Scratch Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Ava,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Scratch Brewing Company
Established in 2011
Contact
Description
Scratch Brewing Company is a farmhouse brewery and restaurant located 5 miles from the beautiful Shawnee National Forest in Ava, Illinois. Started by three award-winning southern Illinois home brewers, Scratch Brewing Company focuses on farmhouse beers and other styles brewed with home grown and locally farmed and foraged ingredients. Beers are brewed in traditional styles and enhanced by the innovative addition of local ingredients, including nettle, elderberry, ginger, dandelion, maple sap, and a variety of wood additions, among others.
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Murky black, creamy off white head. Sour nose. Black licorice and black cherry, some acetic notes, smoke. Flavor has oats and toasted malt, lightly sour, smoke, acetic notes. Thin finish. I didn't hate it, but it takes getting used to.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Sep 2025
at 22:23
6/10
Not enough shroom flavor
Tried
on 13 Jul 2025
at 16:24
6.5/10
Tried
on 11 Jul 2025
at 20:39
8/10
Tried
on 11 Jul 2025
at 19:39
7.5/10
Nice find
Tried
on 09 Jul 2025
at 02:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
5 oz. draft at Orange & Brew.
Amber color with a bit of rose to it, or more precisely, berry. Very mild fruit and malt nose. Small ring of foam still leaves some legs on the glass. Taste had some tart bitterness from aging on fruit. That also seems to have dried it a bit. Not much birthday, but kind of an herbal funk. Tastes like a mixed grain bill, barley and something foraged. Tastiness builds to a kind of farmhouse junk. But quote pleasant, Everything in proper proportion.
Amber color with a bit of rose to it, or more precisely, berry. Very mild fruit and malt nose. Small ring of foam still leaves some legs on the glass. Taste had some tart bitterness from aging on fruit. That also seems to have dried it a bit. Not much birthday, but kind of an herbal funk. Tastes like a mixed grain bill, barley and something foraged. Tastiness builds to a kind of farmhouse junk. But quote pleasant, Everything in proper proportion.
Tried
from Draft
from
Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room
on 03 Jul 2025
at 23:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a dark brown with khaki to light brown head. Aroma is woodsy, earthy, light smoke. Taste is light fruity, earthy, woodsy, drys in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tørst
on 16 May 2025
at 10:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at Tørst pours a clear light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a funky flora with light tart tropical fruits and a bit of straw underlying. Flavor has dry light fruits, earthy grass, some flora and a bit of a funky tartness backing.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tørst (Torst)
on 04 May 2025
at 20:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Sampled from the tap at Tørst. Pours a clear dull gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a sour and funky passionfruit with acid a bit of funk supporting. Flavor has sour passionfruit and a bit of acid with a funky backbone.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tørst (Torst)
on 04 May 2025
at 19:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at Tørst. Pours a deep brown with a slight amber hue and a bubbly brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy dark grains with some roast and a bit of a bready umami. Flavor is bready throughout with a decent umami mushroom and almost a hint of anise coming through.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tørst (Torst)
on 04 May 2025
at 18:00