Scooter’s 1877th bar, first visited in 2026.

I had some sort of creamy chocolatey cocktail that I can’t remember the name of except that there was something definitely “gay” in the name. 😁

2 N Main St
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
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Scooter’s 1876th bar, first visited in 2026.

I had the Love, Coffee Stout and the Cordial Porter.

Despite it’s Lee’s Summit address, it’s located about a mile and a half outside of Lee’s Summit in a tiny sliver of unincorporated Jackson County Its western property line is the Blue Springs city limits, and its southern property line is the Lake Lotawana city limits.

9418 SW State Rte 7
Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
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Scooter’s 1875th bar, first visited in 2026.

This brewery opened a couple of years ago but I hadn’t had a chance now to make it out here. This is an extremely cute little place with rather good beer and one of the nicest restrooms I’ve ever seen. There’s a really nice outdoor area too, but despite it being partly covered and there being a fire we decided it was just too cold.

I had the Colombian Connection Coffee Porter.

I’m going ahead and marking this as having food, because they are in the process of adding a kitchen and its opening is imminent.

This brewery is located in an odd little geographical nexus. It is within the city limits of Lake Lotawana, has a Grain Valley address due to just barely being inside the 64029 zip code, and is within yards of Blue Springs.

9420 S Shrout Rd
Grain Valley, MO 64029
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Scooter’s 1874th bar, first visited in 2026.

I had Guinness.

1204 SW State Rte 7
Blue Springs, MO 64014
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Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026.

I joined them there for a beer upon my arrive, choosing a Bobber Lager by Logboat Brewing.

214 N Main St
Hannibal, MO 63401
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Scooter’s 1870th bar, first visited in 2026.

We sat right next to the bar. The owner and staff were amazing — extremely friendly, helpful, and accommodating.

We were given a tablet to place our food orders, it allowed us to read about and see photos of every single item on the menu, and use sliders to configure the heat level for each.

Everything was so good we stuck around and had drinks to finish off. I had an IPA by Bira 91 (New Delhi), so in other words an actual literal IPA, followed later by a colorful cocktail called BB Rainbow.

503 N Prospect Rd
Bloomington, IL 61704
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Scooter’s 1868th bar, first visited in 2026.

The name is a bit misleading, because not only do they not brew beer, there isn’t any beer available on tap at all. There’s nothing displayed to indicate what beer they carry, all indications are it’s just the basics. I had Guinness, but had to wait a while for it to thaw as the bottle was frozen.

We played darts and a couple of us played with a little putting mat. There’s also a pool table.

902 Pine St
Sebewaing, MI 48759
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Scooter’s 1867th bar, first visited in 2026.

This bar is located WAY out in the middle of nowhere, but worth the drive. You might mistake it for a strip club due to the signage, but it’s nothing of the sort.

We had appetizers and three rounds of shots. In order: Red-headed slut, Alligator piss, and the less-provocatively-named chocolate-cherry shot (the bartender’s favorite). I also had a Bell’s Two-Hearted IPA.

4990 Colwood Rd
Unionville, MI 48767
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Scooter’s 1866th bar, first visited in 2026.

The owner is a breast cancer survivor with a fascinating and inspiring story. She bought full ownership not long ago and has already put a lot of work into renovations. Her future plans are to renovate the former guest rooms upstairs into vacation rentals.

This bar is known for its food, its cocktails and Bloody Marys, and for sing-it-at-your-seat karaoke that is available by request.

I has a Christmas Cookie cocktail, a mini beer, a Widow Maker (black ale) by Keweenaw Brewing, and a Black & Tan by Yuengling.

827 Promenade St
Bay Port, MI 48720
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Scooter’s 1865th bar, first visited in 2025.

The bar was EXTREMELY crowded so it was impossible to have a proper visit, will have to return another time for that.

This place is divided into two halves. The north half (shorter building) is the bar area, and the south half (taller building) is the dining area with a pool table, dance floor, and DJ booth. In back is a covered, heated deck. There appeared to be a second level but it was too crowded to get to the stairs.

It was surreal seeing young children inside at almost midnight, but apparently kids are allowed as long as they stay out of the bar side.

I had a Guinness.

6584 Main St
Caseville, MI 48725
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Scooter’s 1864th bar, first visited in 2025.

The back room used to be a bowling alley and the sign on top of the building used to say “Biff’s Bowl Bar”, but the letters for the middle word are no longer there. While all the bowling equipment is gone, they kept the lanes and filled the space in-between with additional lane boards to make one big continuous floor. There was a band performing back there tonight.

For drinks I had a can of Bud Light as a result of the server misunderstanding what I asked for, a lemon drop shot, and a cocktail but I forgot to write down which one it was.

4680 N Van Dyke Rd
Kinde, MI 48445
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Scooter’s 1863rd bar, first visited in 2025.

The bar is divided into three main rooms. The front room has pool tables. The middle room has the bar, tables, and booth seating. The back room has more tables and a stage. All three rooms are packed with fun and interesting decor.

I had Two-Hearted IPA by Bell’s Brewing and a lemon-drop shot.

809 E Huron Ave
Bad Axe, MI 48413
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Scooter’s 1862nd bar, first visited in 2025.

This bar has a pool table and a claw machine, and serves food. While a dive bar, they do carry some local/regional craft beer.

My visit to the men’s room confused me at first. Opened the door to find myself in a tiny little room with a sink. The actual restroom was through another door beyond that.

I had Raspberry Fudgie (oatmeal stout) by Big Lake Brewing.

This photo was from a drive-by during a July 2023 vacation:

2990 W Kinde Rd
Kinde, MI 48445
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Scooter’s 1861st bar, first visited in 2025.

This is a basement bar, albeit a walk-out basement if you enter from the alley side. Good to see more basement bars in KC, we don’t have as many as other cities. (I later learned there’s another newer one a few days earlier whose main entrance is also in the alley.) There is foot in the form of a taco truck on the patio.

We arrived to a nearly-empty bar just after a group left, but by the time we left ourselves it was starting to fill back up. The bartender said it’s busiest after 10pm.

I only had a few minutes to stay so had a Guinness. I’ll have to come back another time to spend more time here.

This is a bar that actuallypours Guinness correctly, so it took several minutes.

The shower curtain is an interesting design choice.

311 Delaware St, Suite 102 A
Kansas City, MO 64105
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Scooter’s 1860th bar, first visited in 2025.

I went back and forth several times as to whether to include this on this site, as we did not sit at the bar or even inside the building at all, and we had meals here. There are two other places we went to on this trip that I did not include on this site for similar reasons (Bahama Bob’s in Gulf Shores later this day, and CoastAL in Orange Beach the day before). The reason I decided to go ahead and include this because for me personally, my primary motivator in coming here was for drinks, the food was secondary. The other two places I mentioned I went to specifically for a meal, any drinks I got were incidental to the meal and since they were neither ordered at nor consumed near the bar and the drinks were not the reason for going to those places, I have chosen to leave those out.

5749 Bay La Launch Ave
Orange Beach, AL 36561
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Scooter’s 1859th bar, first visited in 2025.

We had spent the afternoon at Flora-Bama. While we were there we decided to have a fish fry back at our campsite. So though it was the opposite direction, we headed to Perdido Bay Seafood as it was the closest fish market we could definitely make it to before closing time.

While we were inside making fish selections, my disinterested wife wandered around outside. When we finished we could not see her, but a moment later she called and said to come around the corner because she found a bar.

Bushwhacker’s Landing is an open-air covered bar located right along the canal between Perdido Bay and Big Lagoon. Everything about it seemed new, and there was a lot of construction fencing still up. We learned it had only been open for 3 months.

We couldn’t stay long so had only one drink. But we liked it enough that two days later, while, out on a rented boat, we attempted to arrive by water. We got all the way there only to discover that the construction fencing we had seen was because they were still building their dock. D’oh! Oh well, we’ll try again next year.

I had a Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen by Paulaner Brauerei.

13515 Canal Dr
Pensacola, FL 32507
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Scooter’s 1854th bar, first visited in 2025.

There’s ample seating inside as well as a massive courtyard outside. Food is served from a kitchen around the east side of the back of the building, from what I overheard this was a fairly recent addition. They had a wide variety of beer styles and they were all good to very good.

I had Let It Be Mild (English mild ale), Damn the Torpedoes (oyster stout), Surrender Cobra (award-winning Schwarzbier), Dixie’s Heart Irish Red Ale, and Rod’s Reel Cream Ale.

300 E 24th Ave
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
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Scooter’s 1853rd bar, first visited in 2025.

I had a Ferus Artisan Ales IPA.

21196 E Beach Blvd
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
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Scooter’s 1851st bar, first visited in 2025.

1900 NW Tiffany Spgs Rd
Kansas City, MO 64154
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Scooter’s 1847th bar, first visited in 2025.

I had a Natural State Porter by Bentonville Brewing Co.

216 W Van Buren
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
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Scooter’s 1846th bar, first visited in 2025.

A had a flight with the Quotidian Pint (pilsner), Oktoberfest 2025, Cicatrix (American IPA) and Bermuda Schwartz (Schwarzbier).

I then added on a Mexican Buddha (brown ale) and a Pulchritude (NE IPA). Then bought two bottles of Proud Mama (imperial porter) that I took hom to drink later.

(Oh, and I also had tacos.)

409 W Van Buren=
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
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Scooter’s 1845th bar, first visited in 2025.

18545 Hwy H
Weston, MO 64098
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Scooter’s 1844th bar, first visited in 2025.

Wine tastings are done inside, dining (including wood-fired pizzas on weekends) is in a separate greenhouse-like setting.

We had a few different pizzas and tasted pretty much every wine they had available, before buying several bottles of the sparkling and still versions of their rosé.

13986 State Hwy C
Rayville, MO 64084
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Scooter’s 1843rd bar, first visited in 2025.

There are several picnic tables out front, but it was a bit hot so we sat inside. (By the time I left the place was packed including the outdoor picnic tables.)

They share space with FAB Pizza, which looked good but my wife was working on dinner back at the camper.

I had a flight with Demon Bru-en (porter), Celtic Grounds (coffee stout), Barley Knew Her (barleywine), and Turn a New Leaf (brown ale). I also bought a shirt and a couple of bottles to-go.

1005 W Kirkland Ave.
Nashville, TN 37216
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Scooter’s 1842nd bar, first visited in 2025.

Much like our experience at Native Brews the day before, the food was terrific and the beer was good too. They also do not do flights, so I had a full pour of the Fireside Porter.

234 Deep Creek Rd.
Bryson City, NC 28713
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Scooter’s 1841st bar, first visited in 2025.

They don’t do flights, so I had a pint of the Angry Beaver Porter.

1897 Tsali Blvd
Cherokee, NC 28719
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Scooter’s 1840th bar, first visited in 2025.

13077 Hwy 19 W
Bryson City, NC 28713
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Scooter’s 1839th bar, first visited in 2025.

755 Parker City Rd.
Creal Springs, IL 62922
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Scooter’s 1837th bar, first visited in 2025.

There are three main seating areas here — the main bar – dark and eclectic. A side room with a large mural and natural light from large windows, and a long narrow deck along the back of the building overlooking Main Street. We chose the deck.

Since I had gotten hammered on Friday, I only had a Guinness here so the rest of the group could have the opportunity to drink as much as they wanted. Lots of tequila and rum was poured.

19 1/2 Spring St
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
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Scooter’s 1836th bar, first visited in 2025.

This is a modestly upscale and relaxing space, with a fireplace as the centerpiece and a pool table to one side.

I know I had an old fashioned. I feel like I might have had one more drink after that, but I was pretty much gone after the old fashioned and cannot say for sure.

12 Spring St
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
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Scooter’s 1833rd bar, first visited in 2025.

We came here as a waiting area while various members of the group waited for their massage appointment start times at a hotel half a block away. I enjoyed both halves of the menu: I started with a mocha latte, then had a Mysterious Gap 2025 (Belgian Tripel) by Gotahold Brewing, and finally a Natural State Porter by Bentonville Brewing.

2 Pine St
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
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Scooter’s 1832nd bar, first visited in 2025.

This place is known for its cocktails and for its weekend brunches. We visited twice — first for lunch and then two days later for brunch. I had mimosas and an old fashioned.

55-B South Main St.
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
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Scooter’s 1831st bar, first visited in 2025.

The bottom level (Baltimore Street side) is everything you expect from a tiki bar. Dark, island-themed, and lots of fun cocktails. I hade the Cafe Kahuna and the Saturn.

The upper level has more of a lunch place feel but is nice in its own way. It has large garage doors that let in a lot of light and open up to the outdoor patio. However that patio is basically a set of tables in the fenced off area of a parking lot, so that aspect of it is meh compared to the rest of the place.

1922 Baltimore Ave
Kansas City, MO 64108
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Scooter’s 1830th bar, first visited in 2025.

There are multiple rooms and there were stairs leading up, but we sat at the bar and didn’t explore much.

There’s a limited menu of light eats, including flatbreads which is what we had.

I was original planning a wine flight but then I saw they had Liquid Spiritual Delight (imperial stout) from 2nd Shift Brewing so I went with that instead.

305 Main St.
Parkville, MO 64152
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Scooter’s 1827th bar, first visited in 2024.

They have karaoke one or two nights a week, and they serve food later than almost anyone else around. They do cell cigars here, so if you don’t enjoy that smell keep that fact in mind.

I had a 420 Extra Pale Ale by SweetWater Brewing Company.

25025 Canal Rd
Orange Beach, AL 36561
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Scooter’s 1825th bar, first visited in 2024.

I ordered from the Seasonal Autumn Cocktails menu and had a S’mores Old Fashioned, complete with flaming marshmallow.

116 N. Bridge St.
Smithville, MO 64089
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Scooter’s 1824th bar, first visited in 2024.

The oldest part of the building (south end) was originally a gas station, the bartender was unsure what the newer addition had originally been used for. There’s lots of eating inside throughout two rooms and a big covered patio in the front. There’s a kitchen but I didn’t try the food since I’d just eaten lunch not long earlier.

In addition to their craft beer the menu also includes cocktails and frozen margaritas.

My beer flight consisted of The Duke (imperial brown ale), Watkins Mill Campground (English ale), 37th Chamber (Irish Stout) and Steven’s Last Night In Town (spiced Belgian IPA), a brand new beer they had just tapped less than an hour before I got there.

117 S. Commercial Ave
Smithville, MO 64089
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Scooter’s 1822nd bar, first visited in 2024.

I had a Jesus Should Have Made Beer (imperial stout) by Mackinaw Trail Brewing Company

3423 US Hwy 131
Petoskey, MI 49770
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Scooter’s 1821st bar, first visited in 2024.

“Okay, how about a place that has a bar and a courtyard filled with all kinds of food trucks?”

SOLD!

Among the four of us we ended up getting items to share from all 7 of the food trucks. As for beer I had a Bellaire Brown by Short’s Brewing Company.

425 Michigan St.
Petoskey, MI 49770
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Scooter’s 1820th bar, first visited in 2024.

The inside is mostly restaurant space spread across multiple rooms and both covered and fully-exposed outdoor areas. The grounds, which overlook Lake Michigan, are expansive and decorated with sculptures created by the original builder. There is a gift shop in the main building plus another one across the street. The bar consists of a big square bar counter on the northeast side of the building and an adjoining room with a poo, table and benches built into the walls.

I ate kielbasa and drank a Nightswimmer Stout by Stormcloud Brewing Company. Then for “dessert” I had a cocktail called Pączki & Cawa.

6425 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Cross Village, MI 49723
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Scooter’s 1819th bar, first visited in 2024.

My flight consisted of their Mind’s EyePA, Cranium Crush (cream ale), Wanderlust IPA, and Morning Fog Stout.

1844 Harbor-Petoskey Rd.
Petoskey, MI 49770
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Scooter’s 1817th bar, first visited in 2024.

This is a quintessential neighborhood dive-ish bar, only missing true 100% dive bar status due to the good selection of craft beer. The floor is covered in peanut shells, and there’s fund stuff to look at in every direction. They do serve food, I think we got some sort of appetizer to share but I don’t remember for sure.

I had a Horny Monk (Belgian Dubbel) by Petoskey Brewing

426 E. Mitchell St.
Petoskey, MI 49770
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Scooter’s 1816th bar, first visited in 2024.

We went out front to request a horse taxi, but were informed that even waiting for that might make us late and that it would be faster to walk.

As we were walking down the hill back toward town it occurred to me that if I took off at a light jog, I’d be able to get one more stop in and chug a beer while everyone else was catching up. So that’s exactly what I did.

Bonus, I’d received a Great Turtle t-shirt as a gift a year earlier, so now I could finally claim having been there when I wear it.

I ordered a Hoban Street Stout and drank as much of it as I could as quickly as I could until the rest of the group caught up to me. I finished about 3/4 of the pint and we made our ferry.

1359 Hoban St.
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
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Scooter’s 1815th bar, first visited in 2024.

I was in the mood for something sweet, so instead of beer I got a hot chocolate with Bailey’s.

From here we hitched a horse-drawn taxi to the Grand Hotel for high tea.

1485 Astor St.
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
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Scooter’s 1814th bar, first visited in 2024.

The bar area was completely packed so we had to sit over on the restaurant side. We had appetizers (I mainly snacked on the whitefish fingers) and a round of cocktails. I chose the beer barrel old fashioned.

7221 Main St. #103
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
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Scooter’s 1813th bar, first visited in 2024.

The Vue gets its name from its stunning view overlooking the canal where Lake Charlevoix empties into Lake Michigan via Round Lake. There are live cameras outside watching the canal and the bridge that are connected to video screens inside. Though we soon figured out there is about a 20 second lag — which one member of our group exploited by running outside to do goofy things then running back inside to watch himself on TV.

I had a glass of Prosecco, but I don’t remember it it was Syltbar II Concerto Prosecco (Italy) or Coppola Prosecco DOC (also Italy), as they were out of whichever of the two I ordered first. Later I followed that up with an espresso martini. I also shared in the charcuterie board we might for the group.

101 Bridge St.
Charlevoix, MI 49720
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Scooter’s 1812th bar, first visited in 2024.

New Holland’s tap room consists of three connected buildings. Furthest east, toward the center of the block, is the gift shop and packaged beer/spirits to-go store. Next over is the restaurant, and finally furthest west on the corner of the block is the bar — which includes additional mezzanine-level seating in the back. There’s café style seating out on the sidewalk, and also a large (mostly)-covered patio in the back.

Finally able to enjoy Dragon’s Milk in its natural habitat, I started with just regular Dragon’s Milk. Next up, Dragon’s Milk Reserve: Double Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout With Madagascar & Indonesian Vanilla Beans (2021-2). And, finally, Dragon’s Milk Reserve: Rum Barrel-Aged Stout with Chocolate, Hazelnut, & Toasted Coconut (2020-1).

Then I went over to the gift shop and spent way too much money.

66 E. 8th St.
Holland, MI 49423
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Scooter’s 1806th bar, first visited in 2024.

4300 Glumack Dr
St. Paul, MN 55111
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Scooter’s 1805th bar, first visited in 2024.

Fernson is both a brewery and coffee shop, and as it opens at 7am it also serves breakfast. I ordered a breakfast sandwich and a Snow Eater (stout). I also bought some merchandise, and also got a hot mocha (my second of the morning) to go.

After breakfast and my beer I took my coffee and walked around downtown to do some final sightseeing and view a few more sculptures. I then returned to my room to gather by bags and wait for my ride to the airport.

332 S Phillips Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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Scooter’s 1800th bar, first visited in 2024.

Look’s Beer Company is located inside a massive single-story white building named Look’s Marketplace, located on a massive estate. It has several shops (mostly various food markets), the restaurant and brewery, a brunch place, and is also an event venue. The entire building is surrounded by outdoor seating.

There was a massive wedding party outside, and just after I put my order in they all decided to come into the brewery all at once. The staff wasn’t prepared for the surge (they’d apparently been given no notice) but they handled it well and forced everybody involved with the wedding to form a single-file line rather than inundating the entire circular bar from all sides as they’d initially been doing. This did annoy a few of the wedding guests but it was the only way to avoid chaos.

I noticed beer-battered walleye on the menu, so though I wasn’t really completely hungry yet I went ahead and had some fish & chips. Unfortunately they do not do flights here, so rather than sample several beers I had a glass of Chicken On A Raft (English porter).

500 E 69th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
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Scooter’s 1799th bar, first visited in 2024.

Pizza is served, and looked amazing, but I’d just fille dup on chislic and they didn’t have any single-serve options anyway, so I went without.

I had a Reference Point Porter, the Magic Marker (NEIPA), and a Dorothy’s New World Lager by Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. — the latter of which was an accidental mis-pour from one of the guest taps instead of the Magic Marker so was something I got to try for free.

There was a dog at a nearby table that reminded me a lot of my boy back at home so I had to sneak a picture.

5200 Grant St
Sioux Falls, SD 57110
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Scooter’s 1798th bar, first visited in 2024.

Wiley’s is a very large sports bar with a good beer selection, and has both covered and uncovered outdoor seating in the back. I had Chislic for lunch, adong with a Guiness.

330 N Main Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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Scooter’s 1795th bar, first visited in 2024.

This was also participating in the poker run but none of the participants had made it here yet.

I had a Lion’s Paw lager from Fernson Brewing. In the past I haven’t been a fan of lagers, but they really started growing on my on this trip.

2206 W 12th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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Scooter’s 1793rd bar, first visited in 2024.

My first photo was taken right after I arrived and sat down and shows a fairly quiet bar. 10 minutes later the places was packed. But then, 20 minutes after that when I took the second photo, it was empty again. I’m assuming the largely college-aged crowd likely moved outside to the patio (third photo).

I had a Guinness.

This would be my last stop for the evening, and I then made my LONG walk back to my AirBnB while stopping to look at numerous sculptures and murals along the way.

214 E 12th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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Scooter’s 1789th bar, first visited in 2024.

I had pre-picked two beers that I was really looking forward to, so naturally they were two of the five with “sold out” signs on the menu board.

I ended up going with the Unnecessary Air Quotes (NEIPA) and the Overlapping Dialogue (Imperial IPA).

While I was enjoying my beer I overheard a conversation at the other end of the bar about how awful the TSA at the local airport (FSD) is. I wondered how the TSA at such a small airport could possibly be that bad and laughed it up. (Two days later I found out the answer: I’m pre-check and basically got two hernia exams anyway.)

101 S Phillips Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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Scooter’s 1788th bar, first visited in 2024.

Beer-wise, I had the Oktoberfest and the Remedy IPA.

401 E 8th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
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Scooter’s 1787th bar, first visited in 2024.

Trivia was getting going so the place was pretty busy, and I got a little extra entertainment watching the staff try to deal with the POS system somehow getting switched to Chinese and trying to figure out how to get it back to English.

I had a Barrel Aged Cake Actually (German chocolate cake rye barrel aged stout).

434 E 8th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
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Scooter’s 1786th bar, first visited in 2024.

I had the Dark Singularity (oatmeal stout), and bought a bottle of Pogonophilia (imperial stout) to take home.

309 5th St
Brookings, SD 57006
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Scooter’s 1784th bar, first visited in 2024.

I picked this as a lunch spot, where I had chicken tenders and fries, washed down with a Guinness.

There’s a vending machine with salty snacks, casino games, darts, foosball, and pool. The venue is broken into at least three distinct sections, with the dual-sided bar forming an island between the two largest rooms.

33 N Maple
Watertown, SD 57201
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Scooter’s 1783rd bar, first visited in 2024.

Clearly the bartender could tell I was done, because “This is going to just be one and done, right?” is the only thing I can remember being said.

Based on my picture I believe I had a chocolate martini.

The only thing I remember beyond the initial conversation with the bartender is a woman tapping me on my shoulder as I was leaving and handing me my phone that had fallen on the floor. However I woke up the next morning to discover that I had (a) made it to me room, (b) taken my medicine, (c) set my 8:30am alarm, (d) got all my devices onto their correct chargers, and (e) launched my white noise app. Based on the wrappers in the trash it seems I also ate some Nutty Bars right before bed.

201 5th St. N
Fargo, ND 58102
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Scooter’s 1782nd bar, first visited in 2024.

At this point, a smart me would have just returned to my hotel room. But I’m not always a smart me, and when I noticed it was basically right across the corner from where I’d just eaten dinner being dumb was too easy a decision to make.

I was expecting a German beer hall with primarily German beer. The actual vibe seemed more like a mashup of craft beer and sports bar with some German food.

I had a Burning Skye Scottish Ale by Empyrean Brewing Co.

630 1st Ave N
Fargo, ND 58102
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Scooter’s 1781st bar, first visited in 2024.

I had the Kilkenny Cod for dinner (Flour dusted, pan sautéed cod with a light white wine and lemon-garlic sauce nestled on a bed of wild rice. Accompanied by house vegetables and served with a lemon) and it was absolutely delicious. I had Guinness with my meal.

101 Broadway N
Fargo, ND 58102
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Scooter’s 1778th bar, first visited in 2024.

When I first arrived there were only two other people here, sitting off against the far wall. By the time I was left, it was filling up as an accordion band was getting set to play.

The signature drink here is aquavit — a spirit from Norway that I’d never heard of. It’s similar to vodka, but with a strong herbal flavor. For at least the Linie brand, it is aged in oak sherry casks which are then sent to sea to rock in the waves and cross the equator twice — I kid you not. I was served a flight of it in a little Viking ship. The flavors in the flight were Citron, Dill, and Caraway. The Caraway was my favorite of the three. After I finished the flight I got a fourth shot — this time of the base version of aquavit (which is the standalone bottle in the photos below).

As I was drinking that 4th shot a couple came in who stumbled across this place out of sheer luck — they had just checked into their hotel and were heading into downtown for dinner when they saw the sign outside. They were in North Dakota for the exact same reason I was — to scratch off a bucket list state. This was their 50th state, so the visitor center (which I would be going to the next day) took their photo and gave them free shorts and “Saved the Best for Last swag”. Sadly for me this was my 49th state, as I still need to get to Hawaii. So no free swag for me. (I’m too honest to lie about it.)

As I was getting ready to leave I noticed a poser on the wall for a beer whose name made me do a double-take, and I just had to have a can of it for the name alone. So I re-opened by tab for that beer and also to buy a shirt.

Drinks consumed here: Dill Aquavit, Citron Aquavit, and Caraway Aquavit (Älskar). Then I had Aquavit Original by Linie (Norway), and finally Aass Pilsner by Aass Bryggeri (Norway).

722 2nd Ave N
Fargo, ND 58102
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Scooter’s 1776th bar, first visited in 2024.

I considered getting some pizza here but they didn’t have any offerings suitable for just one person. So I had a cocktail (Fairway Smash — description in photos), then decided to get an Uber to the next place, since the much longer walk would return through the same construction zone and cross rail tracks again.

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1330 Main Ave
Moorhead, MN 56560
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Scooter’s 1772nd bar, first visited in 2024.

230 Roberts Alley
Fargo, ND 58102
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Scooter’s 1770th bar, first visited in 2024.

Turned out I had nothing to worry about, they were open and there were a few other customers inside. I had simply apparently come in via a side door.

This is a massive dive bar / package shop combo. There’s a long winding bar in the back-middle with a kitchen, and another room with multiple pool tables. There’s casino games, and a patio in the back.

I considered grabbing a bite to eat but my stomach wasn’t feeling too happy, so I just had a Guinness.

2721 Main Ave
Fargo, ND 58103
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Scooter’s 1769th bar, first visited in 2024.

Dempsey’s (as well as many of the downtown Fargo bars) was still in mourning due to the unexpected death of a beloved Dempsey’s employee several days earlier, so it seemed a bit somber in here.

I debated getting something to eat here (and it’s possible I did and simply forgot I did), but I am pretty sure since I had a big day planned for tomorrow I just had my Guinness and returned to the hotel.

226 Broadway N
Fargo, ND 58102
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Scooter’s 1763rd bar, first visited in 2024.

Here I had the Pillager (porter) and the Flizzard BA Stout with Oreo.

1702 1st Ave N
Fargo, ND 58102
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Scooter’s 1762nd bar, first visited in 2024.

You enter through a liquor store, which is unusual where I’m from but seems to be more common in the northern plains states. The bar is around the corner in the back, divided into the main bar room and a separate back room with a pool table and casino games (another northern plains states staple). There’s also a separate covered patio opposite a breezeway but I didn’t check it out.

I had a Guinness.

421 N University Dr
Fargo, ND 58102
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Scooter’s 1761st bar, first visited in 2024.

The entrance is in the far back, so I walked around three sides of the building to get to it. The murals on each side of the building provide reassurance you are going in the right direction. Once you reach the patio, it becomes abundantly clear where you are.

There’s a leased kitchen vendor on the opposite wall from the bar, as well as… a barber shop? I was happy with the current state of my hair, but I felt a food base before barhopping would be a good idea so I got myself a plate of buffalo shrimp.

For my beer flight I had the Wood Chipper (American IPA), Glacial Plains Alsatian Pilsner, Dad’s Session IPA, and Stone’s Throw (Scottish Ale). While ordering I misunderstood something the bartender said and through she said the Stone’s Throw was out, but she reassured me that not only was it in stock, but it would also be very bad news if they ever let it run out.

By this point there can be no doubt what city you are in:

610 N University Dr
Fargo, ND 58102
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Scooter’s 1756th bar, first visited in 2024.

I had a wine flight with what I think was a moscato (I can’t auite make it out in my photo of the menu), the Sunday Ride Viognier, the Odd-Dry Rosé, and the Shack Creek Red — which we liked enough to buy a bottle of. They also brew their own beer, so I had the Riley’s Stout.

Though thisplace has a lot of outdoor seating, I would hesitate to call it dog-friendly because the dogs who live here roam the grounds freely and spend a lot of their time moving from table to table for pets.

12300 Shoemaker Rd
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
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Scooter’s 1755th bar, first visited in 2024.

71 E 14th St
Kansas City, MO 64106
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Scooter’s 1754th bar, first visited in 2024.

They sell all three kinds of beer (Bud, Miller, Busch), as well as a basic selection of spirits and mixers. Elsie cooks all the food herself (you can see her making my lunch in one of the photos below), though when it gets busy she sometimes gets a helping hand from a local regular. As was the case when we arrived — which was right after a group of around 50 had just left after swarming the place.

One thing we noticed early is that there isn’t a restroom in the tavern. We later found it, details in the photos.

Right next door to the tavern is a leaning building whose original purpose I don’t know, the “Nite Owls” sign on it is a reference to a local motorcycle group. On the other side of that is an unassuming building named Rudy’s Library. It’s a memorial to Elsie’s husband Rudy, who left behind a massive collection of books (around 5,000) when he passed in 2004. Rather than get rid of them, she moved them all into this building for visitors to enjoy.

Across the highway is a separate abandoned brick building next to an old grain elevator. It’s labeled as a church on Google Maps, but that’s incorrect, the abandoned wooden church is actually 2 blocks north of the tavern and I missed it due to (1) the wrong building being marked on Google Maps and (2) since we were towing a travel trailer we were nervous to explore the town’s dirt roads and risk getting stuck.

I decided to go outside and wander around, when I found this sign that seemed to indicate I’d found the restrooms:

I wasn’t certain, though, as this was the only door:

Opening that door revealed this:

And walking around to my side revealed the restroom:

9 Broad Street
Monowi, NE 68746
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Scooter’s 1750th bar, first visited in 2024.

The bartender was able to make a pretty impressive drink for my wife, and was knowledgeable of its ingredients when my wife asked about it. All the staff were friendly. Most of the people inside were having dinner, we sat at the bar. There was also a lot of outdoor seating but everyone was indoors on this day.

115 Main St
Interior, SD 57750
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Scooter’s 1749th bar, first visited in 2024.

We popped in here for some dive bar drinks before returning to out campsite. Unfortunately we got a video alert that one of our dogs was freaking out back in our RV due to fireworks being shot nearby, so we had to chug our first round and run.

I had a gin and tonic.

112 N Main St
Mitchell, SD 57301
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Scooter’s 1748th bar, first visited in 2024.

There was not any outdoor seating at the time of our visit, but the opening of a new patio was imminent so I went ahead and marked this as having outdoor seating as it is probably open by now.

In addition to my meal I had a SUPERCOW (imperial milk stout) by Look’s Beer.

210 S Main St
Mitchell, SD 57301
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Scooter’s 1747th bar, first visited in 2024.

We both had wine tasting flights, which included generous samples of all of the wines on their menu.

32 SE Hwy AA
Clinton, MO 64735
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Scooter’s 1746th bar, first visited in 2024.

15348 Old Town Dr
Parkville, MO 64152
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Scooter’s 1745th bar, first visited in 2024.

There is a separate bar/lounge attached named Brewer’s Corner, but that didn’t open until later in the day.

3107 Gillham Rd
Kansas City, MO 64109
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Scooter’s 1744th bar, first visited in 2024.

There is a speakeasy hidden behind a bookcase. I haven’t yet asked what its ours are or how to get access.

15425 Old Town Dr Suite 116
Parkville, MO 64152
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Scooter’s 1743rd bar, first visited in 2024.

415 S Thompson Ave
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
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Scooter’s 1742nd bar, first visited in 2024.

We had scallops, bread service, and something else I can’t remember. As for drinks, I had some wine and a chocolate martini.

4141 N Mulberry Dr
Kansas City, MO 64116
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Scooter’s 1737th bar, first visited in 2023.

The south side of the building is the bar area, the north side is more for eating. In the far back corner is a bank of video slots, something it seems every bar in Illinois must have.

Along with breakfast I had an Irish coffee and a mimosa.

A Googly-Eyes Bandit has struck here. We would soon find their work in another bar as well.

515 N Western Ave
Peoria, IL 61604
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Scooter’s 1731st bar, first visited in 2023.

I had fish & chips and a Brasserie Noir (2017) by Goose Island Beer Co. — Bourbon County Brand Stout aged in Brasserie Noir red wine barrels.

619 Southwest Water Street
Peoria, IL 61602
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Scooter’s 1730th bar, first visited in 2023.

Once side of the building is the brewery and bar, where food is also served including a weekend brunch. (It’s a full bar, not just beer.) Just outside the bar area is a an even larger, partially-covered patio.

The other side of the facility is an axe-throwing venue that, while partly integrated with the brewery, has to be booked separately.

I had the 2023 Barrel Aged Night Shift Regular (Russian Imperial Stout).

8012 N Hale Ave
Peoria, IL 61615
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Scooter’s 1729th bar, first visited in 2023.

There are two rooms, and the main entrance is through the pool table room that awkwardly opens right up against one of the seating tables. We weren’t really sure why the door that goes straight into the main bar room isn’t being used.

I had Guinness.

129 E Washington St
Kearney, MO 64060
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Scooter’s 1728th bar, first visited in 2023.

There’s indoor seating and a covered deck along east side overlooking the river.

I started with a sparking line (I can’t remember if it was a prosecco or a Moscato) followed by a Southern Pecan (brown ale) by Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company

11500 State Hwy N
Scott City, MO 63780
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Scooter’s 1727th bar, first visited in 2023.

Unfortunately, at least on this day, several of the taps were out, Of those that were left, a couple were duplicates and a couple more were boring standard mass-produced domestics. So for all practically purposes it was really more like “10 Taps” for my visit. (They do have food, though.)

I had a Cinnamon Maple Stout by Six Mile Bridge Brewing, and a Vanilla Porter by Breckenridge Brewery.

36 N Spanish St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
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Scooter’s 1726th bar, first visited in 2023.

This is a large, dark-finished, multi-room establishment with a bar that pokes through a wall to serve the two main rooms. There’s an outdoor courtyard with a stage and lots of tables, and through the back is a separate (but attached) building with the main indoor stage where a band was getting set up.

For the gentlemen: the restroom in the main bar is for micturition (aka #1) only. You walk down a hall lined with dictionary definitions for various states of inebriation, then enter an elegantly-decorated room with a single wall-length outside trough. “If you need to make use of a cubicle” as the bartender so delicately put it (aka “make poopies”), THAT men’s room is in the back building where the main stage is.

From looking at the web site, it seems I visited fewer than half of the various rooms and buildings that make up this venue.

I had a Guinness and then warmed/yellowed the ice before I left.

10 S Spanish St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
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Scooter’s 1723rd bar, first visited in 2023.

This is a massive multi-room / multi-level Irish bar. It had a pool table, and the east half of the building was more of a restaurant feel.

I was nearly fooled by the eather confusing men’s room sign. (I also noticed the men’s room had an odd transparent partition separating the urinals from the sink… seemed kinda pointless.)

I had a Hershey’s Chocolate Porter by Yuengling Brewery.

300 Broadway
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
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Scooter’s 1722nd bar, first visited in 2023.

This brewery seems to be well known for its pizza, but I had already eaten so didn’t get to give that a shot.

I had the Elmer IPA, the Blue Sky Blonde, the Southern Cross (New Zealand IPA), and the Brown Ale.

121 Broadway
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
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Scooter’s 1716th bar, first visited in 2023.

The building is a former firehouse, converted to a massive brewery/restaurant. Apart from the large rectangular central bar there are massive seating levels on two levels, plus outdoor seating both on the sidewalk and on a rooftop deck.

My flight consisted of the Steel Cut Stout, the Dundee Export 90 Scotch Ale, Pursuit of Juiciness (NEIPA), and the Capitol (with Simcoe Cask Conditioned) — a pale ale that was a last-moment substitution after the keg blew of whatever I originally wanted in that spot was.

Unfortunately that last second substitution ended up being one of the worst craft beers I’ve ever had. Definitely among bottom ten out of the over 2,700 distinct craft beers I’d had up until then. So unfortunately that’s the memory I was left with. I should have STARTED with that one because any of the other three beers would have ended this visit on a good note!

514 S 11th St
Omaha, NE 68102
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Scooter’s 1714th bar, first visited in 2023.

We both had ourselves a bunch of breakfast food. I had coffee boozed up in various ways, my friend stuck to Bloody Marys.

After we left here we went to a nearby convenience store to get some Ibuprofen, where we both got in trouble for failing to notice the “no backpacks” sign among the sea of signs on the front of the building.

1125 Jackson S
Omaha, NE 68102
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Scooter’s 1709th bar, first visited in 2023.

The menu is primarily German food & beer, but when it came to the food we both got nervous and went with “safe” picks. My friend got kebobs (which turned out to me more like wraps instead of the skewers he was expecting) while I went safer still with chicken strips. Beer-wise I had a Hofbräu Dunkel / Dunkel Gold by Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München.

It was too cold to enjoy the beer garden itself so we stayed inside. But it’s a pretty impressive patio.

6209 Maple St
Omaha, NE 68104
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Scooter’s 1705th bar, first visited in 2023.

I had a chicken tenders platter, but I completely forgot to check in my beer on UnTappd so I have no idea what I had to drink. I am pretty sure I did not have Guinness. I had something local, either an IPA or a brown ale. It annoys me that I didn’t keep track. The only thing I am certain of is that it was NOT a Fairy Nectar IPA by Kros Strain Brewing because that’s what my friend ordered.

1003 Capitol Ave
Omaha, NE 68102
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Scooter’s 1701st bar, first visited in 2023.

Since I’d already had plenty of Atwater beer at the main brewery, I went with my airport standard of Coffee & Bailey’s here.

Romulus, MI 48242
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Scooter’s 1699th bar, first visited in 2023.

This was a bit tricky to find, the car’s GPS led us to two incorrect parking lots before we found it.

In addition to pizza, I had an Espresso Martini, a Leeway (rittenhouse rye / heering cherry / sweet vermouth / cherry bitters / walnut bitters), and a Chicken & Waffle Old Fashioned.

256 S Broadway St
Lake Orion, MI 48362
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Scooter’s 1697th bar, first visited in 2023.

We stayed here for quite a while, sharing several plates of appetizers while playing shufflepuck and having a few rounds of drinks.

The bar counter works its way up a few steps, continuing around the corner from the bar room into the main dining area. There is also a big, well-decorated patio in the back.

I had a Dragon’s Milk Reserve: Coffee Chocolate (2023) by New Holland Brewing, an O.C.P. (Oatmeal Creme Pie) (brown ale) by Pigeon Hill Brewing Company, and whatever shots were ordered.

This trough appears to have bene custom-made to fill 100% of the available space.

1460 Michigan Ave
Detroit, MI 48216
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Scooter’s 1697th bar, first visited in 2023.

As we approached we were worried we wouldn’t be able to get in because there was a big crowd of people standing outside the door, but as we turned the corner a shuttle bus showed up to take them all to the baseball game. Inside we found a much quieter bar than it had been just a few minutes earlier.

There are two rooms, the back more suited for eating. There’s also a covered patio in the form of a canopy in a parking lot.

I had Guinness and whatever shot my group ordered a round of.

1384 Michigan Ave
Detroit, MI 48226
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Scooter’s 1695th bar, first visited in 2023.

Lots of bar seating and tables indoors, a patio outside, and even an outdoor rooftop bar. Food is served, and there’s a small gift shop.

I had a flight with their Dirty Blond (witbier), Vanilla Java Porter (gotta try it fresh from the source), Detroit City Juice (NE IPA), and Atwater IPA.

237 Jos Campau, Detroit, MI 48207
Detroit, MI 48207
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Scooter’s 1693rd bar, first visited in 2023.

We were seated on the upper level.

In addition to my food (I think it was a burger) I had Delirium Tremens by Delirium – Huyghe Brewery and a Fresh Squeezed (IPA) by Deschutes Brewery

2460 Market St.
Detroit, MI 48207
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Scooter’s 1692nd bar, first visited in 2023.

10701 Lambert International Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63145
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Scooter’s 1691st bar, first visited in 2023.

I had two different types of pizza, the Arrow Head Stout (Muddy Fork Brewing), a wine flight, and at least one additional glass of wine.

90 Main St
Holt, MO 64048
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Scooter’s 1690th bar, first visited in 2023.

11101 Johnson Dr
Shawnee, KS 66203
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Scooter’s 1687th bar, first visited in 2023.

Since it was pouring down rain and we still had just under an hour to wait for our train, our choices were to wait outside under the train station awning or go across the parking lot for one last round of drinks.

I had a Barrel Aged Manhattan (pictured below). I believe there was one other drink — possibly a round of shots — but I don’t remember for certain.

315 E. 1st St.
Hermann, MO 65041
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Scooter’s 1686th bar, first visited in 2023.

In addition to the brisket platter, I had a couple of cocktails. The first was the Black Pepper Basil Smash (pictured below). The second was either the Maple Pecan Old Fashioned or the Campfire Old Fashioned, unfortunately I forgot to take a picture and I can’t remember which I picked.

4 Schiller St,
Hermann, MO 65041
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Scooter’s 1682nd bar, first visited in 2023.

We were planning to eat dinner here, but when we got inside it was so crazy we decided “no way” and just had drinks. (We later got snacks at the BP across the street then reheated the previous day’s leftovers back at the house.)

I was kinda hoping to get to see the upstairs sister bar (Up Top @ Loose Caboose), but it isn’t air-conditioned so doesn’t open during warm weather.

I had Guinness.

113 W. 5th St.
Hermann, MO 65041
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Scooter’s 1681st bar, first visited in 2023.

We started to come here Friday night but it was too crowded and noisy, tonight it was a somewhat more relaxed environment.

I don’t remember what the cocktail was that I got, and unfortunately I didn’t snap a pic of the menu so I might never know what it was.

The lat/lon given here (map marker) is the location of the stairs down to the cellar bar.

403 Market St.
Hermann, MO 65041
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Scooter’s 1680th bar, first visited in 2023.

We lost part of our group here to tiredness, they went back to the house.

At first this place looked tiny, but then I noticed it occupied both sides of the building and has a large seating area on the half behind the bar. I was also told there is a patio in back though I didn’t go for a look.

Just now, while writing this, I also learned it is a hotel and there are guest rooms on the upper level.

We each had a cocktail, I chose their take on an old fashioned for mine.

115 Schiller St.
Hermann, MO 65041
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Scooter’s 1679th bar, first visited in 2023.

Having opened in 1878, it claims to be the oldest continuously-operating bar west of the Mississippi. This makes at least three bars now I’ve been to that make the same claim.

Since we were just here for drinks I didn’t look at the food menu, but from what I saw on plates it looked like sausages/brats and other German good.

I had Guinness and had a round of shots as well, though I don’t remember what.

206 E. 1st St
Hermann, MO 65041
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Scooter’s 1678th bar, first visited in 2023.

In the restaurant, with our meal of German and German-inspired food, I had a glass of wine that I can’t remember — when we returned the next day we shared tasting flights I tried probably 2/3 of what was available to choose from, followed by a glass from a bottle we bought to drink on-site.

1110 Stone Hill Hwy
Hermann, MO 65041
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Scooter’s 1674th bar, first visited in 2023.

101 E. 4th St.
Hermann, MO 65041
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Scooter’s 1673rd bar, first visited in 2023.

The food was good, but it was a but of a surreal experience. About 10 minutes after we started eating, the server came out to apologize for the delay, then began bringing out a duplicate of one of our table’s meals. They ended up not charging for it, and we ended up reheating those leftovers later around midnight when we were watching the meteor shower back at our rental house.

The other thing that made this a weird visit was spending 15-20 minutes searching for a missing cellphone that we later found out had never bee brought here in the first place.

I drank a Midnight Whistle (dopplebock) by Tin Mill Brewery. I wanted to have a second beer, but the second round we ordered was never delivered.

414 Market Street
Hermann, MO 65041
United States
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Scooter’s 1669th bar, first visited in 2023.

With time really for only one drink since everyone else had left, and me not really in the mood for sours, I had an Old Mission Stout by Old Mission Beer Company.

13512 Peninsula Dr
Traverse City, MI 49686
United States
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Scooter’s 1665th bar, first visited in 2023.

I had a Downstream Cream Milk Stout.

400 W Front St
Traverse City, MI 49684
United States
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Scooter’s 1664th bar, first visited in 2023.

I had a Bell’s Two-Hearted IPA.

8724 Lake St
Port Austin, MI 48467
United States
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Scooter’s 1663rd bar, first visited in 2023.

I had a Founders All Day IPA.

8706 Lake St
Port Austin, MI 48467
United States
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Scooter’s 1662nd bar, first visited in 2023.

In the mornings, this is a coffee shop. I had already been here for coffee before returning today for drinks.

I had a Vanilla Java Porter by Atwater Brewing.

119 E Spring St
Port Austin, MI 48467
United States
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Scooter’s 1661st bar, first visited in 2023.

Inside was packed so we went outside to sit. Not seeing any obvious signs that there were servers, a couple of us went inside to order drinks only to be shooed back out with a server following us.

I had half pours of the Coconut Porter and the Kona Coffee Stout. I liked the latter so much I ordered a full pour to follow it up.

I bought the group’s rounds and after I paid the final total seemed too low so I asked her to look up the details and reads them back to me. Good thing I did, I had misplaced a decimal point and accidentally tipped just $2 on a $99 tab. I quickly apologized and handed her a twenty. Accidental assholery averted!

6758 Pine St
Caseville, MI 48725
United States
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Scooter’s 1660th bar, first visited in 2023.

It was pouring down rain, and though the patio was covered the roof did have quite a few leaks, so it seemed a little odd that they were seating everyone outside. But we loved it here. We absolutely destroyed every plate of appetizers that was delivered to our table,m and the drinks were fantastic.

I had a Michigan Amber by Big Lake Brewing, and a maple-pecan old fashioned.

There were more before we ordered our appetizers.

282 Grindstone Rd
Port Austin, MI 48467
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Scooter’s 1657th bar, first visited in 2023.

320 Southwest Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64108
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Scooter’s 1655th bar, first visited in 2023.

The first day we tried (Thursday), it was already closed well ahead of their posted hours because the last cruise ship was already departing.

The next day (Friday) we tried to visit while all the cruise ships were active, and there was a sign on the door stating that it would be closed for a private event until 3pm. We returned around 3:20pm to find that it was now closed for the day.

We finally found it open on Saturday, but with our group split up we all ended up visiting it at different times, but reunited there at the end of the day before returning to our rental house.

As I mentioned, it’s an old-west themed bar. Unsure how much of the decor is authentic vs how much is manufactured for the tourists. There are two levels, plus an attached gift shop that also has its own entrance from the street so that it can maintain its own separate hours. Food is served.

Their trademark is their Duck Fart shot, so we all made sure to get that. Since we were in a hurry to get back to our house after a very long day, that was the only drink I had.

278 S Franklin St
Juneau, AK 99801
United States
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Scooter’s 1653rd bar, first visited in 2023.

Plate glass windows allow for a full view on three sides, and there is also outdoor seating decks.

I had a Chuli Stout from Denali Brewing and an adult hot chocolate.

The address listed here is the address of the sky tram ticket office, as that is the primary means of access.

490 S Franklin St
Juneau, AK 99801
United States
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Scooter’s 1652nd bar, first visited in 2023.

While we waited for our order I had a Black Fang (imperial stout) and a DMMDI (Devil Made Me Do It) IPA, both by Haines Brewing.

1102 2nd St
Juneau, AK 99824
United States
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Scooter’s 1649th bar, first visited in 2023.

For some reason I forgot to take any interior photos except of my flight, but I know they served food and had a merchandise display. There was no apparent outdoor seating.

In accordance with Alaska’s looney brewery laws, there was no seating at the bar counter. I am almost certain that this was the brewery that had a sign listing all the ways Alaska’s brewery laws forbid fun (no NV, no music, no playing games) but I honestly can’t say for sure if that was this brewery or one of the others since that photo has somehow vanished.

I had the Signature IPA, the Cocoroon Imperial Hazelnut-Coconut-Macaroon Pastry Stout, and the Wafel House (Pastry stout brewed with stroopwafel).

100 N Franklin St
Juneau, AK 99801
United States
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Scooter’s 1648th bar, first visited in 2023.

This has an expansive seating area both inside and out, with a great view overlooking the bay from both locations. Indoors has a large fireplace for the colder months, a well stocked gift shop, and a separate window in the back for ordering food. In accordance with Alaska’s still-looney brewery laws (even after a 2022 attempt at reform), there is no seating permitted at the bar.

I had the Golden North (pale lager), Statter Oatmeal Stout, Nitro 7 Black (oatmeal stout nitro), Barrel Aged Imperial Brown W/ Cacao Nibs, AukNess (black lager), and Red Spruce (amber ale with locally-picked spruce tips).

Handy tip: Park in the lot on the west side of the building to avoid a lengthy walk of shame around to the correct entrance.

11798 Glacier Hwy
Juneau, AK 99801
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Scooter’s 1647th bar, first visited in 2023.

In addition to halibut & chips, I had a Quilter’s Irish Death (strong ale) by Iron Horse Brewery.

2 Marine Way #106
Juneau, AK 99801
United States
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Scooter’s 1646th bar, first visited in 2023.

This is an entirely outdoor bar, mostly covered, with firepits at most if not all of the tables. From what I understand, it opened during the COVID lockdowns and for a while was the only bar able to operate in Juneau during that time.

Food is provided by a permanently-parked taco truck right next to the patio.

The adults all had a round of their signature Bear Fart shot, which I chased with a Chuli Stout by Denali Brewing.

210 Admiral Way
Juneau, AK 99801
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Scooter’s 1645th bar, first visited in 2023.

In addition to some fried shrimp, I had the Junrau Juice (IPA) by Alaskan Brewing.

9105 Mendenhall Rd
Juneau, AK
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Scooter’s 1644th bar, first visited in 2023.

“Wow, they sure have a lot of Elysian beers on the menu,” I thought to myself before figuring out that it’s affiliated with Elysian Brewing.

The snacks, drinks, and service were all great, and it was a nice comfortable area to kill some time while we waited for our flight to board.

I had the Dragonstooth Stout.

17801 International Blvd
Seattle, WA 98158
United States
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Scooter’s 1643rd bar, first visited in 2023.

There’s a huge spacious indoor seating area, but absolutely no one was in there because you can’t beat the waterfront patio’s view on a perfect spring day.

I had the fish & chips and a slice of the pizza. For my beverage, I had their Quiet Eon (BA imperial stout).

1901 Western Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
United States
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Scooter’s 1642nd bar, first visited in 2023.

In addition to our breakfasts my wife had a bloody Mary while I had a poinsettia.

902 Dodge St
Omaha, NE 68102
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Scooter’s 1638th bar, first visited in 2023.

By the time I got through security that had changed to a gate in concourse F. Having not done any advance research into F, I went and found my gate first, then saw this place right across from it. A perfect spot to grab some lunch and a drink while keeping an eye on my gate.

They were out of a lot of food items, but they did have chicken tenders and fries. I was feeling a bit beered-out so I got a drink called Minnesota Goodbyes — a coffee-based cocktail.

After I finished my drink and lunch I was considering ordering a beer. I glanced over at my gate to see how things were looking, and now there was a different city on the screen! I checked my boarding pass, and now it had a new gate again, this time way over in Concourse C! So I had to close my tab and speedwalk, reaching the new gate with just minutes to spare before boarding.

4300 Glumack Drive
St. Paul, MN 55111
United States
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Scooter’s 1637th bar, first visited in 2023.

It was actually supposed to be my second brewery today, I was planning to have brunch at a place called The Freehouse. But I overslept and didn’t have enough time to go get brunch if I was going to also make it to Surly. And perhaps that was for the best — because of a race being run that morning that cut off the direct routes to Surly, the Uber ride took a lot longer than it should have.

I had the Sydney Loves Kevin (Barrel-aged hazelnut stout) and the Port Barrel Aged Stout. I also grabbed a couple of bottles to go to take back home.

Since I missed out on my brunch, I started looking forward to Surly’s pizza that I’d heard so much about. Denied! Only brunch items here on Sunday morning. Unfortunately I’m too finnicky for nearly everything they had, so I just got some bacon to tide me over until the airport.

520 Malcolm Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
United States
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Scooter’s 1634th bar, first visited in 2023.

Bartender: “What can I get for you?”

Me: “Oh, the Maple Bacon Old Fashioned. I came here specifically for that!”

Bartender: “Oohhhh, I’m sorry, you must have looked at our online menu. That is horribly out of date. We don’t have that anymore.”

NOOOO!!!! NAVIN WAS RIGHT!!!!! DON’T TRUST WHITEY!!!!

Bartender: “The espresso martini is pretty good.”

Me: “Ok, I’ll take that!”

Bartender: “Oops, we’re out of martini glasses. Is a wine glass okay?”

Me: “Sure, as long as it’s still the same amount.”

Don’t worry, Trey Westbrook, despite this being named “Probably The Best Espresso Martini In The Whole World”, yours is still better.

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I was hungry but wanted something quick, so I got the fried walleye strips appetizer.

Technically this is a trough, but only if you and your very close friend are more slender than most. For those of us with BMIs over about 6, this is effectively just a wide urinal.

400 E Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55414
United States
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Scooter’s 1626th bar, first visited in 2023.

I had fish & chips for the second time today, and a Guinness.

903 S. Washington Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States
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Scooter’s 1625th bar, first visited in 2023.

My original plan was to have dinner and a couple of beers here. The huge crowd made it clear that I needed new plans for dinner. As for the beer, I discovered that their menu happened to have a beer offering that was a blend of the two beers I had originally planned to order separately, so I went with that: Dirty Latte (a blend of DeLovely Porter and Vanilla Latte Blonde).

When I finished the beer it was already starting to spit snow, so it was clear the cuts I made earlier in the day were the right move. My Uber got me to my hotel just minutes before the heavy snow started.

2325 Endicott St
St Paul, MN 55114
United States
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Scooter’s 1622nd bar, first visited in 2023.

This brewery is more of a restaurant, but there was a very small bar in the back where I plopped down. As I was looking over the beer menu the bartender mentioned that they had just put a new Hefeweizen on, so I went with that, and it was quite good. I neglected, however, to ask for a smaller pour, so what I received meant that I was in for a longer stay than I expected.

An early draft of my itinerary had me continuing southwest from here to Clutch Brewing and Summit Brewing, but I had cut those long ago because they would have prevented me from reaching where I wanted to end the evening before closing time. My new route instead took me west-northwest, with Burning Brothers Brewing as my next planned stop.

Unfortunately, checking the timing of the impending blizzard, it became clear I was going to have to make some cuts if I was going to make it back to the hotel before heavy snow started. Checking the current online tap lists, I made the difficult decision to cut Burning Brothers from the route.

445 Smith Ave N
St Paul, MN 55102
United States
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Scooter’s 1618th bar, first visited in 2023.

This was a fun bar with really friendly regulars. It was also nice seeing the bartender communicating in writing with a hearing-disabled patron who arrived shortly after me, he didn’t seem at all put out about the extra work.

I had fish & chips and Hamm’s on draft because that’s not an easy find back home.

241 7th St E
St Paul, MN 55101
United States
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Scooter’s 1617th bar, first visited in 2023.

There was a bit of a communication breakdown when I tried to place my order. Before I even arrived I had already pre-selected two beers I wanted to try, as I was trying to keep it to 2-3 5-oz pours per brewery in order maintain my liver through today’s itinerary. But as soon as I said “5 ounce” the bartender (who I think was also the owner) shut me down and made me get a complete flight because he didn’t want to keep making me 5oz pours despite my protest that the two I had asked for were all I wanted. Oh well, the beer was all good, so I decided to go with it and find someplace else later to drink less beer to offset this requirement. (Spoiler alert: that never happened, I drank my full allotment or more everywhere.)

I had the Yoerg’s Beer (their flagship lager) and the Black Forest Lager (dark lager), and also added the Yoerg’s Picnic (pilsner) and one of their guest European beers, the Pays d’Erpigny by Brouwerij Alvinne (barleywine) to round out the flight.

378 Maria Ave
St Paul, MN 55106
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Scooter’s 1615th bar, first visited in 2023.

This was a lovely English-style pub. The bartender was very friendly, and steered me toward the Lyon’s Lager (brewed for this bar by Schell’s Brewery) as opposed to one of the traditional more commonplace beers I was about to order instead.

On advice of the bartender, after I was finished here I walked around to the block behind the building to see the Bob Dylan mural.

And since that in turn put me in the right direction to do so, I decided to revisit two other bars that I had visited the first time I came to Minneapolis in August 2006. The first, Brass Rail, was already closed quite a few hours ahead of its posted closing time. No worries, though, I could see the lights were on at Loon Cafe so headed there next. Door locked! Also a couple hours ahead of closing time. It was thunderstorming by this point so that possibly killed business, but still. This ruined my mood and I decided to stop wasting time walking around looking for something open and went ahead and got an Uber back to the hotel to call it a night.

16 South 6th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55415
United States
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Scooter’s 1612th bar, first visited in 2023.

Along with my pizza I had the Trick Question, a DIPA, brewed by Bricksworth Beer. I didn’t even know until I saw it on the menu that they had their own beer.

BTW if you visit here immediately after 13 beers at 6 prior breweries and you get up to go use the restroom, leave a trail of breadcrumbs because the restrooms are not in the restaurant but elsewhere in the building and I got so lost coming back.

Apologies for the terrible patio photo — while I was having my dinner the weather changed form light rain to downpour and I couldn’t get water to stay off the lens.

305 N 5th Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55401
United States
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Scooter’s 1608th bar, first visited in 2023.

The TV was not on the ball game here, but I heard cheers erupt nonetheless and had to look up to see what was happening. It was the “TRUMP INDICTED” ticker scrolling across the bottom of the screen.

Supposedly the burgers are really good here, but I was still full from my airport BBQ back in KC and besides I had a dinner place already picked out for a few hours later.

I had the Take 6 (American IPA), Rubbish Oat Amber, and the Shadows in the Dark (imperial stout).

2934 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
United States
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Scooter’s 1605th bar, first visited in 2023.

1 Kansas City Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64153
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Scooter’s 1603rd bar, first visited in 2023.

500 E 18th St #103
Kansas City, MO 64108
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Scooter’s 1602nd bar, first visited in 2022.

I had a massive strip of fried walleye and their Total Eclipse Breakfast Stout.

As it wasn’t too busy only the main level was open, but as I explored the space I found there’s an even larger dining room upstairs that also had a full bar. There’s also outdoor seating in the courtyard.

The men’s room had a single urinal mounted only inches above the floor, I opted to not use it out of fear of making a terrible mess.

27 Broadway St, Toledo, OH 43604
Toledo, OH 43604
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Scooter’s 1601st bar, first visited in 2022.

Now it was late, we had not had dinner, and this was the closest spot we could find to the hotel that still had an open kitchen. So we dropped the car off at the hotel and walked back over here.

Everybody ordered food for themselves, we also ordered a few appetizers for us to all share. I ordered what I thought was going to be an individual-sized pizza. Then we all got our drinks. I had a Mayan Mocha Stout by Odd Side Ales.

After a while the appetizers came out. Then, a bit later, the food. Except not mine. So I waited. And waited. I was stick in the middle of a round booth and couldn’t get out without making everyone else get out, so my wife went to go check on my food. They assured her the pizza was coming. So I wanted some more. But hunger finally took over and I started eating appetizers. Before long I was full.

We gave up on the pizza, and just as we were about to go ask for it to be removed from the tab so we could leave, it was suddenly plopped down on the table before us.

It looked amazing, so I couldn’t pass it up, and forced myself to eat a few pieces. It was much larger than I was expecting, and with no practical way for us to save the leftovers, half of it got wasted. Which is criminal.

124 Cadillac Square
Detroit, MI 48226
United States
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Scooter’s 1597th bar, first visited in 2022.

I had The G.O.A.T. (Greatest Oatmeal Stout Of All Time) by Saugatuck Brewing Company.

333 E Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48226
United States
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Scooter’s 1596th bar, first visited in 2022.

About thirty minutes into our walk we came across a bar that the rest of the group (minus me) had visited a few years earlier but it was extremely busy and they left after 40 minutes of being unable to get anyone to take their drink order. And I had wanted to visit ever since based solely on their pictures.

We peered inside and saw that it wasn’t too terribly busy, and there were enough open seats at the bar for us to sit together. So we went on in, and this time got served right away!

This bar was originally a rail station. There’s a separate room off to the side of the bar room that’s all table seating, and a mezzanine with additional table seating.

I had an Old Shuck (English porter) by North Pier Brewing.

After one round we decided our sleepy companion had napped long enough so we began making out way back to the hotel to wake her — albeit with quite a bit more sightseeing along the way.

612 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48226
United States
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Scooter’s 1595th bar, first visited in 2022.

Unfortunately it was rather crowded and we had to stand, so we just had one drink and left. I had a Guinness.

I did manage to move around inside enough to see that there was another room behind where we were standing. I also remember there being "something odd" about the men's room but because I wasn't alone in there I couldn't get a picture so that I would remember later what it was.

655 Beaubien Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226
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Scooter’s 1593rd bar, first visited in 2022.

We had a couple of rounds of drinks while watching the second half of the US-England World Cup game.

I had a Ghettoblaster Ale by Motor City Brewing Works and a Guinness Original Extra Stout.

400 E Congress St
Detroit, MI 48226
United States
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Scooter’s 1592nd bar, first visited in 2022.

In addition to lots of fascinating quirky decor, there is a rather large patio in back that overlooks Paint Creek and the Rochester River Walk.