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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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Elly’s Lake Front Tap
10 August 2006(Clear Lake, IA) Scooter’s 126th bar, first visited in 2006. It was a warm, overcast Thursday afternoon in August as we walked around downtown Clear Lake, Iowa, enjoying cold drinks...
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Piranha’s Bar & Grill
14 November 2010(Downtown, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 807th bar, first visited in 2010. We had noticed a 2 for 1 drink special advertised here when we first arrived in Nashville, so we wanted...
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Bang Brewing Company
31 March 2023(South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1624th bar, first visited in 2023. This was originally planned to be my last brewery of the night. It was a late...
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#1530: Electric Park at J. Reiger & Co.
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(East Bottoms, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1530th bar, first visited in 2022. The outdoor bar at J Reiger that was closed for the season the last time we were here.... -
#1526: Buoy Beer Company
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Astoria, OR) Scooter’s 1526th bar, first visited in 2022. This is a pretty fascinating brewery build right on the wharf overlooking the Columbia River. A glass bottom in the... -
#1525: The Beach Bite / Ros Rocas Bar & Grill
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Rockaway Beach, OR) Scooter’s 1525th bar, first visited in 2022. OPur plan for weeks was to visit Rick’s Roadhouse next door, a dive bar that looked right up our alley.... -
#1524: Pelican Brewing – Pacific City
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Pacific City, OR) Scooter’s 1524th bar, first visited in 2022. Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area was one of the first stops on our list of must-see beaches. Upon arrival, however... -
#1523: Deschutes Public House – Portland
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1523rd bar, first visited in 2022. I was tasked with with us finding lunch somewhere along the way to the coast, still in Portland, and only... -
#1517: Bamboo Penny’s
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Leawood Town Center, Leawood, KS) Scooter’s 1517th bar, first visited in 2022. Under normal circumstances an upscale place in Leawood is about the last place I’d be on a Saturday... -
#1514: Dodge City Brewing
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Dodge City, KS) Scooter’s 1514th bar, first visited in 2022. I was spending an evening in Dodge City and decided to check out their local brewery. There’s quite a... -
#1497: POG Brewing Company
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Cleveland, MO) Scooter’s 1497th bar, first visited in 2021. A brewery way out there, with pretty impressive food and a beer list that is all named for military slang terms.... -
#1488: Panther’s Place
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1488th bar, first visited in 2021. Not quite a speakeasy,. but pretty close. You have to follow them on Instagram to be apprised of when... -
#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,... -
#1491: Seaside Restaurant & Bar
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Crescent City, CA) Scooter’s 1491st bar, first visited in 2021. We were planning to go to Seaquake Brewing, but they had a nearly 2-hour wait which put it past closing...