West End Archive

#1665: North Peak Brewing Company

Posted on July 2023 | No Comments
(West End, Traverse City, MI) Scooter’s 1665th bar, first visited in 2023. I had to come into town to pick up various prescriptions and after I picked up my first...
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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
- New Holland Brewing – Holland Tap Room
  05 October 2024
  (Downtown, Holland, MI) Scooter’s 1812th bar, first visited in 2024. This brewery has been on my bucket list for a few years, and today our driving route just happened to...
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- Boiler Brewing Company
  21 November 2018
  (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1301st bar, first visited in 2018. Spectacular brewery in the basement of the Grand Manse building, a former courthouse. Accessed from a stairwell in an alley....
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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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