Scooter’s 1569th bar, first visited in 2022.

We got our food to go to take back up to the room, so I had a cocktail while waiting. (I was a bit miffed abput paying $23 for Mongolian Beef but OMG if it wasn’t the best Mongolian Beef I’ve ever had!)

My cocktail was their “Gin e Tonica”. (Roku gin, spiced pinot grigio syrup, lime, fever tree mediterranean tonic)

101 Red River St
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1564th bar, first visited in 2022.

This is a basement bar right next to the state capitol building, and I had looked forward to trying to find it since I had heard it was a bit tricky but the Uber driver spoiled it by saying “You’ll find what you’re looking for right around that corner.”

The bartender was outside having a smoke so it took us a little bit to get served. It was much darker inside than my pictures let on. The place was pretty busy and it was clear most if not all were regulars, but we found an open spot to sit next to the stairs to the restroom.

The restrooms themselves are up a flight of carpeted stairs in the back with the stairwell walls covered with photos of bar patrons. Just outside the restroom doors was another small table with a couple of chairs.

We both had Miller Lite bottles.

^*By finishing the night out here, I mean in terms of new places. It had always been our plan to go back to Coyote Ugly at the end of the night. (And that was a much different experience on a Friday night than it was the night before, and somehow included more shots.)

1300 Colorado St.
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1563rd bar, first visited in 2022.

I had a Disco in the Panic Room (IPA) by Meanwhile Brewing, a brewery we had meant to visit right after Pinthouse but completely forgot to do so.

87 Rainey St.
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1562nd bar, first visited in 2022.

And in better circumstances, we probably would have loved it.

Though I was beginning to feel better, my stomach was still too upset for me to order any sausages. My friend was beginning to get a headache. There was live music outside that was crazy loud, and instead of the chill environment Rainey Street had been sold to us as, it was completely overrun with people and far crazier than East 6th had been for us so far.

Plus so… many… college kids.

Nonetheless, I accomplished what I came here to do. I had the highly-regarded and recommended Pecan Porter by 512 Brewing, the only place I had found it mentioned in an online menu that we were going to be able to get to on this trip. I also had a Black Masses (imperial coffee stout) by Brash Brewing.

79 Rainey Street
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1560th bar, first visited in 2022.

The tour begins at the company bar, where you get a drink to take with you on the tour. I chose an Electric Jellyfish (NE IPA) by Pinthouse Pizza. I had no idea yet (would find out at our next venue) that this is Pinthouse’s flagship beer. It would also turn out to be my undoing for the day, as everything after drinking it was a struggle due to stomach volume.

The tour was awesome, but since this is a bar blog I won’t spoil the fun of the tour.

After making a complete circle through both floors of the building, the tour ends at… the bar! This time I had a Rosé Cider from Austin Eastciders, which turned out to be a fortunate selection because our plan to later visit Austin Eastciders fell through and I happened to pick a flavor I had not tried before.

98 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1559th bar, first visited in 2022.

The guy doing the live music was a hoot, and definitely had to be on something (which he alluded to multiple times). He was entertaining enough that we ended up deciding to stay here until it was time for us to leave for our afternoon tour.

I had a couple of rounds of Austin Amber by Independence Brewing.

208 E, 6th St.
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1558th bar, first visited in 2022.

We were looking specifically for a place called Bikini’s Sports Bar Grill that Google said was open, but we could not find it anywhere. The address took us to BBG’s instead. Then I noticed that all the reviews for Bikini’s were rather old so surmised that Bikini’s must have gone tits-up and been replaced by BBG’s.

BBG’s is physically connected to the adjacent Happy Chicks bar next door via a common restroom area, and it kind of looked like both were served by the same kitchen. BBG’s had a more divey feel, however, so we were happy with out selection.

I had a Noisy Cricket (session IPA) by Friends & Allies Brewing.

214 E. 6th St
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1557th bar, first visited in 2022.

The sidewalks were getting busier and we were dodging both other pedestrians and bar employees stationed outside the doors of bars enticing people in.

“Do you guys want to come on in?” called one of the voices too us.

“No thanks,” I said, “we’re done for the night.”

“You sure?” said the door attendant. “We have girls dancing on the bar.”

My friend’s eyes got really big and he looked back, then at me. “Scott, I’ve never been in a Coyote Ugly before. We HAVE to go!”

So we did. (I had already been to the Memphis location years ago, but had to allow my friend the same opportunity.)

Being a Thursday night it was not too busy at first, but it grew busier as time went on. About half an hour after our arrival a bachelorette party came in and that made the bar dancing almost constant.

I had two Guinness and at least one shot.

I have decided not to post any of the pictures of bar dancing because too many of the people on the bar were customers rather than employees.

This ended up becoming the real final bar of the night. What followed was a walk where we overshot the turn to the hotel by 2 blocks, stepping over/around several sleeping homeless people along the creepy route we used to correct that, and my friend crossing an intersection with a very wide berth that took him out onto the light rail tracks and at the time his reason for doing so seemed not only logical but even brilliant, but by morning neither of us could remember what that reason was.

501 E. 6th S
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1555th bar, first visited in 2022.

I had a Michelob Ultra.

403 E. 6th St.
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1554th bar, first visited in 2022.

There is a covered patio along the west side of the building, and inside there were stairs leading up that we didn’t investigate.

I had Guinness.

401 E. 6th St.
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1553rd bar, first visited in 2022.

I had a couple of glasses of the Yuengling lager while a woman (and one guy briefly) played good live music at the front end of the bar.

400 E. 6th St.
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1552nd bar, first visited in 2022.

We both had Miller Lights. This looked like it could be a fun place, but my friend was annoyed that his 12oz Miller Light bottle was $6 and that was comparable to the price of the much better beers at the breweries. Also, the music wasn’t a style either of us liked and was being played really loud, so we snapped out photos, chugged the beer, and left.

404 E. 6th Street
Austin, TX 78701
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Scooter’s 1550th bar, first visited in 2022.

I had the Montego Slay: West Coast IPA, Short Straw (stout), Moonlight Levitation (imperial stout), and The Saint of Lost Causes (Belgian quad).

417 Red River St
Austin, TX 78701
United States
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