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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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Dusty’s Bar
12 August 2006(Nord East, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 161st bar, first visited in 2006. The bar was pretty busy so we sat at a table and the smell of Dago Burgers was mouthwatering....
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Bushwhacker’s Landing
23 November 2025(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...
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Nemo’s Bar
27 August 2023(Corktown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1697th bar, first visited in 2023. And another great historic dive bar! As we approached we were worried we wouldn’t be able to get in because...
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#1496: Broken Hatchet Brewing
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Belton, MO) Scooter’s 1496th bar, first visited in 2021. A relatively new brewery that has finally created a reason to visit downtown Belton! I had the High Ridge Red,... -
#1494: Russian River Brewing Company
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Santa Rosa, CA) Scooter’s 1494th bar, first visited in 2021. This was our planned dinner spot, and despite their web site stating that the kitchen is open until 8:30pm,... -
#1492: Port o’ Pints Brewing Company
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Crescent City, CA) Scooter’s 1492nd bar, first visited in 2021. This small brewery was extremely crowded and noisy, making communication with the bar staff very difficult. But once I got... -
#1485: Boiler Brewing Company – South
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1485th bar, first visited in 2021. Boiler Brewing’s second location, in the same shopping center as the two previous brewery tap rooms. I had the King Size... -
#1484: Zipline Beer Hall
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1484th bar, first visited in 2021. Zipline’s second location in Lincoln, sandwiched between two other brewery tap rooms in the same shopping center. I had the Things... -
#1475: SARO Cider
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1475th bar, first visited in 2021. Diagonally opposite Code Beer across a tricky intersection (both for myself as a pedestrian and, earlier, for my Uber driver). A... -
#1474: Code Beer Company
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1474th bar, first visited in 2021. Located right at the extreme eastern edge of what could be considered downtown Lincoln. I was really starting to slow down... -
#1473: White Elm Brewing Company
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1473rd bar, first visited in 2021. Deja Vu from this morning? Nope, this is location is the main White Elm brewery. The tasting room is a long... -
#1471: Zipline Brewing Company
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1471st bar, first visited in 2021. Sl;ightly hard to find, the main Zip Line Brewery is located in an industrial area a couple miles west of downtown... -
#1469: Kinkaider Tap Room
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1469th bar, first visited in 2021. This brewery taproom didn’t have anything in my wheelhouse so I had to be brave and branch out to try other... -
#1470: Lazlo’s Brewery & Grill
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1470th bar, first visited in 2021. Lazlo’s is the front-end tasting room for the adjacent Empyrean Brewing. I had a snack here and unfortunately they don’t... -
#1468: White Elm Brewing – Haymarket
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1468th bar, first visited in 2021. The downtown location of White Elm brewing comes with an indoor/outdoor bar, a patio looking down on the street, and... -
#1465: Cosmic Eye Brewing
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(East Park Plaza, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1465th bar, first visited in 2021. Massive horror-themed brewery taproom in a former laser tag space. The cavernous main taproom is filled with picnic... -
#1461: The Goat Brewing Company
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lee’s Summit, MO) Scooter’s 1461st bar, first visited in 2021. New brewery that did quite am impressive job creating a signature space out of a strip mall location. Focus seems... -
#1451: 23rd Street Brewery
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1451st bar, first visited in 2020. By the time we got here I was getting pretty full, so I just bad a Bartertown Brown. 3512 Clinton Parkway... -
#1450: Black Stag Brewery
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1450th bar, first visited in 2020. This was a bit frustrating, because their online menu was out of date and they were out of absolutely every... -
#1449: Free State Brewing Company
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1449th bar, first visited in 2020. I actually visited this place around 30 years ago, not long after it opened. But I was not quite 21... -
#1448: Lawrence Beer Company
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1448th bar, first visited in 2020. My brother and I had passport books that were about to expire so headed to Lawrence to visit (or re-visit) all...




















