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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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Grains & Taps
12 June 2021(Downtown, Lee’s Summit, MO) Scooter’s 1462nd bar, first visited in 2021. This brewery and restaurant/taproom grew from the Grains & Taps home brewing store a few blocks down the street....
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Van Till Family Farm Winery
19 July 2025(Rayville, MO ) Scooter’s 1844th bar, first visited in 2025. This winery has been on our list for a while, as we had been to its former satellite location in...
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Hair of the Dog Pub
13 November 2010(Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 799th bar, first visited in 2010. We’d pulled off in Chattanooga looking for one particular bar whose name intrigued us. We found that it no longer...
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#1078: Bishop’s Brew
Posted on April 2015 | No Comments(Ottawa, KS) Scooter’s 1078th bar, first visited in 2015. We started out our weekend road trip with a couple of bottles at this 3.2% beer bar. There’s pool tables, a... -
#733: Sandbar
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Ottawa, KS) Scooter’s 733rd bar, first visited in 2010. This a pretty cool tropical-themed bar. It’s a lot small inside than it looks, about half of its public space is...

