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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Bullet Hole
16 July 2009(Utica, NE) Scooter’s 586th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a COMPLETE bonus bar, absolutely nothing in our research indicated this would be here and we wouldn’t expect a...
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49th State Brewing Company
28 May 2018(Healy, AK) Scooter’s 1245th bar, first visited in 2018. The seating area in the very nice main building is a bit small/cramped for the crowds they get, but they tacked...
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Vue Wine Bar
06 October 2024(Downtown, Charlevoix, MI) Scooter’s 1813th bar, first visited in 2024. It was too windy and choppy to put our kayaks into Lake Michigan, so we decided to drive down to...
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Oakland Archive
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#1116: Hot Pockets
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(Oakland, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1116th bar, first visited in 2015. This had originally been edited from our route today due to time, but when we realized how close we were... -
#1115: Brass Rail
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(Oakland, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1115th bar, first visited in 2015. Ever since I first discovered the genre, I have been in love with neighborhood bars located in old houses. So...