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
- Tartan Inn
  31 December 2023
  (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and...
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- Holladay Distillery
  18 June 2022
  (Weston, MO) Scooter’s 1533rd bar, first visited in 2022. This was a very cool find that I’ve probably driven past dozens of times and never noticed. The tasting room is...
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- G & L Bar and Grill
  09 August 2006
  (Diagonal, IA) Scooter’s 106th bar, first visited in 2006. From the outside this was probably the most run-down looking of any place we visited but once we stepped in we...
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