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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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Brewery Archive
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#1434: Griffin Claw Clubhouse
Posted on July 2020 | No Comments(Rochester Hills, MI) Formerly Clubhouse BFD Scooter’s 1434th bar, first visited in 2020. This place had just changed formats literally 3 days before my visit. It was originally a craft... -
#1433: Fields & Icy Brewery
Posted on March 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1433rd bar, first visited in 2020. As I was driving to this brewery, I got a breaking news alert on my phone about the first COVID-19 case... -
#1432: Limitless Brewing
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Lenexa, KS) Scooter’s 1432nd bar, first visited in 2020. I’ve known of this place a little while, never was quire sure where it was located. From the outside, you’d never... -
#1431: Red Crow Brewing Company
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 1431st bar, first visited in 2020. I never got a chance to visit them when they were in Spring Hill, and then had to wait forever for... -
#1430: Brew Lab
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 1430th bar, first visited in 2020. A restaurant & brewery, in the heart of downtown Overland Park, that also allows home brewers to come in... -
#1429: BKS Artisan Ales
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Brookside, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1429th bar, first visited in 2020. I decided to spend a Saturday afternoon visiting a few of the local breweries that are too far south... -
#1428: Rochester Brewing and Roasting Company
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1428th bar, first visited in 2019. A combination coffee shop and brewery that opened earlier in 2019. We stopped in here after work on the... -
#1426: Anchorage Brewing Company
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1426th bar, first visited in 2019. I wanted to come here during our 2018 visit but couldn’t work it in. So I’m glad our unexpected layover gave... -
#1423: 49th State Brewing
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1423rd bar, first visited in 2019. Any unexpected long layover in Anchorage, combined with a tip from someone that they have really god pizza, led to... -
#1416: HooDoo Brewing Company
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1416th bar, first visited in 2019. This is one that I was unable to make it to the last time I was in Fairbanks, so I was... -
#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... -
#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... -
#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...
