Arkansas Archive

  • (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1837th bar, first visited in 2025. Missy’s White Rabbit is located in one of the staircase alleys, either one flight down or 2 flights up...

    #1837: Missy’s White Rabbit Lounge

    (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1837th bar, first visited in 2025. Missy’s White Rabbit is located in one of the staircase alleys, either one flight down or 2 flights up...

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  • (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1836th bar, first visited in 2025. This is one of two bars in the Basin Park Hotel, located on the 1st floor (which is actually...

    #1836: Jack Rabbett’s Whisky Bar

    (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1836th bar, first visited in 2025. This is one of two bars in the Basin Park Hotel, located on the 1st floor (which is actually...

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  • (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1835th bar, first visited in 2025. This is the other bar in the New Orleans Hotel, at street level and tucked away in the back...

    #1835: Voodoo Lounge

    (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1835th bar, first visited in 2025. This is the other bar in the New Orleans Hotel, at street level and tucked away in the back...

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  • (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1834th bar, first visited in 2025. One of two bars in the New Orleans Hotel, I wouldn’t necessarily call this a basement bar because it...

    #1834: The Quarter

    (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1834th bar, first visited in 2025. One of two bars in the New Orleans Hotel, I wouldn’t necessarily call this a basement bar because it...

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  • (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1833rd bar, first visited in 2025. A combination coffee shop and craft beer bar. Also offered at least some cocktails — my wife got a...

    #1833: Brews Taproom & Java Joint

    (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1833rd bar, first visited in 2025. A combination coffee shop and craft beer bar. Also offered at least some cocktails — my wife got a...

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  • (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1832nd bar, first visited in 2025. This bar/restaurant is accessible only via an outdoor flight of stairs on the second floor of a downtown building....

    #1832: Spring On Main

    (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1832nd bar, first visited in 2025. This bar/restaurant is accessible only via an outdoor flight of stairs on the second floor of a downtown building....

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  • (Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1759th bar, first visited in 2024. Technically closer to the town of Beaver than to Eureka Springs, we had driven by this place many times in...

    #1759: Railway Winery & Butler Creek Distilling

    (Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1759th bar, first visited in 2024. Technically closer to the town of Beaver than to Eureka Springs, we had driven by this place many times in...

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  • (Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1545th bar, first visited in 2022. We picked this place specifically because it advertised a dog friendly patio. Unfortunately we had to decide not to stay...

    #1545: Kingfish

    (Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1545th bar, first visited in 2022. We picked this place specifically because it advertised a dog friendly patio. Unfortunately we had to decide not to stay...

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  • (Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1544th bar, first visited in 2022. I was supposed to visit this place back in 2019, but after visiting every brewery from Bentonville to Fayetteville in...

    #1544: Maxine’s Tap Room

    (Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1544th bar, first visited in 2022. I was supposed to visit this place back in 2019, but after visiting every brewery from Bentonville to Fayetteville in...

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  • (Busch, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1442nd bar, first visited in 2020. We stopped here on a weekend camping trip after seeing a sign for it about 10 miles away and...

    #1442: T&A Saloon

    (Busch, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1442nd bar, first visited in 2020. We stopped here on a weekend camping trip after seeing a sign for it about 10 miles away and...

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  • (Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1407th bar, first visited in 2019. After the exhibit I went to see at the Crystal Bridges art museum, the final things on my itinerary before it...

    #1407: Saddlebock Brewery

    (Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1407th bar, first visited in 2019. After the exhibit I went to see at the Crystal Bridges art museum, the final things on my itinerary before it...

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  • (Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1405th bar, first visited in 2019. So remember how in the previous entry I said I wasn’t in the mood for cider? Well here’s what happened...

    #1405: Black Apple Crossing

    (Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1405th bar, first visited in 2019. So remember how in the previous entry I said I wasn’t in the mood for cider? Well here’s what happened...

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  • (Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1406th bar, first visited in 2019. This dog-loving brewery with a dachshund mascot is easy to find, not so easy is noticing which door is the main...

    #1406: Core Brewing Company

    (Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1406th bar, first visited in 2019. This dog-loving brewery with a dachshund mascot is easy to find, not so easy is noticing which door is the main...

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  • (Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1404th bar, first visited in 2019. Originally this place wasn’t even on my list, and my first stop of the day was supposed to be Black...

    #1404: Bike Rack Beer & Coffee

    (Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1404th bar, first visited in 2019. Originally this place wasn’t even on my list, and my first stop of the day was supposed to be Black...

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  • (Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1403rd bar, first visited in 2019. This should have been a 5-minute walk from the previous brewery. But my Uber ride to Crisis Brewing followed a...

    #1403: West Mountain Brewing Company

    (Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1403rd bar, first visited in 2019. This should have been a 5-minute walk from the previous brewery. But my Uber ride to Crisis Brewing followed a...

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  • (Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1402nd bar, first visited in 2019. What a great name. I wish I could remember it better. There was a fascinating conversation going on around the...

    #1402: Crisis Brewing Company

    (Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1402nd bar, first visited in 2019. What a great name. I wish I could remember it better. There was a fascinating conversation going on around the...

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  • (Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1401st bar, first visited in 2019. My memories here are a bit fuzzy. It felt a little bit like having some drinks in someone’s home, and there...

    #1401: Columbus House Brewery

    (Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1401st bar, first visited in 2019. My memories here are a bit fuzzy. It felt a little bit like having some drinks in someone’s home, and there...

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  • (Fayetteville, AR) 1946 N Birch Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72703 Scooter’s 1400th bar, first visited in 2019. I didn’t realize that this was such a short distance from the previous brewery,...

    #1400: Fossil Cove Brewing Company

    (Fayetteville, AR) 1946 N Birch Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72703 Scooter’s 1400th bar, first visited in 2019. I didn’t realize that this was such a short distance from the previous brewery,...

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  • (Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1399th bar, first visited in 2019. This new establishment (I think they had been open about 3 months) is a little hard to find. My Uber driver...

    #1399: Boston Mountain Brewing Company

    (Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1399th bar, first visited in 2019. This new establishment (I think they had been open about 3 months) is a little hard to find. My Uber driver...

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  • (Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1398th bar, first visited in 2019. By now I’d checked into my hotel, and was now on the Uber portion of the day. This place felt more...

    #1398: Apple Blossom Brewing

    (Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1398th bar, first visited in 2019. By now I’d checked into my hotel, and was now on the Uber portion of the day. This place felt more...

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  • (Rogers, AR) Scooter’s 1397th bar, first visited in 2019. Distilleries are outside my wheelhouse, but I wanted to visit every craft establishment in the region so that meant stepping out...

    #1397: Fox Trail Distillery

    (Rogers, AR) Scooter’s 1397th bar, first visited in 2019. Distilleries are outside my wheelhouse, but I wanted to visit every craft establishment in the region so that meant stepping out...

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