Ah... Chelmer, you'll be staying just up the road from me Yob.
As it has been said; you'll have no trouble getting to Scratch in Milton from there. It is just a single 18 minute train ride away and located less than 50 metres away from the train station.
The Pig and Whistle Indooroopilly is only one train station away and has a decent range on tap (Little Creatures, J. Squires, Matilda Bay etc). Nothing super special, you understand but they do $6 pint happy hour between 5pm - 7pm daily and they have a lovely menu for dinner. An early dinner and an affordable pint or two to start you off?
Archive is solid and not too hard to get too from Chelmer. It should be a train into Roma St Station and a bus from there into West End. It is plagued by the younger crowd and loud music but the beer is very good.
Das Brisbane German Club in East Brisbane is very good too (and not an awfully far from West end) for excellent german beer and awesome food. 20 - 25 minute walk from Southbank Train Station (or a $6 cab ride if you don't feel like walking it), I'm pretty sure it was where the brisbane crew started their pub crawl last year. Check their website (the
Brisbane German Club) for an idea of what they have...
Like I said, I live a few stations back from Chelmer and they are the places I would find it easiest to get to from my side of town on public transport.
Get yourself a Go Card in whilest in Brisbane, if you're catching more than 5 or 6 trips on public transport it'll cost $10, save you money on each trip and I'm fairly sure you can sell it back to Brisbane Transport when you leave (need to double check that info though).
Remember
Translink is your friend whilest in brisbane, the Journey Planner function on the website is quite good and you can get it as an app in case you get lost. Enjoy your stay in Brissy, Sir.
