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  • (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1741st bar, first visited in 2023. My last bar in 2023 was the venue we selected for our NYE dinner reservation. We had pork belly appetizers,...

    #1741: Thyme Kitchen and Craft Beer

    (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1741st bar, first visited in 2023. My last bar in 2023 was the venue we selected for our NYE dinner reservation. We had pork belly appetizers,…

  • (Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1740th bar, first visited in 2023. Our last dive bar for this trip opened in an old bunker in 1947. The oddly-shaped building features a low and...

    #1740: Friendly Valley Tavern

    (Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1740th bar, first visited in 2023. Our last dive bar for this trip opened in an old bunker in 1947. The oddly-shaped building features a low and…

  • (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and...

    #1739: Tartan Inn

    (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and…

  • (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1738th bar, first visited in 2023. The town of West Peoria has a cluster of neighborhood dive bars, and we decided to explore a couple of...

    #1738: Mike’s Tavern

    (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1738th bar, first visited in 2023. The town of West Peoria has a cluster of neighborhood dive bars, and we decided to explore a couple of…

  • (West Bluff, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1737th bar, first visited in 2023. This dive bar serves breakfast from 6am-2pm daily, so seemed like a good place to start the day. Most...

    #1737: West Town Tap

    (West Bluff, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1737th bar, first visited in 2023. This dive bar serves breakfast from 6am-2pm daily, so seemed like a good place to start the day. Most…

  • (West Bluff, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1736th bar, first visited in 2023. We hadn’t been to a dive bar yet on this trip and my wife wanted to sing, so after...

    #1736: The Basket Case

    (West Bluff, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1736th bar, first visited in 2023. We hadn’t been to a dive bar yet on this trip and my wife wanted to sing, so after…

  • (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1735th bar, first visited in 2023. We saw this place — one of two venues occupying an old train station (the other a BBQ place) —...

    #1735: Martinis On Water Street

    (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1735th bar, first visited in 2023. We saw this place — one of two venues occupying an old train station (the other a BBQ place) —…

  • (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1734th bar, first visited in 2023. Our original plan was for our next destination to be Tres Rojas Winery in the nearby town of Washington. But When...

    #1734: Evergreen Farm Brewing

    (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1734th bar, first visited in 2023. Our original plan was for our next destination to be Tres Rojas Winery in the nearby town of Washington. But When…

  • (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1733rd bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to begin the next day by driving out into the countryside to visit a winery. We picked this one...

    #1733: Bent Tree Tasting Room at Old Mill Vineyard

    (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1733rd bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to begin the next day by driving out into the countryside to visit a winery. We picked this one…

  • (Downtown, Peoria, IL) OUT OF BUSINESS Scooter’s 1732nd bar, first visited in 2023. When we found out that this brewery was closing for good this weekend, its position on our...

    #1732: Bearded Owl Brewing

    (Downtown, Peoria, IL) OUT OF BUSINESS Scooter’s 1732nd bar, first visited in 2023. When we found out that this brewery was closing for good this weekend, its position on our…

  • (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1731st bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to pick this place for dinner because it had a good menu and looked pretty. The bar area...

    #1731: Kelleher’s Irish Pub & Eatery

    (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1731st bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to pick this place for dinner because it had a good menu and looked pretty. The bar area…

  • (Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1730th bar, first visited in 2023. I drove up to this brewery early in the day because it seemed unlikely I’d get a chance to visit it...

    #1730: Industry Brewing

    (Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1730th bar, first visited in 2023. I drove up to this brewery early in the day because it seemed unlikely I’d get a chance to visit it…

  • (Downtown, Kearney, MO) Scooter’s 1729th bar, first visited in 2023. We came up here for a big cannabis sale at a nearby dispensary, then decided to check out the local...

    #1729: Fat Boyz Grill & Bar

    (Downtown, Kearney, MO) Scooter’s 1729th bar, first visited in 2023. We came up here for a big cannabis sale at a nearby dispensary, then decided to check out the local…

  • (Scott City, MO) Scooter’s 1728th bar, first visited in 2023. We came here in the mistaken belief it was a winery, but it’s actually a wine bar. No worries. We...

    #1728: The Riverhouse

    (Scott City, MO) Scooter’s 1728th bar, first visited in 2023. We came here in the mistaken belief it was a winery, but it’s actually a wine bar. No worries. We…

  • (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1727th bar, first visited in 2023. This is one of those self-service beer wall establishments. I wasn’t 100% sure it was still in business because...

    #1727: 21 Taps

    (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1727th bar, first visited in 2023. This is one of those self-service beer wall establishments. I wasn’t 100% sure it was still in business because…

  • (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1726th bar, first visited in 2023. This is a place I’d been wanting to check out for quite some time (close to a decade) but...

    #1726: The Library

    (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1726th bar, first visited in 2023. This is a place I’d been wanting to check out for quite some time (close to a decade) but…

  • (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1725th bar, first visited in 2023. My next destination turned out to be a nice, relaxing places to sip on some really good libations. The...

    #1725: Ebb & Flow Fermentations

    (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1725th bar, first visited in 2023. My next destination turned out to be a nice, relaxing places to sip on some really good libations. The…

  • (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1724th bar, first visited in 2023. My next stop on my Black Friday bar crawl. I often forget that this street has businesses on it...

    #1724: Many Good Things Brewing

    (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1724th bar, first visited in 2023. My next stop on my Black Friday bar crawl. I often forget that this street has businesses on it…

  • (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1723rd bar, first visited in 2023. I needed to kill about 30 minutes waiting for my net planned stop to open, and I had noticed...

    #1723: Katy O’Ferrell’s Publick House

    (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1723rd bar, first visited in 2023. I needed to kill about 30 minutes waiting for my net planned stop to open, and I had noticed…

  • (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1722nd bar, first visited in 2023. This is how I spend Black Friday. This brewery seems to be well known for its pizza, but I...

    #1722: Minglewood Brewery

    (Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1722nd bar, first visited in 2023. This is how I spend Black Friday. This brewery seems to be well known for its pizza, but I…

  • (Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 1721st bar, first visited in 2023. We stopped in here for a quick visit on the way home from Omaha. My flight consisted of the...

    #1721: 1st Barrel Brewing

    (Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 1721st bar, first visited in 2023. We stopped in here for a quick visit on the way home from Omaha. My flight consisted of the…