Benton Archive

#1004: Benton Bar & Grill

Posted on November 2013 | No Comments
(Benton, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Shockingly, they shut down just a few days after my visit. Scooter’s 1004th bar, first visited in 2013. Fairly new looking on the inside, based...
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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
- Stone Hill Winery
  12 August 2023
  (Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1678th bar, first visited in 2023. We got here a little too close to closing time and needed a meal, so we actually had to split this...
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- 49th State Brewing
  01 December 2019
  (Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1423rd bar, first visited in 2019. Any unexpected long layover in Anchorage, combined with a tip from someone that they have really god pizza, led to...
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- Tasting Room at J. Reiger & Co.
  08 January 2022
  (East Bottoms, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1511th bar, first visited in 2022. We found out about this distillery complex less than a week before COVID lockdowns started in early 2020...
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