Beer Me! — Scratchtown Brewing Company — Ord, Nebraska, United States

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Scratchtown Brewing Company

141 South 16th Street
Ord NE 68862-1415
Telephone: +1 308-728-5050
Hours: Thursday-Friday 4:00pm-10:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-10:00pm.
Brewer: Mike Klimek
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Notes

Visited: May 24, 2014

Opened: 2013

Contributor: Mike Klimek

No kitchen here, but a nearby "saloon & grill" delivers.

Updated: March 18, 2022

News

2017-04-02: At Scratchtown Brewery in Ord, Nebraska, locals drink to newfound success of once-dying town (Omaha World-Herald)
2014-04-08: Ord brewery tapping into a unique market (KHAS)
2013-11-21: Ord business helps brew up a “bootstrap culture” (Nebraska Entrepreneurship)
2013-09-23: Scratchtown Brewing Co. Looks Forward To Opening (Ord Quiz)
2012-10-24: Brewing "Good Beer in the Good Life" (Ord Quiz)

Beer List

500 Hils

Robust Porter

6.70% abv.
- Date: February 16, 2022 (#10913)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Beercade, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 19 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Black. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mildly chocolatey, nicely malty.
  
  Mouthfeel (10)
  Medium, OK more than medium, body. Richly malty, nice big roast flavor. Grassy hop character, properly bitter. Just tremendously well balanced and tasty.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Damn fine beer.

Aviatrix

Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer

Big Splash

Golden or Blonde Ale

5.50% abv.

Date: May 24, 2014 (#9434)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Hazy golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Pretty clean, mildly malty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Same malty character as the Sandhills Gold, but milder. Fruity, grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Black Eye Imperial Porter

Imperial Stout

8.50% abv.

Date: May 24, 2014 (#9435)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Intensely black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty and sweet. Grassy and mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and creamy and smooth. Lots of roasted malt, lots of not-roasted malt. Herbal, grassy hops, medium bitterness. Rich, malty, coffee-chocolate finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Blowin' Smoke

Bamberg-Style Rauchbier

5.40% abv.

Date: February 22, 2017 (#9707)

Package: draught

Place: LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2)
Red-brown opaque. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Smoky, woody.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Nicely malty, very prominent smoke. Big wood character, but not tannic. Clean, malty, smoky finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: February 20, 2017 (#9708)

Package: draught

Place: LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy, grassy, spicy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Big malt base, nicely roasty. Mild grassy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Bready, mildly roasty, mildly warming finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: October 27, 2018 (#9933)

Package: draught

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty, smoky. Hint of vanilla.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Big roast malt flavor backed with a mild sweetness. Mildly grassy, low-medium bitterness. Roasty, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 24, 2014 (#9431)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown-red, very dark. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty, coffee, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, creamy. Roasty, grainy malt, smoky. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Roasty malty finish, with some chocolate.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: February 22, 2017 (#9709)

Package: draught

Place: LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Omaha NE

Score: 12 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate head.

Aroma (2)
Intensely lemony.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Hugely citrusy. Mild oak character, very mildly roasty. Intense citrusy-spicy flavor dominates everything else.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: July 25, 2018 (#9880)

Package: draught

Place: LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Medium dense head.

Aroma (4)
Nicely smoky. Sweet roasted malt in the background.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium creamy body, smooth. Richly malty, nicely roasty, very nicely smoky. Terrific balance. Very low grassy-floral hop flavor, very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Fantastic beer.

Date: May 24, 2014 (#9430)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, sweet, grainy malt. Mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Big biscuity, toasty malt. Mild grassy, floral hop flavor and bitterness. Nice clean finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

Date: May 24, 2014 (#9432)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild coffee, mild malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, a bit fizzy. Chocolate and roast malt. Grassy hops, medium bitterness. Roasty, grassy bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: August 22, 2015 (#9535)

Package: draught

Place: Great Nebraska Beer Festival, Papillion NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, mostly opaque. Big thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Malty, mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Reasonably thick, low-medium carbonation. Clean, mildly grainy malt, fairly sweet. Mild yeasty note. Very low fruitiness. Warming.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 24, 2014 (#9433)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick creamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Big grapefruit hops. Musty.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Big musty hop flavor...Clusters? Medium bitterness. Biscuity, toasty malt background.

Overall Impression (1½)
Not a fan of those hops.

Date: March 16, 2022 (#10947)

Package: bottled

Place: Wine, Beer, and Spirits Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black with bright red highlights. Huge dense head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, floral, roasty, earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and chewy. Malty, nicely roasty. Bready, grassy. More grassy hop flavor in the finish with just a bit of bitterness, and just a bit of warming alcohol.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Date: February 22, 2017 (#9710)

Package: draught

Place: LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Omaha NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Earthy. Grassy. Grainy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, smooth. Grainy, grassy malt. Very mild roasty note. Very low hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)