Scratchtown Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Ord, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2013

Contact
141 South 16th St, Ord, NE, 68862, United States
Description
Welcome to Scratchtown Brewing Company, the Nebraska Sandhills’ finest and first brewery. We opened our doors in 2013 and since have dedicated ourselves to brewing and serving an assortment of premium-quality handcrafted beer. We take pride in using four simple ingredients (water, malt, hops and yeast) to make complex and delicious beers. Our beer is made with some of the freshest, purest water on the planet – drawn from the Ogalala aquifer right under our feet.

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Crescent Moon, 1/20/24. Omaha #21. New brewery! Brewery # 2253, USA # 1850. Nebraska # 10. Clear amber, thin head, poor retention. Aroma of pine, resin, passionfruit. Taste is pine, stone fruit, passionfruit. Moderate bitterness.

Tried on 23 Dec 2024 at 03:22


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft. A- Coffee, faint vanilla. A- Gold color, clear liquid, white head. T- Coffee, vanilla, slightly earthy. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly roasty finish. O- Decent coffee and vanilla notes but tastes like a cheap latte. The vanilla could be stronger, otherwise this is a dirty tasting flavored blonde that is being hidden by adjuncts. Could be better could be worse.

Tried from Draft on 29 Feb 2024 at 20:19


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. A- Roasty, cocoa, oak. A- Black color, dark liquid, brown head. T- Cocoa, oak, roasty, mild vanilla. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- The barrel adds a bit of complexity but not a ton. Tasted about the same as the base beer with a hint of oak. Not bad, but for Scratchtown, I think they could really refine this and make it stellar.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2023 at 16:00


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft. A- Chocolate, faint roast, mild char. A- Brown color, opaque liquid, beige head. T- Chocolate, mild brownie, subtle char. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- This tasted like a burnt chocolate milk. Quite yummy and enjoyable.

Tried from Draft on 02 Sep 2023 at 17:40


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft. A- Malty, cocoa, earthy, light. A- Brown color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Roasty, earthy, cocoa, watery. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, dry finish. O- College and stouts don't go together in the beer world. At 3.8% if there was such a thing as a session stout, this is it. Fuller than I expected but really it is a stout if you don't like stouts. Drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2023 at 01:30


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft/Fest. A- Malty, weak. A- Gold color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Malty, grains, faint sweetness. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, bland finish. O- Really light and kinda basic for the style.

Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2022 at 16:31


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft/Fest. A- Malty, hoppy. A- Copper color, hazy liquid, beige head. T- Malty, caramel, bitter. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- Decent. More of an old school west coast style. I much prefer the regular Wonder Twins, and get no honey but it's okay.

Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2022 at 16:29


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Deep, slightly hazy golden and peach coloured body with a nice two to three centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of resin, light pine, some grapefruit and a more herbal and grassy note, along with some alcohol noticeable and a good balanced malt profile. Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and very dry hop profile at first with some light sweetness from the citrus and even light tropically fruits with some grain and malt noticeable, but a rather strong pungency and even astringent quality from the alcohol that hits towards the end. Aftertaste is dry, very bitter from the hops and showing a relatively nice blend of sweetness and alcohol bite, all with some of the bitterness, but not much, considering the style. Overall, a nice Imperial-ish IPA that borders on 'Imperial' Statatus, but showing some nice sweetness. I sampled this thirty-two ounce crowler, purchased from BeerTopia in Omaha, Nebraska on 07-November-2019 for US$8,00 sampled a day later in my hotel room here in Omaha, Nebraska on 08-November-2019.

Tried from Crowler on 31 May 2020 at 06:53


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft. A- Mild green grapes, white wine. A- Gold color, clear liquid, white head. T- Strawberry, chardonnay, mild sweetness. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Okay. Some mild oak and semi sweet white wine flavors.

Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2019 at 17:46


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft. A- Bland, mild lime. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, white head. T- Cleaner, lemon, lime. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Not all that unique. Any tequila flavor is covered up by lime. Okay.

Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2019 at 17:41