Scooter's Bar Journal » Mississippi http://www.scootersbars.com A journal of the many places I have raised a glass or two... or twelve Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:35:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Fertile Ground Beer Company http://www.scootersbars.com/2025/11/fertile-ground-beer-company/ http://www.scootersbars.com/2025/11/fertile-ground-beer-company/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:11:00 +0000 scooterj http://www.scootersbars.com/?p=14236 (Belhaven, Jackson, MS)

Scooter’s 1852nd bar, first visited in 2025.

Fertile Ground Beer Company, Jackson

We were doing a short overnight camp at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park on our way to Gulf Shores, and decided to go into town. It was a tossup between Fertile Ground Beer Company and Cathead Distillery, Fertile Ground won out after we discovered there was pizza available right across the hallway.

The pizza came from Poppy’s Pies — they have Detroit and Neapolitan styles — and can be taken into the brewery.

I had My Way Or the IPA and Colsons Original (golden ale).

We liked the beer AND the pizza enough that we came back again two weeks later on the way back home. That time I had another My Way Or the IPA and a Forgotten Space (also and IPA).

Fertile Ground Beer Company, Jackson

Fertile Ground Beer Company, Jackson

Fertile Ground Beer Company, Jackson


800 Manship St Suite 100
Jackson, MS 39202
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+16019142766
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Scooter’s 1224th bar, first visited in 2018.

Shade Tree Lounge, Tupelo

We were staying the night in Tupelo and decided to go out. All the downtown bars were to crowded with college kids for St. Patrick’s Day, so we kept on driving and found Shade Tree. We were worried this would be a bust as well because the parking lot was crazy full, but we went inside anyway and there was hardly anyone in there. (We figured out later there was another section in the back that had a band and most of the people were back there, and beyond that was a fenced patio where a BBQ was underway.)

We spend all our time at the L-shaped bar in the main room, which was full of pool tables and a handful of what I believe were video poker machines. There were a few people shooting pool, and a few others there to eat.

At the time of our visit they served only beer, and it’s just the standard domestics. The bartender told us it’s under new ownership and there’s been a lot of changes, including having bottled beer for the the first time starting only about a week prior to our visit. The food menu was new also, and while we only tried a couple of things, they were very good.

Shade Tree Lounge, Tupelo


883 S. Green St.
Tupelo, MS 38804
US
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(662) 680-4336
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