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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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Beer Kitchen
  29 August 2015
  (Westport, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1119th bar, first visited in 2015. We met here for brunch with my family. We almost didn’t go — parking was difficult and once we...
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- Piranha’s Bar & Grill
  14 November 2010
  (Downtown, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 807th bar, first visited in 2010. We had noticed a 2 for 1 drink special advertised here when we first arrived in Nashville, so we wanted...
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- Railway Winery & Butler Creek Distilling
  10 August 2024
  (Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1759th bar, first visited in 2024. Technically closer to the town of Beaver than to Eureka Springs, we had driven by this place many times in...
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