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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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#1517: Bamboo Penny’s
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Leawood Town Center, Leawood, KS) Scooter’s 1517th bar, first visited in 2022. Under normal circumstances an upscale place in Leawood is about the last place I’d be on a Saturday... -
#1516: The Doctor’s Office
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(Dodge City, KS) Scooter’s 1516th bar, first visited in 2022. After visiting the brewery and the distillery, I realized I need a Guinness to make St. Patrick’s Day official. This... -
#1515: Boot Hill Distillery
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Dodge City, KS) Scooter’s 1515th bar, first visited in 2022. I don’t normally drink distilled spirits. They’ve never interested me and never tasted good to me. But this place... -
#1514: Dodge City Brewing
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Dodge City, KS) Scooter’s 1514th bar, first visited in 2022. I was spending an evening in Dodge City and decided to check out their local brewery. There’s quite a... -
#1508: Range 23 Brewing
Posted on September 2021 | No Comments(Piper, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1508th bar, first visited in 2021. This is a bit of a unique find that had only been open for a few weeks. This is... -
#1507: Ten & Two Coffee Bar
Posted on September 2021 | No Comments(Bonner Springs, KS) Scooter’s 1507th bar, first visited in 2021. We came here to the Olde Mill Building (which my GPS had no idea how to get to) expecting to... -
#1506: Outfield Beer Company
Posted on September 2021 | No Comments(Edwardsville, KS) Scooter’s 1506th bar, first visited in 2021. This was supposed to be our last stop on a brewery crawl back in August, but full stomachs forced us to... -
#1499: ExBEERiment Brewing
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 1499th bar, first visited in 2021. This wasn’t intended to be the last stop of the day, but the pizza and cookies at the previous place filled... -
#1498: Apogee Coffee & Draft
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 1498th bar, first visited in 2021. Yoga studio, rock climbing gym, coffee shop, and craft beer bar all under one roof! Of course I was here for... -
#1495: St. John’s Catholic Club
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1495th bar, first visited in 2021. This bar is located in the basement of the St. John’s Catholic Club, attached to the six-lane bowling... -
#1487: Sarah’s On The Hill
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1487th bar, first visited in 2021. We were taking some out of town friends around for drinks when my wife noticed this on the... -
#1451: 23rd Street Brewery
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1451st bar, first visited in 2020. By the time we got here I was getting pretty full, so I just had a Bartertown Brown. 3512 Clinton Parkway... -
#1450: Black Stag Brewery
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1450th bar, first visited in 2020. This was a bit frustrating, because their online menu was out of date and they were out of absolutely every... -
#1449: Free State Brewing Company
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1449th bar, first visited in 2020. I actually visited this place around 30 years ago, not long after it opened. But I was not quite 21... -
#1448: Lawrence Beer Company
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1448th bar, first visited in 2020. My brother and I had passport books that were about to expire so headed to Lawrence to visit (or re-visit) all... -
#1441: Lost Evenings Brewing Company
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Lenexa, KS) Scooter’s 1441st bar, first visited in 2020. Another brewery that opened during COVID-19. It does not have a patio, but it makes up for it with a spacious... -
#1440: Rockcreek Brewing Company
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Mission, KS) Scooter’s 1440th bar, first visited in 2020. This brewery is a little tricky to find, it’s hard to see from Johnson Drive. Parking is pretty tight due... -
#1439: Pathlight Brewing
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1439th bar, first visited in 2020. This is another brewery that opened during COVID-19. It has a spacious interior and a patio off to the side. There’s... -
#1433: Fields & Icy Brewery
Posted on March 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1433rd bar, first visited in 2020. As I was driving to this brewery, I got a breaking news alert on my phone about the first COVID-19 case... -
#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...
