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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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Cinder Block Brewery
09 November 2013(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1000th bar, first visited in 2013. I spent months thinking about what I wanted my 1,000th bar to be. It needed to be local, centrally-located,...
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Pryes Brewing
30 March 2023(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1614th bar, first visited in 2023. After walking the past several breweries, it was back to an Uber ride for this one. I started to get...
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Bobby’s Downtown
29 November 2019(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1419th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were at Mecca Bar we mentioned that we were looking for a place to get dinner. Bobby’s was...
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#504: Indie on Main
Posted on September 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 504th bar, first visited in 2008. From the web site: This music-centric bar is the best place to grab a drink before and after a... -
#503: Delaware Cafe
Posted on September 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Delaware Market Cafe Scooter’s 503rd bar, first visited in 2008. Nice restaurant with bar on the side. 300 Delaware St Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch... -
#502: Corner Bar
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Liberty, MO) Scooter’s 502nd bar, first visited in 2008. With a little bit of time left, we stopped at tiny bar in downtown Liberty that was so dark when... -
#501: Centerfield Pub
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 501st bar, first visited in 2008. This place is so new it doesn’t even have signage yet (other than a pole sign facing the interstate) so... -
#500: Dani’s Hitch Lot
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 500th bar, first visited in 2008. It wasn’t at all by design that my 500th bar turned out to be a brand new bar in... -
#499: Lawson Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Lawson, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called “Papa J’s Bar & Grill” Scooter’s 499th bar, first visited in 2008. The fact that... -
#498: Hilltop Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Holt, MO) Scooter’s 498th bar, first visited in 2008. This is a pretty big place and B used to hang out here and has known of some brawls breaking out.... -
#497: Overtime Sports Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Lathrop, MO) Scooter’s 497th bar, first visited in 2008. Lathrop used to have as many as 4 bars at once, by a year ago it was down to just two.... -
#496: Lincoln’s Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Polo, MO) Scooter’s 496th bar, first visited in 2008. Right at the heart of downtown Polo, this place opens at 5am (though I doubt they start pouring drinks that early).... -
#495: D & J Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Breckenridge, MO) Scooter’s 495th bar, first visited in 2008. The draws were full pints… which is pretty rare for a place like this where the pours are generally 10 to... -
#494: Saales Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Chillicothe, MO) Scooter’s 494th bar, first visited in 2008. We arrived at what is usually a pretty dead time for bars…. the hours between lunch and the after-work crowd. Our... -
#493: Jamesport Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Jamesport, MO) Scooter’s 493rd bar, first visited in 2008. When you think of the Amish, do you think beer? Neither do we. So when we heard that there was a... -
#492: Southside Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gallatin, MO) Scooter’s 492nd bar, first visited in 2008. We had a hard time finding this place because the GPS unit in the car kept telling us it was on... -
#491: Long Creek Saloon
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Bethany, MO) Formerly Double D Saloon Scooter’s 491st bar, first visited in 2008. From my 2008 visit: We had this down on our list as the “Double D Saloon” so... -
#490: Toot-Toot Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Bethany, MO) Scooter’s 490th bar, first visited in 2008. This is another place that is half buffet restaurant (very famous and apparently very good), with a seperate and well-isolated lounge.... -
#489: Camaro’s Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Bethany, MO) Scooter’s 489th bar, first visited in 2008. Our draws (Bud Light & Busch Light) were the most expensive of the day, at $2.50 each. It may seem cheap... -
#467: Twist
Posted on July 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Sarah’s On Grand OUT OF BUSINESS Scooter’s 467th bar, first visited in 2008. Looked like a nice little martini bar, but nothing seems to lats... -
#465: Final Approach Pub
Posted on July 2008 | No Comments(Tiffany Springs, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 465th bar, first visited in 2008. Stopped by here for a Guinness after dropping a co-worker off at an airport. By doing so, I... -
#464: PBR Big Sky
Posted on June 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 464th bar, first visited in 2008. Ride the mechanical bull! 111 E 13th Street Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] (816) 442-8145 Visit Web Site -
#463: Lucky Strike
Posted on June 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 463rd bar, first visited in 2008. Upscale bowling alley and lounge 1370 Grand Ave Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] (816) 471-2316 Visit Web Site -
#462: Flying Saucer
Posted on May 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 462nd bar, first visited in 2008. 101 E. 13th St. Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] Visit Web Site