Downtown Archive

#1526: Buoy Beer Company

Posted on April 2022 | No Comments
(Downtown, Astoria, OR) Scooter’s 1526th bar, first visited in 2022. This is a pretty fascinating brewery build right on the wharf overlooking the Columbia River. A glass bottom in the...
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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
- Tartan Inn
  31 December 2023
  (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and...
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- Sidestreet Bar
  10 August 2022
  (Midtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1547th bar, first visited in 2022. Dive bar with pool tables and an absolutely stunning patio. The bartender was very friendly and welcoming. I had...
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- St. Ambrose Cellars
  02 September 2021
  (Beulah, MI) Scooter’s 1505th bar, first visited in 2021. We decided to spend an afternoon hanging out at a winery, which turned out to also have mead and their own...
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