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Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.
This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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Alaska Archive
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#1656: Alaskan Brewing Company Tasting Room
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Lemon Creek, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1656th bar, first visited in 2023. I didn’t realize the main tap room closes at 7pm and just barely made it in time to be... -
#1655: Red Dog Saloon
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1655th bar, first visited in 2023. This Old West themed bar is the traditional bar everyone who visits Juneau is supposed to experience. It proved to... -
#1654: Amalga Distillery
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1654th bar, first visited in 2023. We popped in here for one drink shortly before last call at the end of another downtown shopping trip. This... -
#1653: Timberline Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Cruise Docks, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1653rd bar, first visited in 2023. This is the restaurant/bar located at the top of the Mt. Roberts Tramway. Access is available primarily via tram... -
#1652: The Island Pub
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Douglas, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1652nd bar, first visited in 2023. After we got back to our rental house we quickly determined that we didn’t have quite enough food to make... -
#1651: The Alaskan Hotel & Bar
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1651st bar, first visited in 2023. We used this historic bar as our meet-up spot after our group converged from three different directions. I was the... -
#1650: Barnaby Brewing Company
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1650th bar, first visited in 2023. The smallest brewery in Juneau featured a cozy tap room with a handful of tables, a popcorn machine (no other... -
#1649: Devil’s Club Brewing
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1649th bar, first visited in 2023. Came in here for a few beers after separating from the rest of the group during a shopping excursion. For... -
#1648: Forbidden Peak Brewery
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Auke Bay, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1648th bar, first visited in 2023. This was the brewery closest to our vacation rental house, and I stopped in here just after opening on... -
#1647: Hangar on the Wharf
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1647th bar, first visited in 2023. The name is quite literal, it’s one of several restaurants & shops located inside a former aircraft hangar built right... -
#1646: Griz Bar
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1646th bar, first visited in 2023. We started out trying to go to Red Dog Saloon but it was closed. My wife wanted to buy something... -
#1645: McGiviney’s Sports Bar and Grill
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1645th bar, first visited in 2023. We came here first thing after deplaning because it was the closest place we found to the airport where... -
#1426: Anchorage Brewing Company
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1426th bar, first visited in 2019. I wanted to come here during our 2018 visit but couldn’t work it in. So I’m glad our unexpected layover gave... -
#1425: Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1425th bar, first visited in 2019. I came in here specifically just to get my brother a hat, but decided to have a beer to make... -
#1424: Gaslight Lounge
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1424th bar, first visited in 2019. This wasn’t a bar we were planning to visit. But we were revisiting a bar around the corner (Darwin’s Theory)... -
#1423: 49th State Brewing
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1423rd bar, first visited in 2019. Any unexpected long layover in Anchorage, combined with a tip from someone that they have really god pizza, led to... -
#1422: The Local @ FAI
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1422nd bar, first visited in 2019. This was not an intended destination, but our flight was delayed by a couple of hours. It was... -
#1421: Lavelle’s Bistro
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1421st bar, first visited in 2019. We had started to come here for dinner the previous night, but we were dressed in snow gear and felt... -
#1420: Aurora Ice Bar
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Chena Hot Springs Resort, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1420th bar, first visited in 2019. At 99.9 miles south of the Arctic Circle, this is the new northernmost bar I’ve ever been... -
#1419: Bobby’s Downtown
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1419th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were at Mecca Bar we mentioned that we were looking for a place to get dinner. Bobby’s was... -
#1418: Mecca Bar
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1418th bar, first visited in 2019. We didn’t get a chance to visit Mecca when we were here in 2018, but in preparing for both visits...
