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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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Boiler Brewing Company
21 November 2018(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1301st bar, first visited in 2018. Spectacular brewery in the basement of the Grand Manse building, a former courthouse. Accessed from a stairwell in an alley....
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Wagon Wheel Bar
04 July 2024(Interior, SD) Scooter’s 1750th bar, first visited in 2024. While driving through Badlands National Park we accidentally exited the park, and we decided “why not drive on to that little...
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Chuck’s Bar
02 June 2011(North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Scooter’s 882nd bar, first visited in 2011. This was the first bar we spotted after descending the steps to the riverfront. It’s a quirky, funky...
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Van Till Family Farm Winery
(Rayville, MO ) Scooter’s 1844th bar, first visited in 2025. This winery has been on our list for a while, as we had been to its former satellite location in…
Crazy Gnome Brewery
(East Nashville, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 1843rd bar, first visited in 2025. I decided I wanted to visit one brewery in Nashville while camped about 15 miles north of the city….
Bryson City Brewing
(Bryson City, NC) Scooter’s 1842nd bar, first visited in 2025. It was a toss-up which brewery in Bryson City we were going to visit today, but this one won out…
Native Brews Tap & Grill
(Cherokee, NC) Scooter’s 1841st bar, first visited in 2025. This Native-American (and I believe women as well) owned restaurant and brewery has two locations as of the day before our…
River’s End
(Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC) Scooter’s 1840th bar, first visited in 2025. Cane here for dinner and drinks. Couldn’t sit at the bar due to it being a small…
Clad & Cordon Vineyard
(Creal Springs, IL) Scooter’s 1839th bar, first visited in 2025. We stayed on their RV campground on the first night of a 9-day vacation. We tried pretty much all of…
Strawberry Hill Brewing
(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1838th bar, first visited in 2025. After a few years of delays, this finally opened in the Fall of 2024. But since it’s only…
Missy’s White Rabbit Lounge
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1837th bar, first visited in 2025. Missy’s White Rabbit is located in one of the staircase alleys, either one flight down or 2 flights up…
Jack Rabbett’s Whisky Bar
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1836th bar, first visited in 2025. This is one of two bars in the Basin Park Hotel, located on the 1st floor (which is actually…
Voodoo Lounge
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1835th bar, first visited in 2025. This is the other bar in the New Orleans Hotel, at street level and tucked away in the back…
The Quarter
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1834th bar, first visited in 2025. One of two bars in the New Orleans Hotel, I wouldn’t necessarily call this a basement bar because it…
Brews Taproom & Java Joint
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1833rd bar, first visited in 2025. A combination coffee shop and craft beer bar. Also offered at least some cocktails — my wife got a…
Spring On Main
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1832nd bar, first visited in 2025. This bar/restaurant is accessible only via an outdoor flight of stairs on the second floor of a downtown building….
Kon Tiki
(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1831st bar, first visited in 2025. I didn’t even know this tiki bar existed until visiting it on this Sunday afternoon for a birthday party….
Parkville Wine House
(Downtown, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1830th bar, first visited in 2025. This wine bar (which also features a curated set of craft beer) opened in 2024 in a converted house right…
Warbird Whiskey
(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1829th bar, first visited in 2024. A whiskey/cocktail bar that opened a few months ago, this one with theme honoring American military aviation history. When…
Huey’s Hidden Vault
(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1828th bar, first visited in 2024. This is a new whiskey, cocktail, and cigar bar that opened this past August. Don’t worry if you don’t…
The Undertow
(Orange Beach, AL) Scooter’s 1827th bar, first visited in 2024. One of the locals suggested we go here next. We were a little let down when we saw it was…
The Sloop
(Gulf Shores, AL) Scooter’s 1826th bar, first visited in 2024. We were looking for a true dive bar among a sea of touristy bars, and we struck gold with this…
Grassroots Garden Lounge
(Downtown, Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1825th bar, first visited in 2024. While I was circling around the block after leaving the brewery I noticed this cocktail bar and decided to check…
WelCo Brewing Project
(Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1824th bar, first visited in 2024. I was camping nearby at Smithville Lake and got bored one afternoon so decided to head into town to check out…
Ron’s Bar
(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1823rd bar, first visited in 2024. While we were at the winery my wife asked one of the servers, “If we wanted to go to a dive…
Mackinaw Trail Winery, Brewery & Bistro
(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1822nd bar, first visited in 2024. This winery / brewery is a few miles south of Petoskey. I’d originally planned to do a wine tasting or have…
The Back Lot
(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1821st bar, first visited in 2024. We were looking for someplace to get lunch, and I was charged with finding a place, but no one could…
Legs Inn
(Cross Village, MI) Scooter’s 1820th bar, first visited in 2024. This historic tavern is a must-see tourist destination at the end of the Tunnel of Trees scenic highway. It was…
Petoskey Brewing
(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1819th bar, first visited in 2024. This had been on my must-visit list ever since I saw a picture of the building a little over a year…
Tap30 Pourhouse
(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1818th bar, first visited in 2024. Since this was right next door we decided it was a must-visit before heading out of downtown. Most of the…
Mitchell Street Pub
(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1817th bar, first visited in 2024. We had parked a couple of blocks away and shopped and a candy shop and a clothing store. I took…
Great Turtle Brewery & Distillery
(Mackinac Island, MI) Scooter’s 1816th bar, first visited in 2024. After high tea at the Grand Hotel we went to the bar at the top of the hotel, which offers…
Mustang Lounge
(Mackinac Island, MI) Scooter’s 1815th bar, first visited in 2024. While we were at the Pink Pony we heard about the oldest bar on the island, so headed over there…
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#332: Bottom of the Hill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(New Cambria, MO) Formerly Jimbo’s Scooter’s 332nd bar, first visited in 2007. B: Busch Light 8oz draw – $0.75 S: Busch Light 8oz draw – $0.75 Karaoke was in play... -
#331: My Place Ca Fae and Lounge
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Bucklin, MO) Scooter’s 331st bar, first visited in 2007. We pulled in to Bucklin, MO a little after 10:00 on a summer Saturday night, and after a couple of wrong... -
#330: OK Tavern
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Marceline, MO) Scooter’s 330th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Michelob 10oz draw – $2 S: Michelob Light 10oz draw – $2 I had mis-printed my map of this town... -
#329: Lucky’s
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Brookfield, MO) Formerly Shawn’s Place Scooter’s 329th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Coors Light bottle – $2 S: Coors Light bottle – $2 Your basic strip-mall bar. When we... -
#328: Horseshoe Bar
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Linneus, MO) Scooter’s 328th bar, first visited in 2007. While we were sitting in this spacious bar the bartender’s husband and 3 children arrived and sat near us. Cute kids,... -
#327: Rob’s Beer Joint
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Browning, MO) Scooter’s 327th bar, first visited in 2007. B: PBR can – $2 S: PBR can – $2 Rob still owns the place but has been having health problems... -
#326: Afternoon Saloon
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Milan, MO) Formerly Cat’s Den Scooter’s 326th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1 S: Fat Tire 8oz draw – $1 This place was almost... -
#325: Legends
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Green Castle, MO) Scooter’s 325th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Natural Light can – $1.50 S: Natural Light can – $1.50 We couldn’t go into the bar due it... -
#324: Chevy’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Novinger, MO) Scooter’s 324th bar, first visited in 2007. On the way into town we spotted a guy driving a go-cart and tried to get his picture… but he was... -
#323: Nemo Rocks
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 323rd bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 We want to call this a biker... -
#322: Too Tall’s Two: The Inferno
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 322nd bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.50 S: Fat Tire 10oz draw – $2.50 This place was originally Too Tall’s, then... -
#321: Dukum Inn
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 321st bar, first visited in 2007. B: Coors Light 8oz draw – $2 S: Coors Light 8oz draw – $2 With school out of session, this was... -
#320: Woody’s Wooden Nickel
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 320th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 14oz draw – $1 S: Mule Kick 14oz draw – $1.75 They were just opening up and the... -
#319: Ryan’s Sports Bar
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 319th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.75 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.75 112 W Harrison St Kirksville, MO 63501US... -
#318: TP’s Office
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 318th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud 10oz draw – $1.25 110 S Elson St Kirksville, MO 63501US [launch map]... -
#317: The Locker Room
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 317th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.50 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.50 We watched a couple rounds of UFC... -
#316: Full Moon Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 316th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $2 816 W Northtown Rd Kirksville, MO 63501US... -
#315: Checkers
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Queen City, MO) Scooter’s 315th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud bottle – $2 S: Miller Light bottle – $2 We sat at the square-shaped bar and talkedd across... -
#314: Boondocks
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Lancaster, MO) Scooter’s 314th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 7oz bottle – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 7oz bottle – $1.25 We asked for the smallest beer they... -
#313: Jim’s Silver Dollar
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Bloomfield, IA) Scooter’s 313th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Old Milwaukeee 10oz draw – $1 S: Old Milwaukeee 10oz draw – $1 This place wasn’t bad at all… exactly... -
#312: American Legion Post 78
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Bloomfield, IA) Scooter’s 312th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Coors Light 10oz draw – $1 S: Coors Light 10oz draw – $1 We had trouble figuring out how to...














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