After enjoying the night views of Brisbane from Mount Coot-tha, we headed over to the Scratch – a local bar in Brisbane. Although the Scratch Bar does not sell food, the cool thing about the Scratch Bar is that you’re able to bring your own food (and dogs for dog owners) to the bar. This reminded us about the Black Doubt Brewing Company when we stayed at the Sierra Nevada Resort & Spa in the USA.
There are a few choices of food next to the Scratch Bar. There you can find Thai, Chinese, Turkish, Italian and Subway to go with your choice of beer. This time, we went with Chinese food (Eggplant and Fried Calamari) with Newstead and Four Hearts beer ($8 a pint). The bar promotes a friendly atmosphere for friends to simply catch up and enjoy each other’s company – with great beers that is. And that’s exactly what we did! Love it!
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Read moreI'm going to start this by saying that I love beer. But you really have to love beer to come to this bar, as it serves nothing much else. The staff are arrogant and surly when asked about anything other than beer. They likely won't have what you want to drink.
As for the beer it's mostly high in alcohol and loaded with hops - in other words, bitter, soapy, and likely to give you a headache. There's little that actually suits the Brisbane climate or the kinds of things that are being brewed here. Beaten up uncomfortable old furniture, dark, noisy.
I get that a lot of people like it, but I don't think 4.8 stars tells the whole story so am offering an...
Read moreLocated near the town. There is a carpark behind the bar, but it is very limited. Else you have to park far away.
They offer plenty of craft beers there and the One Drop Pie Head is good. Recommended. Personally dont feel like it is so strong maybe because of the plum flavor. But the taste is good.
The bar staff is good and polite. They are very helpful. The environment is great. Love the design inside. Only realize why they call it the scratch as the owner must be a dog lover. You know.. scratch scratch scratch...
The price is alright. Just about the standard price range.
The cocktail selection is not that much tho.
Overall it is a good...
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