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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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Old Stove Brewing
10 May 2023(Downtown, Seattle, WA) Scooter’s 1643rd bar, first visited in 2023. We came across this place while walking around Pike Place Market during a layover and trying to find someplace for...
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Barrymore’s
19 June 2021(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1477th bar, first visited in 2021. I almost cut this one off my list because the second half of my planned day was a focus on...
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Churchill’s British Pub
13 November 2010(Buckhead, Atlanta, GA) Scooter’s 795th bar, first visited in 2010. We had already tried and failed twice at finding this bar open, but I was really curious about it so...
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New Delhi Cafe
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1877th bar, first visited in 2026. We went to several Eureka Springs bars today, but this was the only of them I hadn’t been to…
Station 7 Tavern
(Lee’s Summit, MO) Scooter’s 1876th bar, first visited in 2026. This bar is part of the Martin City Brewing family and serves their beer and food. We were there close…
Lotawana Brewing Company
(Grain Valley, MO) Scooter’s 1875th bar, first visited in 2026. After I left Edge on 7 I went on a bar crawl. This was technically stop #4, but it was…
Edge On 7
(Blue Springs, MO) Formerly Joe’s Standard Bar Scooter’s 1874th bar, first visited in 2026. There are two halves of this bar. The south half used to be the Class Reunion…
Finn’s Food & Spirits
(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026. I really needed a good coffee and had been unable to find one in downtown Springfield. Hannibal was the city…
Celtic Mist Pub
(Downtown, Springfield, IL) Scooter’s 1872nd bar, first visited in 2026. There were several bars available to choose from on the downtown square, but since we were planning to go to…
Brewhaus
(Downtown, Springfield, IL) Scooter’s 1871st bar, first visited in 2026. We arrived in Springfield too late to visit out hotel’s bar, so after getting settled in we headed out into…
Bloom Bawarchi Indian Restaurant & Bar
(Bloomington, IL) Scooter’s 1870th bar, first visited in 2026. This place was a lucky accident! We had plans to eat at a small Indian restaurant in Springfield, but icy road…
Tri-City Brewing Company
(Bay City, MI) Scooter’s 1869th bar, first visited in 2026. I have had lots of beers from this brewery and even own some of their merchandise, but had never been….
Beeters Brew Pub
(Sebewaing, MI) Scooter’s 1868th bar, first visited in 2026. This wasn’t a planned stop, but it was (sort of) on the way back to the house and the owner is…
Colwood Bar
(Unionville, MI) Scooter’s 1867th bar, first visited in 2026. Another favorite find of ours, especially due to friendly regulars and an awesome bartender. This bar is located WAY out in…
Bay Port Inn
(Bay Port, MI) Scooter’s 1866th bar, first visited in 2026. This was our favorite bar that we found on this trip. Located in a building that used to be a…
Blue Water Inn
(Downtown, Caseville, MI) Scooter’s 1865th bar, first visited in 2025. After our earlier bar crawl we took a break for a couple of hours, then came here for the annual…
Biff’s Bar & Grill
(Kinde, MI) Scooter’s 1864th bar, first visited in 2025. This was the third and final stop of our NYE afternoon bar crawl. They were serving a prime rib dinner and…
BottomsUp
(Bad Axe, MI) Formerly Frank’s Place Scooter’s 1863rd bar, first visited in 2025. Second stop on our NYE afternoon bar crawl. This is a motel bar, and ended up being…
Heck’s Bar
(Kinde, MI) Scooter’s 1862nd bar, first visited in 2025. The first of three stops on a NYE rural Michigan bar crawl. I’d seen this bar on previous Michigan vacations but…
Block 15 Tavern & Exchange
(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1861st bar, first visited in 2025. This was a last-second impulse stop after riding the streetcar around to various Christmas destinations. It was exactly halfway…
OSO at Bear Point Harbor
(Bear Point Harbor, Orange Beach, AL) Scooter’s 1860th bar, first visited in 2025. We rented a boat for the afternoon and docked here for drinks and snacks. I had I…
Bushwhacker’s Landing
(Pensacola, FL) Scooter’s 1859th bar, first visited in 2025. This was a completely accidental find. We had spent the afternoon at Flora-Bama. While we were there we decided to have…
Flight Deck
(Pensacola, FL) Scooter’s 1858th bar, first visited in 2025. “Oh, this is PERFECT!” I exclaimed as we pulled into the parking lot. What a majestic thing of beauty. The absolute…
Nelson’s Liquor & Lounge
(Pensacola, FL) Scooter’s 1857th bar, first visited in 2025. This dive bar in the back of a liquor store turned out to be a lot nicer on the inside than…
Gary’s Brewery & Biergarten / Wandering Oaks Winery
(Pensacola, FL) Scooter’s 1856th bar, first visited in 2025. This was just a couple of blocks over from Rocky’s Bar so it was a no-brainer making this our next stop….
Rocky’s Bar
(Pensacola, FL) Scooter’s 1855th bar, first visited in 2025. What was supposed to be an afternoon of beachfront bars turned into an afternoon of inland bars as there turned out…
Big Beach Brewing Company
(Gulf Shores, AL) Scooter’s 1854th bar, first visited in 2025. I didn’t have a chance to make it here last year, but this time I was in town for two…
The Dragonfly
(Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, AL) Scooter’s 1853rd bar, first visited in 2025. We were out for a bike ride and decided to pedal our asses over to the park…
Fertile Ground Beer Company
(Belhaven, Jackson, MS) Scooter’s 1852nd bar, first visited in 2025. We were doing a short overnight camp at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park on our way to Gulf Shores, and decided…
Cooper’s Hawk
(Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1851st bar, first visited in 2025. We had been to the Plaza location for a meal a few years ago, then went to this location a…
recordBar
(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1850th bar, first visited in 2025. Came here to see the Scottish band High Fade. I had been to the original recordBar location a few…
Force of Nature Brewing
(Downtown, De Soto, KS) Scooter’s 1849th bar, first visited in 2025. The second brewery for my little brother’s belated birthday. Many of their beers are floral, which isn’t exactly my…
Discourse Brewing
(Windmill Square, Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 1848th bar, first visited in 2025. Brought my youngest brother here for some belated birthday beer. I had the Java Abyss (Kenyan Mito coffee…
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#491: Long Creek Saloon
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Bethany, MO) Formerly Double D Saloon Scooter’s 491st bar, first visited in 2008. From my 2008 visit: We had this down on our list as the “Double D Saloon” so... -
#490: Toot-Toot Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Bethany, MO) Scooter’s 490th bar, first visited in 2008. This is another place that is half buffet restaurant (very famous and apparently very good), with a seperate and well-isolated lounge.... -
#489: Camaro’s Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Bethany, MO) Scooter’s 489th bar, first visited in 2008. Our draws (Bud Light & Busch Light) were the most expensive of the day, at $2.50 each. It may seem cheap... -
#488: Jaywalkers
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(KU Med Center area, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 488th bar, first visited in 2008. This wasn’t on our planned route but we decided to knock this one out since we... -
#487: Hitching Post
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Merriam Lane, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 487th bar, first visited in 2008. Across the street from Double T’s, and thankfully lacking in a cover charge. Getting here was a bit... -
#486: Double T’s Roadhouse
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Merriam Lane, Kansas City, KS) Formerly Miss Kitty’s Scooter’s 486th bar, first visited in 2008. After getting extremely lost (only Kansas would have a 47th Street curve around on itself... -
#485: KC’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Merriam, KS) Scooter’s 485th bar, first visited in 2008. We were about to give up on finding this place, because the neighborhood was just seeming way too residential and we... -
#484: Chief’s Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called Hurricane Alley’s Scooter’s 484th bar, first visited in 2008. As we stepped inside we were... -
#483: Bilski’s Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 483rd bar, first visited in 2008. We entered a neighborhood where I fully expected to find bonus bars, and this was the first such find. This was... -
#482: Jackson’s Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now known as Pour House Scooter’s 482nd bar, first visited in 2008. This was an unexpected bonus... -
#481: Final Approach Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Overland Park, KS) Formerly Mulvaney’s Beef & Brew Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called Tailgator’s Scooter’s 481st bar, first visited in 2008. Formerly... -
#480: Pickering’s Restaurant & Pub
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 480th bar, first visited in 2008. A pretty generic strip mall bar & grill. 11922 S Strang Line Rd Olathe, KS 66062US [launch map] (913) 782-6464 -
#479: Brickyard
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 479th bar, first visited in 2008. Another private club. After showing the bartender our out-of-state (Missouri) IDs, we were allowed to sign in as new registrations. As... -
#478: Mulligans Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 478th bar, first visited in 2008. This was also a private club, but we were allowed in as guests. The bartender insisted on selling us a pitcher... -
#477: Jobsite
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 477th bar, first visited in 2008. I had a Bud Light while B & D both had Bud Select. We found a Silver Strike machine, where I... -
#476: Double Nickel Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 476th bar, first visited in 2008. I nearly used the women’s restroom for the second time today! Luckily I was corrected by a passing server. In my... -
#475: Austins Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 475th bar, first visited in 2008. Like Wally’s, another small regional strip mall bar & grill chain. I had a Guinness, while B & D had Bud... -
#474: Wally’s Neighborhood Bar-Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 474th bar, first visited in 2008. Strip mall chain 808 E Main St Gardner, KS 66030US [launch map] (913) 856-3885 -
#473: Tumbleweed Saloon Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 473rd bar, first visited in 2008. Everyone keeps trying to sell us more beer than we want evern though we’re fine with paying a higher price for... -
#472: BJ’s Oasis
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 472nd bar, first visited in 2008. This was the darkest bar we went to by far. We were blind for a few moments upon entering, then re-blinded... -
#471: Tracy’s Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Edgerton, KS) Scooter’s 471st bar, first visited in 2008. This was almost our first stop for the day, as it was already open when we first passed through at 10:15,...











![Pickering’s Restaurant & Pub (Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 480th bar, first visited in 2008. A pretty generic strip mall bar & grill. 11922 S Strang Line Rd Olathe, KS 66062US [launch map] (913) 782-6464](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/13_0-115x115.jpg)





![Wally’s Neighborhood Bar-Grill (Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 474th bar, first visited in 2008. Strip mall chain 808 E Main St Gardner, KS 66030US [launch map] (913) 856-3885](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/7_0-115x115.jpg)


