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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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outdoor seating Archive
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#1294: Tallgrass Taphouse
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Manhattan, KS) Scooter’s 1294th bar, first visited in 2018. For some reason I always pictured this as a small place with a rustic unfinished wood interior. It’s the exact... -
#1286: Epic Brewing Company
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(River North Arts District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1286th bar, first visited in 2018. The walk here from Black Shirt seemed a lot longer than it really was, this was largely... -
#1285: Black Shirt Brewing Co.
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(River North Arts District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1285th bar, first visited in 2018. After crossing over the rail yard we decided to backtrack to here because we were getting hungry... -
#1283: Great Divide Barrel Bar
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(River North Arts District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1283rd bar, first visited in 2018. This is the newer of the two Great Divide tap rooms we had planned to visit, unfortunately... -
#1282: Mockery Brewing
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(River North Arts District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1282nd bar, first visited in 2018. This was probably my favorite of the Denver breweries we visited on this trip. A very small... -
#1281: Blue Moon Brewing Company at RiNo District
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(River North Arts District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1281st bar, first visited in 2018. I don’t think either of us had originally planned on visiting Blue Moon, but since it was... -
#1280: Welcome Inn
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(River North Arts District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1280th bar, first visited in 2018. We began out day with a good breakfast nearby at The Butcher Block, but we greatly over-estimated... -
#1277: Cerebral Brewing
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Congress Park, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1277th bar, first visited in 2018. After returning to the hotel and resting for a few hours, we ventured back out for a short second... -
#1275: Avery Brewing Company
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Twin Lakes Tech Park, Boulder, CO) Scooter’s 1275th bar, first visited in 2018. I wish I wasn’t going to have to drive for over an hour in rush hour traffic... -
#1274: Funkwerks
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Fort Collins, CO) Scooter’s 1274th bar, first visited in 2018. I’m generally not a fan of sours, which is what Funkwerks specializes in, so I wasn’t sure if we’d like... -
#1273: New Belgium Brewing Company
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Fort Collins, CO) Scooter’s 1273rd bar, first visited in 2018. Our first brewery for the Colorado portion on this trip. This is a huge facility, and was rather busy, and... -
#1272: Burnout Grill
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Milliken, CO) Scooter’s 1272nd bar, first visited in 2018. We were heading to Fort Collins and I had found nice little family diner to stop for breakfast along the way.... -
#1267: Maggie Mae’s
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 1267th bar, first visited in 2018. I’m not sure how I missed this place in 2007, considering it’s along the route I would have taken to The... -
#1265: Chuck’s Bar
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 1265th bar, first visited in 2018. We popped in here for a bit because we arrived in Salina a little too early for the brewery we planned... -
#1264: Christine’s Firehouse
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1264th bar, first visited in 2018. New location! Right around the corner from the old place. It’s only been open a few days so... -
#1263: Mo Brew
Posted on August 2018 | No Comments(West 39th, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1263rd bar, first visited in 2018. Craft beer bar that borders on both sports bar and five bar. Great staff. Open and airy with... -
#1262: The Peanut on 64th
Posted on August 2018 | No Comments(North, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1262nd bar, first visited in 2018. Stopped in for a beer and a bite to eat after a long afternoon of programming. I had a... -
#1258: East Forty Brewing
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1258th bar, first visited in 2018. A new brewery in downtown Blue Springs. Lots of seating inside, several games (including skee-ball), and a good sized... -
#1257: Courthouse Exchange
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Independence Square, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 1257th bar, first visited in 2018. I never knew this was here, despite it having been around for about 120 years. A basement restaurant/bar, with... -
#1254: Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1254th bar, first visited in 2018. After a day of hiking we googled the “best place for crab legs in Anchorage” and were surprised to find... -
#1252: Ray’s Waterfront
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Small Boat Harbor, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1252nd bar, first visited in 2018. We had about 45 minutes to kill between finishing a boat cruise and the arrival of our bus...
