Welcome!
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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Fairbanks Archive
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#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... -
#1417: The Library Bar & Bites
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Formerly Alaska Rag Company Scooter’s 1417th bar, first visited in 2019. The name made us think this would be a nice quiet place to get some drinks... -
#1416: HooDoo Brewing Company
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1416th bar, first visited in 2019. This is one that I was unable to make it to the last time I was in Fairbanks, so I was... -
#1415: Black Spruce Brewing Company
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1415th bar, first visited in 2019. Came in here after snowmobiling. I’m not used to the whole arctic winter thing, it felt late at night to me... -
#1414: Ivory Jack’s
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Ester, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1414th bar, first visited in 2019. We came here for lunch after a morning of dog sledding. Good bar food, good beer selection, and seating for... -
#1240: The Boatel
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1240th bar, first visited in 2018. There’s a fireplace inside, and outside there’s a stage and a deck overlooking the Chena River. I had a Hopothermia by... -
#1239: Midnight Mine
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1239th bar, first visited in 2018. I never would have guessed that the very first bar I would ever visit in Alaska would be my favorite...
