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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Colonial Club
28 December 2018(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1305th bar, first visited in 2018. This cute neighborhood pub re-opened in 2018 after having been closed for at least a few years. There’s a...
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Dick Weed’s Bar
18 August 2019(Mt Clemens, MI) Scooter’s 1365th bar, first visited in 2019. We wanted to get a nice dive bar in on our afternoon, and we picked this one based partly on...
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Friends Bar
26 August 2022(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1559th bar, first visited in 2022. After a while we got antsy and wanted a change of scenery, but it only took a couple of doors...
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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...