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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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#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... -
#1256: F Street Station
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1256th bar, first visited in 2018. This was billed to us as “the second oldest bar in Anchorage” as well as “the oldest bar in downtown... -
#1255: Darwin’s Theory
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1255th bar, first visited in 2018. This place came highly recommended as far as dive bars go, but we didn’t get a good chance to get... -
#1254: Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1254th bar, first visited in 2018. After a day of hiking we googled the “best place for crab legs in Anchorage” and were surprised to find... -
#1253: Flattop Pizza & Pool
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1253rd bar, first visited in 2018. By the time we picked up our rental car we were starving, so sought out something to eat that was... -
#1252: Ray’s Waterfront
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Small Boat Harbor, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1252nd bar, first visited in 2018. We had about 45 minutes to kill between finishing a boat cruise and the arrival of our bus... -
#1251: Seasalt Alaskan Grill & Bar
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Seward, AK) Formerly Christo’s Palace Scooter’s 1251st bar, first visited in 2018. We finished our day in downtown Seward as the very last customers for dinner and drinks. Dinner... -
#1250: Seward Alehouse
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1250th bar, first visited in 2018. The spaces is devided into two distinct rooms — a dimply lit main bar area, and a more brighttly lit... -
#1249: Seward Brewing Company
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1249th bar, first visited in 2018. A relatively new brwery in downtown Seward. I had a flight of their Shark Belly White, Japow (Japanese rice lager),... -
#1248: Yukon Bar
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1248th bar, first visited in 2018. I didn’t manage to make it to all the bars in downtown Seward (Tony’s Bar being my most-regretted unfinished business),... -
#1247: Thorn’s Showcase Lounge
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1247th bar, first visited in 2018. Researuant/lounge famous for their “Bucket Of Butts” (halibut bites), which I highly recommend! Beer-wise, I had an Amber by Alaskan... -
#1246: Lucky Miss Saloon
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Denali Park Village, Denali National Park and Preserve, AK) Scooter’s 1246th bar, first visited in 2018. A small bar located in the back of the main lodge at Denali Park... -
#1245: 49th State Brewing Company
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Healy, AK) Scooter’s 1245th bar, first visited in 2018. The seating area in the very nice main building is a bit small/cramped for the crowds they get, but they tacked... -
#1244: Prospectors Pizzeria & Alehouse
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Denali, AK) Scooter’s 1244th bar, first visited in 2018. In addition to a great pizza, I had Chuli Stout by Denali Brewing Company, High Ridge (red Ale) by Arkose Brewery,... -
#1243: Elf’s Den
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(North Pole, AK) Scooter’s 1243rd bar, first visited in 2018. After dinner we drove down to the town of North Pole just say we’d been. But when we discovered it... -
#1242: The Turtle Club
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Fox, AK) Scooter’s 1242nd bar, first visited in 2018. I had sat down planning to order something more sensible to eat, but my wife insisted that I can’t come 3,500... -
#1241: Silver Gulch Brewing Company
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Fox, AK) Scooter’s 1241st bar, first visited in 2018. Our visit here was dampened by two weirdos who decided they needed to sit down right next to us and started... -
#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...
