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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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The District
13 October 2023(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1713th bar, first visited in 2023. After Leavenworth Bar we headed out to revisit The Elbow Room, which we had both previously visited in August 2014....
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9th & State
17 September 2022(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Lots of things Scooter’s 1571st bar, first visited in 2022. We had tried to visit here a week earlier but it was closed for a...
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Thorn’s Showcase Lounge
30 May 2018(Downtown, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1247th bar, first visited in 2018. Researuant/lounge famous for their “Bucket Of Butts” (halibut bites), which I highly recommend! Beer-wise, I had an Amber by Alaskan...
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Limitless Brewing
Lenexa, KS Scooter’s 1893rd bar, first visited in 2026. Kurt and I had been trying to get to the new location for years, but every time we have try it’s…
Two Birds One Stone
Downtown, Kansas City, MO Scooter’s 1892nd bar, first visited in 2026. This is a really cool riverfront bar with indoor seating (garage doors, a covered patio, and a massive open-air…
The Dub
Downtown, Kansas City, MO Scooter’s 1891st bar, first visited in 2026. Kansas City’s first sports bar dedicated to women’s sports. Since there is a Current game later we had to…
Mr. JB’s Sky Bar & Grill
MBS Airport, Freeland, MI Scooter’s 1890th bar, first visited in 2026. The only airport bar at MBS International Airport (aka Tri City Airport). I had a Founder’s Dirty Bastard and…
Shipwreck
Caseville, MI Scooter’s 1889th bar, first visited in 2026. This little distillery is open periodically and only for a portion of the day. A visit gets you four free samples….
Beachy’s
Caseville, MI Scooter’s 1888th bar, first visited in 2026. Technically we went back and forth between Beachy’s and Beachy’s Bake & Brew — two different buildings with a ton of…
Chili’s
DTW Airport, Detroit, MI Scooter’s 1887th bar, first visited in 2026. We were supposed to have a really short layover, but due to a flight delay we ended up with…
Varsity Club
Downtown, Kansas City, MO Scooter’s 1886th bar, first visited in 2026. This is a basement bar that’s accessed from the alley behind the building. It doesn’t serve food directly, but…
Mitch e Amaro
Downtown, North Kansas City, MO Scooter’s 1885th bar, first visited in 2026. I took AJ on a birthday bar crawl and we ended up here as the final stop so…
Calico Skies Vineyard and Winery
Inwood, IA Scooter’s 1884th bar, first visited in 2026. This is a Harvest Host and we were originally going to stay here the first night of our Yellowstone vacation, but…
Streetcar Grille & Tavern KC Northland
Northland, Kansas City, MO Scooter’s 1883rd bar, first visited in 2026. I’d been to the original downtown location a few times, but met some friends here after finding out this…
The Vineyards @ Pirtle Winery
Weston, MO Scooter’s 1882nd bar, first visited in 2026. We were on a winery crawl visiting Pirtle Winery when suddenly half the group disappeared across the street. After I finished…
Tin Kitchen
Downtown, Weston, MO Scooter’s 1881st bar, first visited in 2026. We knew about this as a restaurant but didn’t think it had a bar. We went in for some appetizers…
Royal Deluxe
Downtown, Weston, MO Scooter’s 1880th bar, first visited in 2026. Another one that we never knew existed! We saw a placard outside saying “Craft Beer” so decided to go in…
Holladay on Main
Weston, MO Scooter’s 1879th bar, first visited in 2026. We didn’t know this even existed until Cari’s aunt texted that hey were there as we were out wandering around Weston….
Walnut Creek of Weston
Downtown, Weston, MO Scooter’s 1878th bar, first visited in 2026. A second location for the existing Walnut Creek Winery in Holt, serving all the same wines. Unlike the Holt location…
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…
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#297: American Legion #136
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Albia, IA) Scooter’s 297th bar, first visited in 2007. We chatted with a guy named Bob who used to own a hardware store and would come to KC (technically to... -
#296: Brick Street Pub & Eatery
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Albia, IA) Scooter’s 296th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $0.75 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $0.75 (Our tips were more than the cost... -
#295: Tennessee Owl Tap
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Albia, IA) Scooter’s 295th bar, first visited in 2007. We asked for the smallest draws available, and got the smallest draws we’ve ever had! They were almost embarassing. This guy... -
#294: Murph’s Sports Bar
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Albia, IA) Scooter’s 294th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1 S: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1 17 S Clinton St Albia, IA 52531US... -
#293: Fat Annie’s
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Moravia, IA) Scooter’s 293rd bar, first visited in 2007. Either Annie wasn’t working today or she’s lost a lot of weight. The thing that most caught our attention was the... -
#292: The Alibi
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Centerville, IA) Scooter’s 292nd bar, first visited in 2007. Address unknown, placement approximate. Located behind the Ben Franklin on the west side of the town square, on State Street. There... -
#291: Gordie’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Centerville, IA) Scooter’s 291st bar, first visited in 2007. The bartender here was who told us about this town having the largest town square. This bar was on a one-way... -
#290: The Silver Spur
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Centerville, IA) Scooter’s 290th bar, first visited in 2007. While I tried 3 times to close the men’s room door before giving up and peeing with it wide open, B... -
#289: Neighborhood Tap
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Seymour, IA) Scooter’s 289th bar, first visited in 2007. This was the first of many bars we’d visit this weekend on the town squares of small towns. We love those!... -
#288: Fibbin Fisherman Lounge
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Corydon, IA) Scooter’s 288th bar, first visited in 2007. I forgot to get a photo of this sign that was hanging behind the bar, I also forgot to buy one... -
#287: American Legion #379
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Allerton, IA) Scooter’s 287th bar, first visited in 2007. This town was a fairly significant detour off the main highways and had only one bar, so we had already called... -
#286: Crossroads Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Princeton, MO) Scooter’s 286th bar, first visited in 2007. This was the home of the biggest hairdos I have ever seen in person. Unfortunately I could not get a discrete... -
#285: Snappy’s
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Trenton, MO) Scooter’s 285th bar, first visited in 2007. When we first arrived there was no one to be found, but after a couple of minutes B did some exploration... -
#284: Trackside
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Trenton, MO) Scooter’s 284th bar, first visited in 2007. While B parked the car I stepped on inside, and all conversation came to a stop. With all eyes on my... -
#283: Traphouse
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Chillicothe, MO) Scooter’s 283rd bar, first visited in 2007. This place was hard to find. Google Maps got us close but we just didn’t see it. We circled around, drove... -
#282: Angela’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Hamilton, MO) Scooter’s 282nd bar, first visited in 2007. This was a pretty big place on the inside, occupying 2 buildings on the downtown strip. One building was set up... -
#281: O’Dowd’s Irish Pub
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Zona Rosa, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 281st bar, first visited in 2007. 8600 NW Prairie View Rd Kansas City, MO 64153US [launch map] (816) 268-6333 Visit Web Site -
#280: Boomers Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 280th bar, first visited in 2007. Pretty decent strip mall sports bar. Features a good jukebox, pool tables, fried bar food favorites, Golden Tee and Silver... -
#279: Mark & Michelle’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 279th bar, first visited in 2007. 2007 Visit: I couldn’t remember anything. 2014 Visit: This place is deceptively larger than it looks from the outside. The square-shaped... -
#278: Hide Out Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 278th bar, first visited in 2007. As karaoke was being set up and old woman made me sign a birthday card for someone I didn’t know. At... -
#277: The Office
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Formerly Kyle’s Tap Room Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Was called Kyle’s Tap Room when I visited in 2007. Kyle’s closed on...
















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