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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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 &…

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…

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…

Pretty pink everything at Ping Pong bar, plus my hair was still in pink mode so I kinda matched the pink picnic tables. Sitting room at the bar was all booked out, so we’re placed at communal tables out front. We had a nice view of the Gasworks but the bar is prettier to look…