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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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Anchorage Brewing Company
(Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1426th bar, first visited in 2019. I wanted to come here during our 2018 visit but couldn’t work it in. So I’m glad our unexpected layover gave…
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#1405: Black Apple Crossing
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1405th bar, first visited in 2019. So remember how in the previous entry I said I wasn’t in the mood for cider? Well here’s what happened... -
#1404: Bike Rack Beer & Coffee
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1404th bar, first visited in 2019. Originally this place wasn’t even on my list, and my first stop of the day was supposed to be Black... -
#1403: West Mountain Brewing Company
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1403rd bar, first visited in 2019. This should have been a 5-minute walk from the previous brewery. But my Uber ride to Crisis Brewing followed a... -
#1402: Crisis Brewing Company
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1402nd bar, first visited in 2019. What a great name. I wish I could remember it better. There was a fascinating conversation going on around the... -
#1401: Columbus House Brewery
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1401st bar, first visited in 2019. My memories here are a bit fuzzy. It felt a little bit like having some drinks in someone’s home, and there... -
#1400: Fossil Cove Brewing Company
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Fayetteville, AR) 1946 N Birch Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72703 Scooter’s 1400th bar, first visited in 2019. I didn’t realize that this was such a short distance from the previous brewery,... -
#1399: Boston Mountain Brewing Company
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1399th bar, first visited in 2019. This new establishment (I think they had been open about 3 months) is a little hard to find. My Uber driver... -
#1398: Apple Blossom Brewing
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1398th bar, first visited in 2019. By now I’d checked into my hotel, and was now on the Uber portion of the day. This place felt more... -
#1397: Fox Trail Distillery
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Rogers, AR) Scooter’s 1397th bar, first visited in 2019. Distilleries are outside my wheelhouse, but I wanted to visit every craft establishment in the region so that meant stepping out... -
#1396: Bentonville Brewing Company
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Rogers, AR) Scooter’s 1396th bar, first visited in 2019. Bentonville Brewery is not currently located in Bentonville, but they will be by the end of December 2019. I don’t know... -
#1395: Hawk Moth Brewery & Beer Parlor
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Rogers, AR) Scooter’s 1395th bar, first visited in 2019. Ok, I absolutely HAD to force myself to be good here and not get a flight, due to all of... -
#1394: Ozark Beer Company
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Rogers, AR) Scooter’s 1394th bar, first visited in 2019. Route-wise this should not have been my next brewery, but because it was still early in the day I had... -
#1393: New Province Brewing Company
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Rogers, AR) Scooter’s 1393rd bar, first visited in 2019. My GPS took me to the wrong building, so if you are also a Waze user note that if you are... -
#1392: Bike Rack Brewing: The Experiment
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Bentonville, AR) Scooter’s 1392nd bar, first visited in 2019. This is a teeny-tiny brewery attached to the neighboring Pedaler’s Pub (which I didn’t visit due to wanting to focus... -
#1391: Frank’s Lounge
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Joplin, MO) Scooter’s 1391st bar, first visited in 2019. There were a couple of other bars I wanted to check out, but it was getting late and I needed to... -
#1390: Whiskey Dick’s
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Joplin, MO) Scooter’s 1390th bar, first visited in 2019. This is another place I picked just for the name. I was about to call an Uber from Flicker until... -
#1389: Flicker: Bar & Arcade
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Joplin, MO) Scooter’s 1389th bar, first visited in 2019. After checking into my hotel I ubered here hoping to play a little pinball, but ended up sitting to watch... -
#1388: Social BTB
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Joplin, MO) Scooter’s 1388th bar, first visited in 2019. This was my planned dinner stop, and I hoped that since it was getting a little late it wouldn’t be... -
#1387: Flag City Brewing
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Webb City, MO) Scooter’s 1387th bar, first visited in 2019. This cool little brewery was a bit smaller than I was expecting, but it has a patio that about doubles... -
#1386: Shirley’s Neighborhood Tavern
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Cartersville, MO) Formerly Shirley’s Place Scooter’s 1386th bar, first visited in 2019. I found this gem located on Historic Route 66, about halfway between my exit and a brewery I... -
#1385: The Gallows
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Lamar, MO) Scooter’s 1385th bar, first visited in 2019. Stopped here on the way to Joplin because I loved the name. It was pretty quiet in there at the time...
