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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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Kansas Archive
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#1432: Limitless Brewing
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Lenexa, KS) Scooter’s 1432nd bar, first visited in 2020. I’ve known of this place a little while, never was quire sure where it was located. From the outside, you’d never... -
#1431: Red Crow Brewing Company
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 1431st bar, first visited in 2020. I never got a chance to visit them when they were in Spring Hill, and then had to wait forever for... -
#1430: Brew Lab
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 1430th bar, first visited in 2020. A restaurant & brewery, in the heart of downtown Overland Park, that also allows home brewers to come in... -
#1369: Transport Brewery
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1369th bar, first visited in 2019. This is another spot that was packed when we arrived, but we lucked into seats at the bar. Quite a... -
#1368: Servaes Brewing Company
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1368th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were in here I noticed some people I had seen at Sandhills, so we weren’t the only people... -
#1367: Sandhills Brewing
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Mission, KS) Scooter’s 1367th bar, first visited in 2019. This placed was PACKED, but it thinned out around the time we got our drinks. I had their Raven (Imperial Stout),... -
#1366: Sully’s Pub
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Mission, KS) Scooter’s 1366th bar, first visited in 2019. In all my years of trying to visit every dive bar in the KC area, I do’t know how I’ve managed... -
#1310: Firelight Lounge
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Quindaro, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1310th bar, first visited in 2018. We tried to visit this place in 2007, but it was closed. We tried to visit again today and... -
#1309: Coach Lite Club
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1309th bar, first visited in 2018. Happily, this is very much a dive in every sense of the word. I didn’t notice a pool table... -
#1308: Big D’s On The Hill
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1308th bar, first visited in 2018. Despite the outward appearance, this is a genuine sports dive. There’s pool and a patio. I didn’t notice if... -
#1307: The Dotte Spot
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1307th bar, first visited in 2018. Nice strip-mall dive-ish bar with great staff. Serves food and has a separate party room that can be... -
#1306: Elevate Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS) Formerly a thrift store Scooter’s 1306th bar, first visited in 2018. This is a brand new upscale bar & grill focusing on cocktails and southern... -
#1305: Colonial Club
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1305th bar, first visited in 2018. This cute neighborhood pub re-opened in 2018 after having been closed for at least a few years. There’s a... -
#1304: 7th Street Casino
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1304th bar, first visited in 2018. Operated by the Wyandotte Nation, this casino features three floors of slots and video poker, a snack bar, and... -
#1294: Tallgrass Taphouse
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Manhattan, KS) Scooter’s 1294th bar, first visited in 2018. For some reason I always pictured this as a small place with a rustic unfinished wood interior. It’s the exact... -
#1293: Little Apple Brewing Company
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Manhattan, KS) Scooter’s 1293rd bar, first visited in 2018. Manhattan’s other craft brewery that most people don’t seem to know about. Located in a strip mall pretty far outside the... -
#1271: The B-Hive
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Colby, KS) Scooter’s 1271st bar, first visited in 2018. This dive bar was intended to be a dinner stop (I’d seen great things about their burgers and they were... -
#1270: Defiance Brewing Company
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Hays, KS) Scooter’s 1270th bar, first visited in 2018. When we arrived and found ourselves at a warehouse in an industrial area, we were sure we’d accidentally gone to a... -
#1269: Gellas Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Hays, KS) Scooter’s 1269th bar, first visited in 2018. I’ve had beer from here at the Parkville Brew Fest. This was a much larger and much more upscale place... -
#1268: Beaver Brewery at Mo’s Place
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Beaver, KS) Scooter’s 1268th bar, first visited in 2018. When you have a chance to visit a brewery that’s located in a town with a population of 34 in the... -
#1267: Maggie Mae’s
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 1267th bar, first visited in 2018. I’m not sure how I missed this place in 2007, considering it’s along the route I would have taken to The...
