Downtown Archive

#1849: Force of Nature Brewing

Posted on September 2025 | No Comments
(Downtown, De Soto, KS) Scooter’s 1849th bar, first visited in 2025. The second brewery for my little brother’s belated birthday. Many of their beers are floral, which isn’t exactly my...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Harry’s Country Club
  23 September 2003
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 14th bar, first visited in 2003. Hands down one of the best bars in Kansas City! Great tap beer selection including all the local Boulevard...
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- Bohannon’s East
  14 November 2010
  (Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 820th bar, first visited in 2010. This is kind of weird, the address implies this is west of Speakeasy but it’s actually east of Speakeasy. It’s...
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- Big John’s Corner Bar
  03 March 2008
  (The Square, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 440th bar, first visited in 2008. A very tiny, long-standing institution in the heart of downtown Independence. Since this was my first visit we were...
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