Track merch including t-shirts, tote bags, digital age prints and caps.
Track’s expansion and opening of the Taproom is the culmination of years of exponential growth for the Track team, with the idea for the brewery formed while (owner) Sam Dyson cycled round the world in 2008. Having visited small Taprooms and Breweries which left a lasting impression, Sam returned to the UK and threw himself into the beer world, gaining the experience he needed in London before returning to his home in the North West and settling on a small unit under the arches at Manchester Piccadilly where Track was born.
Sam Dyson, Owner and Founder of Track said: “We spent a lot of time searching all over Manchester for a location where we could expand production and build a Taproom that we’ve be dreaming of since the beginning. Track’s Taproom has had many iterations over the years, from late night parties under the arch, a pop up in Crusader Mill, a little guest spell at Cloudwater’s Unit 9, but nothing that’s truly felt like home, until now. A lot has happened since the inception of Track, our team has grown and our brewing capacity has increased but the heart of it remains the same – to produce beers to take you on your own journey.”
