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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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Kansas City Archive
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#1540: Red Sash Brewing
Posted on July 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Border Brewing Scooter’s 1540th bar, first visited in 2022. New (to me) brewery located in the former home of Border Brewing. though I’ve had their... -
#1538: Border Brewing Company
Posted on July 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1538th bar, first visited in 2022. My first visit to their new location, just over a block east of their original location. I had the... -
#1531: Percheron Rooftop Bar
Posted on June 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1531st bar, first visited in 2022. Seasonal rooftop bar at the Crossroads Hotel, with stunning views in all directions. Cocktail-oriented but does have a few... -
#1530: Electric Park at J. Reiger & Co.
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(East Bottoms, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1530th bar, first visited in 2022. The outdoor bar at J Reiger that was closed for the season the last time we were here.... -
#1518: Budweiser Brew House
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Also listed as “Budweiser Stadium Club” Scooter’s 1518th bar, first visited in 2022. Inside security, near gate G77. Had a Guinness and... -
#1512: River Bluff Brewing @ River Market
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1512th bar, first visited in 2022. The second location if a brewery out of St. Joseph that conveniently opened in the same building where I... -
#1511: Tasting Room at J. Reiger & Co.
Posted on January 2022 | No Comments(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... -
#1509: Alma Mader Brewing Company
Posted on September 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1509th bar, first visited in 2021. Though I’ve had their beer several times at other bars, this was my first visit to their actual location.... -
#1488: Panther’s Place
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1488th bar, first visited in 2021. Not quite a speakeasy,. but pretty close. You have to follow them on Instagram to be apprised of when... -
#1452: Bar Stilwell
Posted on February 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1452nd bar, first visited in 2021. The bar in the main lobby of the new Loew’s Hotel. The bar features split-level seating areas with an... -
#1444: Madison’s
Posted on September 2020 | No Comments(West Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Formerly The Point Scooter’s 1444th bar, first visited in 2020. I had been here a few times when it was The Point. The remodel that... -
#1429: BKS Artisan Ales
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Brookside, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1429th bar, first visited in 2020. I decided to spend a Saturday afternoon visiting a few of the local breweries that are too far south... -
#1428: Rochester Brewing and Roasting Company
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1428th bar, first visited in 2019. A combination coffee shop and brewery that opened earlier in 2019. We stopped in here after work on the... -
#1427: Afterword Tavern & Shelves
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1427th bar, first visited in 2019. Part book store, part library, part cafe, part bar. I stopped in here for the first time as a... -
#1412: Chances Social
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Thou Mayest Scooter’s 1412th bar, first visited in 2019. We came in here for a friend’s birthday. It’s a combo coffee shop / craft cocktail... -
#1411: City Barrel
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1411th bar, first visited in 2019. This was the final “new bar” on my birthday bar crawl. By this point I was hammered. I remember... -
#1410: Lifted Spirits
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1410th bar, first visited in 2019. This was the next stop on my birthday bar crawl. I was pretty lit by this point and all... -
#1409: Mean Mule Distilling Company
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1409th bar, first visited in 2019. This was stop #2 (but my first new bar) on my birthday bar crawl. One of the first things... -
#1384: Stroud’s Oak Ridge Manor
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Oak Ridge, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1384th bar, first visited in 2019. Considering I’ve been coming here for more than two decades, it was stunning to me when I looked... -
#1383: The Clubhouse Experience
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1383rd bar, first visited in 2019. After more than a decade of dormancy, the basement courtyard of the Wallstreet Tower is alive again! This new... -
#1382: Streetcar Grille & Tavern
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1382nd bar, first visited in 2019. Another new place that also opened very recently in the ground floor retail area of a parking garage. My...
