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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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Elly’s Lake Front Tap
10 August 2006(Clear Lake, IA) Scooter’s 126th bar, first visited in 2006. It was a warm, overcast Thursday afternoon in August as we walked around downtown Clear Lake, Iowa, enjoying cold drinks...
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Midland Beer Garden
22 November 2017(Midland, TX) Formerly Garden View Nursery Scooter’s 1217th bar, first visited in 2017. Quite literally a beer garden, as this craft beer bar occupies several greenhouses at a plant nursery....
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West Bottoms Whiskey Co.
17 September 2022(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1574th bar, first visited in 2022. We didn’t know this even existed until the bartender at 9th & State mentioned it was the source for...
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#1266: Blue Skye Brewery & Eats
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Salina, KS) Scooter’s 1266th bar, first visited in 2018. Back on my Cinco de Mayo pub crawl of 2007, this place was called Groove and Salina was suffering an... -
#1265: Chuck’s Bar
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 1265th bar, first visited in 2018. We popped in here for a bit because we arrived in Salina a little too early for the brewery we planned... -
#1261: Callsign Brewing
Posted on July 2018 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1261st bar, first visited in 2018. New brewery located WAY back in the heart of industrial NKC. Dog friendly, has several bar games and a... -
#1258: East Forty Brewing
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1258th bar, first visited in 2018. A new brewery in downtown Blue Springs. Lots of seating inside, several games (including skee-ball), and a good sized... -
#1256: F Street Station
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1256th bar, first visited in 2018. This was billed to us as “the second oldest bar in Anchorage” as well as “the oldest bar in downtown... -
#1254: Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1254th bar, first visited in 2018. After a day of hiking we googled the “best place for crab legs in Anchorage” and were surprised to find... -
#1252: Ray’s Waterfront
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Small Boat Harbor, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1252nd bar, first visited in 2018. We had about 45 minutes to kill between finishing a boat cruise and the arrival of our bus...




















