Scratch 13th Anniversary Kellerwald-Waldbaden, April 4th

Scratch turns 13 this year and we're doing something we've been dreaming up for a long time: we're opening the woods behind the brewery for a very special beer tasting.

On Saturday, April 4th, join us for a beer festival outside the box--and outside the brewery. We're setting up stations along a walk through the woods where we normally gather ingredients for our beer. At each station we'll have cask beer pouring alongside wild teas, hot food, and warm fire pits. The loop will take you through some of the most scenic parts of our extended property along a large pond, and through diverse ecosystems that aren't normally open to the public. You'll be able to see the wild areas where we gather our plants and drink the beer made from those ingredients, all in the same place. Special teas at each station help tell the story of how the beer goes from plant to glass accompanied by hot soup, grilled toasts, and other foods (many of which will be made with foraged ingredients from our property) to fill you up on your way to the next station.

Your $50 ticket will include 8 half pours of cask beer, a grilled lunch, and samples of teas and other items along the approximately one-mile tour. Please be aware that there is one moderately strenuous hill to get back up to the main tasting room. (The path is not wheelchair accessible but we can pre-pour samples and provide food to those who can't walk down the hill--please contact us ahead of time to arrange this.) You may begin your walk any time between noon and 4 PM and the stations will stop serving beer at 5 PM so everyone can get back up to the main tasting room while there is still light. In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be April 18th. Tickets are available on the shop page on our website.

Inspired by the German tradition of Waldbaden (forest bathing) and a visit to  Annafest in Forchheim's Kellerwald, a forest made famous by the cellars where beer is served, we've been dreaming up this special walk through our own beer forest for almost 7 years. It's one of the best ways to experience where our beer comes from, directly in the places where we harvest those ingredients. We're excited to make that dream a reality this year! Scratch will be open all day (noon to 8 pm) for beer in the main tasting room with pizzas from our kitchen like normal, but tickets are required for this special event.

And don't forget that all of April we celebrate our anniversary with cask beer on the patio and hot pizzas coming out of our wood-fired oven. No ticket is needed to drink beer on the patio or in our main tasting room. Join us every Saturday for some special beers served outside in the beautiful spring weather!