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Ze Pickle, Fortitude Valley
Zee end to my A to Z challenge of 2021 was SUPPOSED to be Zero Fox! I’d emailled them earlier, asking if they were open over Christmas? REPLY: “Yes, til Christmas” Great! So I gathered my Dungeons & Dragons teammates and headed over on 23rd December… Unfortunately I forgot to ask what TIME they would…
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Yard Doggs
Yeah Yard Doggs, with the two G’s.. I popped in on my way to a The Chats gig in the Valley, feeling very ready to wrap up this A to Z bar challenge. Really just wanting to chill at the bar – but when I walked in all the seats were taken and the bartender…
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X-Cargo
X bars are Xtremely rare (wholesome ones anyway) Thankfully X-Cargo was around, and still relatively new to the Valley – much like the clientele.. Just young people EVERYWHERE. Not knowing how to queue properly and vaping about the entrance.. I snaked my way through wonky entry lines and found a spot at the bar. Crowded…
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Warehouse 25
Wicked little bar Warehouse 25 hidden behind the XXXX Brewery, Milton. My mate Andrew had already discovered it because of the on-site gin distillage. What better excuse to catch up for a beverage, and I could tick off a bar that started with W! Challenge almost complete. I caught the bus to Milton, and walked…
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Viscosity
VIBRANT everything at Viscosity in the Valley. This sciencey cocktail bar has every UV light imaginable, with a neon rainbow vibe. Bar #22 of the challenge was most ultra-violety. You get to see all that, once you get inside of course. There were two entry lines when I visited – a long line to wait…
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Uncle Wang Restaurant & Bar
Unusual name, eye-catching though, and had the key word ‘bar’ in the title, so I convinced myself this counted as my U bar. Always happy to support a new local business, I got my mates to meet me for a mid-week beverage at Uncle Wang’s. It was a Thursday afternoon and businessmen were dining alfresco,…
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Tipplers Tap, Fortitude Valley
This was Tipplers Tap on a Sunday evening. Bar #20 in the challenge. I’d made it from A to T, on the home stretch to Z. There’s a small group of people out front, and a couple inside, but for 6pm it looks like it’s closing up for the night. Today’s tap list has already been…
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Suzie Wongs Good Time Bar
Special Halloween night out at Suzie Wong’s Goodtime Bar. Security guard was delighted when I asked if this place used to be The Bowery? “Yes it was!” (Revealing how old I must be) Cool, cool, I’m still hip. Yes I will walk through this fridge door to the bar.. Scotch cocktails tonight, Jameson’s peach &…
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Range
Right, back to beers. My bro recommended Range for an after-work drink, so he casually popped by on a Thursday afternoon, and I took 2 buses to check it out. Bar #18. On the home stretch of the challenge. Like most craft breweries in Brisbane, they’re pocketed within industrial areas – with no great parking…
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Queens
Quick bus trip from Ping Pong to here, it was the ONLY time during the challenge I went to 2 bars in one night. I’d heard great things about Queens! It was new and getting popular so I went to see what the fuss was all about. At a not-too-dodgy part of the Valley, there’s…