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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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Deerhead Tavern
14 November 2010(Jacobsville, Evansville, IN) Scooter’s 809th bar, first visited in 2010. A pizza pub, jazz tavern, and sidewalk cafe all rolled up into one. This is a new one for me...
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Bay Port Inn
01 January 2026(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...
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The Belfry
21 February 2015(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1073rd bar, first visited in 2015. I’ve known about this place since it opened a while back, but bring that it’s in a spot that’s...
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#1156: New Glarus Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(New Glarus, WI) Scooter’s 1156th bar, first visited in 2016. After a long drive across Wisconsin we arrived here about 55 minutes before closing time, but with people still arriving... -
#1155: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Chippewa Falls, WI) Scooter’s 1155th bar, first visited in 2016. We got up extra early to try to be on one of the first tours of the day as we... -
#1149: Gluek’s Restaurant & Bar
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1149th bar, first visited in 2016. Nice German restaurant / beer hall with a small sidewalk patio. As we approached we noticed a number of people... -
#1141: Day Block Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1141st bar, first visited in 2016. Local microbrewery across the street from the hotel we were originally supposed to stay at before a transformer blew. I... -
#1136: Barley’s Brewing Company
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1136th bar, first visited in 2016. Large downtown brewpub with a second floor arcade. I had the Alexander’s Russian Imperial Stout. 467 N High St Columbus,... -
#1135: Hoof Hearted Brewery & Kitchen
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Italian Village, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1135th bar, first visited in 2016. If the name makes you think, “Who farted?”, it’s apparently not by accident. Very large, ultra-modern looking brewpub in... -
#1134: Seventh Son Brewing Company
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Italian Village, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1134th bar, first visited in 2016. Like the previous places, also a former service station. Food trucks out front. The indoor seating are was crowded... -
#1133: Lineage Brewing
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Old North Columbus, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1133rd bar, first visited in 2016. Shared two flights with family, between the two sampled everything they had. There’s a small patio out front.... -
#1131: Calibration Brewery
Posted on June 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1131st bar, first visited in 2016. New microbrewery, bringing the total in North Kansas City to 3. I only had 10 minutes, just enough... -
#1126: North High Brewing
Posted on November 2015 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1126th bar, first visited in 2015. You can’t go wrong with a beer called Filthy McNasty, so it’s lucky we got in here just as they... -
#1125: Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar
Posted on November 2015 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1125th bar, first visited in 2015. Most of our group had not tried mead before, so half of us went with the safe bet, the Apple... -
#1123: Wolf’s Ridge Brewing
Posted on November 2015 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1123rd bar, first visited in 2015. We joined up with one of my cousins and her husband to visit a few Columbus bars. We started out... -
#1102: Ninja Moose Brewery
Posted on May 2015 | No Comments(Hamilton, MO) Scooter’s 1102nd bar, first visited in 2015. Located in a former telephone building, this brewery opened just last year and is drawing crowds from many miles away. There... -
#1095: Blind Tiger Brewery
Posted on April 2015 | No Comments(Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1095th bar, first visited in 2015. This is a well-known brewery across our general region. There are multiple rooms in this quirky stone-and-timber building, we... -
#1088: Radius Brewing Company
Posted on April 2015 | No Comments(Downtown, Emporia, KS) Scooter’s 1088th bar, first visited in 2015. Radius Brewing Company opened just in the past year or two and appears to be very successful. We were starting... -
#1072: Border Brewing Company
Posted on February 2015 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) MOVED – No longer at this location. Scooter’s 1072nd bar, first visited in 2015. This place had been in business for all of about 2 hours... -
#1056: Trailhead Brewing Company
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Riverfront, St. Charles, MO) Scooter’s 1056th bar, first visited in 2014. This massive brewpub is located right on the banks of the Missouri River. I don’t remember a lot of... -
#1054: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Midtown, St. Louis, MO) Scooter’s 1054th bar, first visited in 2014. This is where the day starts getting a little fuzzy. This place was very crowded, with a tour underway... -
#1052: Morgan Street Brewery
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, St. Louis, MO) Scooter’s 1052nd bar, first visited in 2014. Nice microbrewery in the heart of Laclede’s Landing in downtown St. Louis. The brewery occupies at least two floors... -
#1042: Infusion Brewing Company
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Benson, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1042nd bar, first visited in 2014. The final stop of the night before begining a nine-state pup crawl — this brewery is just a few doors... -
#1041: Benson Brewery
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Benson, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1041st bar, first visited in 2014. Nice brewpub with food, good brews, and covered outdoor seating in the front. I wish I could remember more, but...




















