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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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O’Connor’s Public House
(Downtown, Rochester, MI) Scooter’s 1436th bar, first visited in 2020. Another bar that I didn’t really get to experience due to COVID. Apart from slipping in the back door to…
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#1415: Black Spruce Brewing Company
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1415th bar, first visited in 2019. Came in here after snowmobiling. I’m not used to the whole arctic winter thing, it felt late at night to me... -
#1414: Ivory Jack’s
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Ester, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1414th bar, first visited in 2019. We came here for lunch after a morning of dog sledding. Good bar food, good beer selection, and seating for... -
#1413: Alaska Airlines North Satellite Lounge
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(SEA-TAC, Seattle, WA) Scooter’s 1413th bar, first visited in 2019. This private lounge was a godsend during two long layovers here. Lots of comfortable places to sprawl out and sleep,... -
#1412: Chances Social
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Thou Mayest Scooter’s 1412th bar, first visited in 2019. We came in here for a friend’s birthday. It’s a combo coffee shop / craft cocktail... -
#1411: City Barrel
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1411th bar, first visited in 2019. This was the final “new bar” on my birthday bar crawl. By this point I was hammered. I remember... -
#1410: Lifted Spirits
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1410th bar, first visited in 2019. This was the next stop on my birthday bar crawl. I was pretty lit by this point and all... -
#1409: Mean Mule Distilling Company
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1409th bar, first visited in 2019. This was stop #2 (but my first new bar) on my birthday bar crawl. One of the first things... -
#1408: The Cave Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Lanagan, MO) Scooter’s 1408th bar, first visited in 2019. How’s this for something different, a biker bar that’s actually in a cave! My original plan was to eat lunch here,... -
#1407: Saddlebock Brewery
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1407th bar, first visited in 2019. After the exhibit I went to see at the Crystal Bridges art museum, the final things on my itinerary before it... -
#1406: Core Brewing Company
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1406th bar, first visited in 2019. This dog-loving brewery with a dachshund mascot is easy to find, not so easy is noticing which door is the main... -
#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...
