Bedford Archive

#863: Jean Bonnet Tavern

Posted on May 2011 | No Comments
(Bedford, PA) Scooter’s 863rd bar, first visited in 2011. This historic tavern was established around 1762, making it among the very oldest bars I have been to. Check out 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
- 9th & State
  17 September 2022
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Lots of things Scooter’s 1571st bar, first visited in 2022. We had tried to visit here a week earlier but it was closed for a...
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- Electric Park at J. Reiger & Co.
  24 April 2022
  (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....
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- Crazy Gnome Brewery
  10 July 2025
  (East Nashville, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 1843rd bar, first visited in 2025. I decided I wanted to visit one brewery in Nashville while camped about 15 miles north of the city....
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