Welcome!
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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American Tavern
15 July 2011(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 907th bar, first visited in 2011. American Tavern is a beautifl, timeless, classic example of a dive bar all-around. It is rustic, dirty, and charming. This...
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Liquor Lyle’s
11 August 2006(Uptown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 145th bar, first visited in 2006. Yep, it was happy hour, so we had no choice but drink two beers. This place had a cool, funky,...
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#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 This was a bit frustrating, because their online menu was out of date and they were out of absolutely every...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...