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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!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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Mary’s Place
10 April 2015(Emporia, KS) Scooter’s 1082nd bar, first visited in 2015. One of the ratings I sometimes give when visiting bars in new city is, “This is the Zoo Bar of ____.”...
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Bohannon’s East
14 November 2010(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 820th bar, first visited in 2010. This is kind of weird, the address implies this is west of Speakeasy but it’s actually east of Speakeasy. It’s...
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Velvet Dog
06 May 2003(Union Hill, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 12th bar, first visited in 2003. This is one of the trendier bars, a genre I typically am not a fan of. But of...
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#1460: Iron Kettle Brewing
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Grain Valley, MO) Scooter’s 1460th bar, first visited in 2021. New brewery in downtown Grain Valley that did a really nice job fixing up one of the original old... -
#757: Whiskey Tango
Posted on September 2010 | No Comments(Grain Valley, MO) Scooter’s 757th bar, first visited in 2010. HUUUUGE country-western night club, with a capacity of over 3,000 people. Unfortunately I went on a night where there were... -
#672: DA’s Bar
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Grain Valley, MO) Formerly Pete’s Place Scooter’s 672nd bar, first visited in 2009. While not obvious in the photo, I arrived to a nearly full parking lot and mine was... -
#671: Nila’s Pizza & Pub
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grain Valley, MO) Scooter’s 671st bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bit unexpected, I checked it out on a whim but wasn’t expecting to find an actual... -
#670: BT’s Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Bristol Park, Grain Valley, MO) Scooter’s 670th bar, first visited in 2009. Had it not been for the giant banner hanging from the front of the building, BT’s would never...