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The Scratch

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Address: 8/1 Park Rd Milton 4064 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.scratchbar.com

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25.01.2022 Its Riser Bread pick up day, and weve got spare loaves for sale! If you need some carb love for your hump day, grab a beer while ya grab yer groceries. *kissy noises*

25.01.2022 Oooeee, couplo special treats hit the taps late last night and they willllll not last long. Fresh as collab from NZs Garage Project and USs Modern Times Easy As - a hazy IPA thats really just everything you want the style to be. And from Currumbin Valley Brewing, its back bay-bee, their Grape Bubblegum Sour bringing the Hubba Bubba realness and a big hit of acidity (only 20L of this so it wont hang around long). Come, make merriment, for it is hump day my good dudes.

24.01.2022 wHY CANT WE HOLD ALL THESE nEW TiNNIES?!1 SO much new pack stock just landed, including super special treats from Garage Project, Molly Rose Brewing, Kaiju, Wildflower, and SO MUCH MORE. These aint gonna last long folks, come take em off our hands!

23.01.2022 Double delicious this Sunday thanks to new Mr Banks

23.01.2022 Another (largely) successful collab brew day, courtesy of the wonderful Sea Legs Brewing Company yesterday! A butt load of fresh lime juice, and (most of) a big old bag of Blueberry purée, oooeeee, we’re excited for this one! Tartness has sold out, but we will have a handful of sour brews on tap on the night before (Friday the 4th) for all those who still need to wet their wild beer whistles... more deets to come! #weekendoftartness

21.01.2022 BIRFDAY CAKE AND PRIZE WHEEL NOW A-GO! Thanks for 9years ya beautiful bastards!

21.01.2022 Were open today from midday till midnight for yer Ekka-ish holiday, and weve got this dangerously drinkable Sideshow Alley, an 8.3% dry-hopped Imperial Strawberry Sour from Sea Legs specially for ya! Come have a brew here in the sunshine, or grab some takeaway tinnies and picnic in a park. Hap-py long weekend!

21.01.2022 The @babbrewers Mash Paddle is on now! These talented Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers teamed up with the legends at @whiteliesbrewing @ballisticbeer and @soapboxbeer to produce four of their own cracking recipes, of brews inspired by their favourite songs. Pouring till they run out: Helles, I love you Munich Helles Hopadelica India Pale Lager Portershead Robust Porter... Swing on the Spiral DIPA See more

20.01.2022 IT’S GRIMBO AND TIMBO’S CHARITY GOOD TIME RAFFLE (and The Scratch’s first meat tray). It’s our birfday weekend, so Grimbo here has been hard at work organising some truly spectacular hampers that you (YES YOU) can win! Raffle tickets are available over the bar tonight ($5ea or 5 for $20) with all proceeds going to Pay the Rent. You’ve got two hampers to pick between, both worth over $100! 1. @meatatbillys Big Ol’ Meat Tray. This is primo ethically sourced meat, and is a great... bloody excuse to host a Barbie this weekend. 2. Good Time Hamper - a big ol’ beautiful basket woven by local angel @sister_willow , Big Ol’ bunch of garlic from @loop.growers , pickles and hot sauce from @oi.mongrel , kimchi from @redhot_kimchi , plus a special beer, cheese, crackers, and @riserbread . Chuck a fiver down for a great cause, and win yerself a decadent little weekend!

20.01.2022 The Beer Faeries blessed us with some tasty bottle stock during the week that you should probably come get some before we drink them all. Trust us, some of these wont last long!

20.01.2022 A The Grifter Brewing Company rainbow is our favourite kind! Fridges are freshly stocked full of these delish tinnies (and many more), plus plenty of fresh tap treats to help you rolllll through the weekend, and mulled cider warming up for this arvo. Here from midday to midnight today friends, come hang x

20.01.2022 Sometimes we drink things that arent beer, if thats your kinda thing. Weve got some pretty tasty vinos in at the moment from Delinquente Wine Co, Dormilona, Vinden Wines and La Violetta Wines. Lovely little rainbow of wines that would make a perfect tipple on a Saturday

20.01.2022 Now pouring: a juicy, creamy, sour mouthgasm from Revel Brewing Co. Bulimba - mango, macadamia and coconut, the perfect way to fling into spring!

19.01.2022 Well looky here! We love 4ZZZ and weve offered ourselves up to them as sponsors for this years Radiothon which is on NOW. For their daily prize anyone who subscribes TODAY has a very good chance at winning a very good prize. Happy hour prices FOR A WHOLE YEAR. Yep thats right. Youve got until midnight to subscribe online at ... support.4zzz.org.au or call 3252 1555 till 7pm for your chance for a ticket to beery heaven! See more

18.01.2022 Reminder that were open again today folks! 4pm-10pm for all your drink-in or takeaway needs! Weve also got a shiny new look on the website where you can check whats on tap in real time to start frothing before you even get here!

17.01.2022 Casa de Scrootch - here til midnight for your sparkly beery Friday needs. Currently bouncing around the full house mark, but accepting walk ins all evening (when we can)

17.01.2022 Oi mates, come down at 5pm to have a little birthday tipple with us, spin the shitty scratch wheel of prizes and feast on a glorious feat of cakesmithery whipped up by our loves Alphabet Cafe If this hot photo wasn’t enough to drag you down, here are the deets on the cake: It’s a Garage Project cereal milk stout cake filled with salted caramel milk choc ganache topped with a milk choc buttercream and malt crumb (and dinosaurs and army men obvs) ... Xoxoxo

16.01.2022 Roof-Sharks picks for the taps tonight: Seven Mile Brewing Co. West Coast IPA - one of our favourite Australian IPAs. Aaand the new Counter Culture release Tequila Queen, a 7% oak aged Margarita Sour, for them fresssssh lime vibes. Here till 10pm!

16.01.2022 Roll up roll up, were here till midnight and weve got beers beers beers! Pssst, have you checked out our fresh website? If you head to scratchbar.com , you can check out all the current taps. Lots of keg changes today so lotsa fresh brews for your face holes!

15.01.2022 Delicious lil beer for a delicious lil Tuesday. Limited springtime hazy release from Black Hops Brewing tasting a treat, here from now till 10pm!

15.01.2022 New art show! Officially opening tomorrow night (but up for your perusal now), were stoked to present a beautiful collection of photographic work by our very own @georgelevi___ . Shot on 35mm film, this series indulges in intimate moments of serenity, nature, and doggos, in the crazy year that has been. Come down for a bevvy and feast yer eyes!

14.01.2022 Special drinky drinks for your [seated] rainy weekend treats. In the hot booze corner: The Hot Toddy - whisky, honey, lemon juice and bitters. In the cold booze corner: The Divine Elder - Gin, Elderflower and Butterfly Pea syrup, Aquafaba, and lemon juice. And as always, beer, glorious beer, and hot mulled cider. COME GIT COSY.

14.01.2022 THREE SLEEPS TIL TART TICKETS (and a v. stupid promotional vid). Have you picked a sesh yet? We’ve got limited tickets to five different sessions of succulent sours, playing out on Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of December, and they go on sale this Friday. Have a squizz at all the deets at the ticketing link on our FB event, and rally yer crew for Tartness 2020! #weekendoftartness

14.01.2022 LET’S GET FUNKY, BRISBANE, TARTNESS TICKETS ARE HERE! On Saturday the 5th, and Sunday the 6th of December, we’re diving in to the zesty, puckering world that is Sour Beers. JOIN US! https://events.humanitix.com//the-scratch-bar-weekend-of-t Tilly Milne... George Levi Ben Mcleay Ben Gibson aka Corduroy Boy Becca King + Shev Shevlin Kieran Ryan + Graham Allen See more

13.01.2022 Were having a long overdue hang out The Woods Bar today (no actual birthdays are being celebrated, just lung capacity). We just want to thank everyone who has graced us with their patronage in the last 4 COVID months! 2020 has been a wild time and we could not be more grateful for all the continued support and love youve shown us, it means the world. Well be open again at open at 3pm, sorry Darryl for the stitch up! See you soon!!!

13.01.2022 Two cracking brews have hit the taps just in time for your Friday drinkies! The delectably desserty Classic from Big Shed Brewing Concern Golden Stout Time, inspired by Golden Gaytime Icecreams, and brewed with cacao, rice and lactose. Aaand Sir Plum McCartney Plum Sour by Moon Dog Craft Brewery , bringing a refreshing tartness and a distinctly plummy fruit character. Both big yum yums, get em in yer tum tums!

12.01.2022 Ooooeee, very special sour from Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers is hitting the taps for your hump day tipples today! Big tropical Feijoa notes, hella tart, with a big dry acidity. Only 20Ls so she wont last long!

12.01.2022 Hoppy, Malty, Soursy? We gots Friday treats of every kind! Continuing the Holy Week that is fresh Garage Project delivery, weve got the long time fave Pernicious Weed IIPA on tap, that is every bit the big bitter beast you remember. And in the bottle fridge from Mikkeller - Vanilla Maple Shake 11.8% Imperial dessert Stout, and Spontan Plum Wild ferment fruit sour. Yum, yum, yum yum yum. All super limited, all super spesh.

10.01.2022 Cheese and beer: its a bloody beautiful thing. Our boards offerings are currently stacked with beautiful Aussie cheeses and sides (including the always impeccable Picklehead Pickles), and weve also got vegan and gluten free options available. Treat. Yo. Self.

10.01.2022 Nothing like a rainy Saturday for a bev or two with an old mate

10.01.2022 Spring has officially sprung, which means, you guessed it, Cuc drank is baaaack! Our Cucumber Cooler is made with our House Cucumber-mint-lemongrass syrup, local Winston Quinn Gin Cucumber Gin, and topped with soda. Spritzy and refreshing, itll quench what thirsts ya!

10.01.2022 Well lookie here, weve found ourselves open for hangs on Mondays and Tuesdays again! For how long we simply cannot say, but in this moment in time well be here 4pm-10pm. George might not move from this position so service may be sketchy, but at least the doors are open. Tiny wins in trying times. Wash ya paws and come say gday if you like

09.01.2022 Kick back, put yer feet up, and have yourself a pickleback. Shot o’ Bourbon, chaser of delicious Picklehead Pickles Brine. Having yourself a good time is just that simple!

09.01.2022 We never go into the outback without a decent supply of Negroni. And the general rule for how much youll need is three litres, per day, per person, per man, per degree over 25 degrees Celsius, per kilometre if walking on foot, in the winter months dividing it by two, plus another litre... at the end. Now slinging [Russell Coights] All Aussie Negroni, made with Four Pillars Gin Dry Gin, Adelaide Hills Distillery Rosso Vermouth, and kar Island Bitter Aussie Botanicals. Its time to hit the rooooad (to The Scratch).

09.01.2022 Allo loves, we will be opening an hour later tomorrow (Sunday), so we can have a lil Scratch fam hang and share some bevvies with each other, cos weve god-danged earned it. Seeya at 3!

09.01.2022 TWO SLEEPS TIL TART TICKETS AND VIDYA! This Friday, 9am, secure your dive into Tartness. Sours for days, reef-rave vibes, fish faces encouraged; its gonna be a wonderland. Only 50 tickets will be available for each of the five sessions, so make sure ya chat to yer mates to secure a spot together (you can purchase up to 8 tix at once, but one sesh per person, per day pls). 30 clams gets you a ticket aboard, 20 clams worth of bar cred, and a special Tartness 2020 vibe. And that, my friends, is a bloody steal. #weekendoftartness

09.01.2022 Itsa Friday, and we have a big ol boozy juice treat on the taps from Black Hops Brewing. Fresh Caribbean Haze now pouring - a 7.8% fruit and rum-soaked hazy IPA that is guaranteed to put some sunshine in your soul. Here from midday til midnight!

08.01.2022 Thats right folks, starting next week were updating our opening hours, and going back to seven days a week at Scratch! Were still keeping the later start times on week days, and being #2020 , these hours may be subject to change again at a later date. But for now, we hope to see yall for a sneaky Monday bev soon xoxo

06.01.2022 Yessirrreee, we will be open on the public holiday this Friday, usual trading hours, standard stellar sh*t chat, and well be pouring a spesh Sideshow Alley Imperial Strawberry Sour by Sea Legs in honour of the famous EKKA treat #2020RIP. Also here today and tomorrow, 4 til 10pm!

05.01.2022 Believe it or not mates, today is the 9th birthday of us, The Scratch. Firstly, we gotta have a little celebratory ale and offer massive thanks to y’all for seeing us through the challenges this year threw, and being there for the last nine glorious years. Straight talk though, if you feel like popping by to reminisce, or shower us with gifts etc we’ve got treats for Friday - with Grimbo & Timbo’s Goodtime Giveaway Giftacular - be here from 4pm for your chance to win the co...veted meat tray or glory hamper. Saturday we’ll have cake and more prizes cos that’s fun. Thanks again Brissy, we’re so lucky to have ya xo

05.01.2022 The legends over at Black Hops Brisbane hosted us yesterday for a sneaky brew day for a spesh Tartness collab brew... sour? Yes. Hopsy? Yes. Brewed with fresh sea water harvested(?) straight from the waves at Burleigh? YES. Tartness is nearly uponst us.... check our event page for all the deets! #weekendoftartness

05.01.2022 Prepping our palates for next weekend with a cheeky lil Raspberry and Lactose Sour, ‘The Fool’ from Hop Nation. Slurrrrrp it up before it’s gone!

05.01.2022 Big Grimbo Grimsons running the show tonight and hes pulled a few crackers on tap including a West Coast goodie from Seven Mile Brewing Co. - first Tuesday night open in months and its v nice to be here x

05.01.2022 Beers: cold. Aircon: blasting. Life at Scratch is good. Here midday till midnight for your sweaty Saturday needs!

04.01.2022 Couplea tasty treats added to the back bar tonight! The Mulberry Gin from Kangaroo Island Spirits and a staff favourite the Spiced Bam Bam from Husk Distillers.

04.01.2022 Cheers to Monday beers! Were here today from 4pm til 10pm, with the quality bevvies and great gams youve come to know and love.

03.01.2022 Yesssiree, takeaway beerskis are still a thing! Well be here from 4-10pm tonight for all of your drink in/ take away needs xoxo

03.01.2022 Join us this Saturday as we welcome Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers back to our taps for their annual Mash Paddle event. Every year, BABBS picks and brews to a theme, and this year they went with brews inspired by favourite tunes. Come drink four beers inspired by Portishead, Tool, The Doors, and Primal Scream, and enjoy a playlist to match. Kicking off at midday!

03.01.2022 Its a tater-top pie and IPA kinda day round these parts! Were stoked to have Molly Rose Brewing on tap for the first time, pouring their Skylight IPA which is tasting grouse. And weve got a pie warmer stocked with 100% plant-based pies and Saussie Rolls from Flour Of Life Bakery, including these spectacular potato-topped mushroom mornay pies. Come enjoy that Satdee Sunshine

03.01.2022 As the old adage goes, Tuesdays are for the Beers. Were never ones to shirk the wisdom of our forebears, so we will indeed be here for your golden hour bevs, open 4-10pm tonight.

02.01.2022 Haha what? Yes. Thats right, you heard us. Mother flippin Crme Brle Milkshake IPA from 3 Ravens Brewery on tap now. Creamy vanilla, rich toffee and caramel sweetness, and just a touch of hop dryness on the finish keepin it fresh. This special drop wont be around for long, so come soak up some afternoon sun and grab a bev or two. Here til midnight xoxo

02.01.2022 Very special Canadian treat just hit the taps for your Thursday knockoffs! The Jamboree from 2 Crows Brewing in Halifax, is a spritzy tart Strawberry and Guava Sour and its tasting a damn treat. Lots of other delicious brews, and were here till 10pm tonight, so walk on in!