Downtown Archive

#1496: Broken Hatchet Brewing

Posted on July 2021 | No Comments
(Downtown, Belton, MO) Scooter’s 1496th bar, first visited in 2021. A relatively new brewery that has finally created a reason to visit downtown Belton! I had the High Ridge Red,...
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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
- Big John’s Corner Bar
  03 March 2008
  (The Square, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 440th bar, first visited in 2008. A very tiny, long-standing institution in the heart of downtown Independence. Since this was my first visit we were...
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- Back Door Lounge
  02 December 2006
  (River Bend, MO) Scooter’s 208th bar, first visited in 2006. This is a tiny dive bar on the back side of a gas station at 291 & 210 Hwys. Access...
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- Drafter’s
  06 August 2005
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed in 2007. Started to re-open as The Belfry but that went under before it got going. Scooter’s 28th bar, first visited in...
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