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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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#1149: Gluek’s Restaurant & Bar
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1149th bar, first visited in 2016. Nice German restaurant / beer hall with a small sidewalk patio. As we approached we noticed a number of people... -
#1150: Nomad World Pub
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(West Bank, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1150th bar, first visited in 2016. This wasn’t originally on our list but the bartender at The Local (who also works here) recommended it. In... -
#1148: The Local
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1148th bar, first visited in 2016. Beautiful and large Irish pub in the heart of downtown with a big sidewalk seating area. I was disappointed to... -
#1147: Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Nordeast, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1147th bar, first visited in 2016. New incarnation in a new location, so ten years later, to the day, I get to claim it again! Large... -
#1146: Betty Danger’s Country Club
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Nordeast, Minneapolis, MN) Formerly Psycho Suzi’s Scooter’s 1146th bar, first visited in 2016. Kitschy to borderline bizarre country-club themed bar, complete with event space, a restaurant, indoor and outdoor dining/drinking,... -
#1144: Town Hall Brewery
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1144th bar, first visited in 2016. This wasn’t a planned stop as we had thought it closed at 11pm on Thursdays, but when we passed by... -
#1140: Republic
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1140th bar, first visited in 2016. Craft beer bar with a good selection of local beers. I had fish & chips, which were good, but I... -
#1138: The Landing Patio Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Clear Lake, IA) Scooter’s 1138th bar, first visited in 2016. Stopped here for lunch on the way to the Twin Cities, a waterfront bar right on the lake. Had some... -
#1139: The Muddy Pig
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Summit-University, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1139th bar, first visited in 2016. The oldest craft beer bar in the Twin Cities. It’s hard for be to call it a dive with... -
#1137: Lockerbie Pub
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Indianapolis, IN) Scooter’s 1137th bar, first visited in 2016. A small but charming dive bar with good food, a tiny canopy in the back parking lot, and a surprisingly... -
#1134: Seventh Son Brewing Company
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Italian Village, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1134th bar, first visited in 2016. Like the previous places, also a former service station. Food trucks out front. The indoor seating are was crowded... -
#1133: Lineage Brewing
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Old North Columbus, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1133rd bar, first visited in 2016. Shared two flights with family, between the two sampled everything they had. There’s a small patio out front.... -
#1132: Ruins Pub
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly The Bulldog Scooter’s 1132nd bar, first visited in 2016. I only add a new bar located on the site of an old bar if it’s... -
#1131: Calibration Brewery
Posted on June 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1131st bar, first visited in 2016. New microbrewery, bringing the total in North Kansas City to 3. I only had 10 minutes, just enough... -
#1130: Harry’s Bar and Tables
Posted on March 2016 | No Comments(Westport, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1130th bar, first visited in 2016. Stopped in here for a quick drink while waiting for my table to open up at another place across... -
#1129: Rusty Horse Tavern
Posted on March 2016 | No Comments(Parkville Commons, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1129th bar, first visited in 2016. A borderline upscale suburban restaurant/bar with good food and a solid rotating selection of craft and import beer. 6325... -
#1128: Sol Cantina
Posted on December 2015 | No Comments(Union Hill, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1128th bar, first visited in 2015. Mexican restaurant & bar in the Martini Corner area. Stopped in briefly as part of a pub crawl.... -
#1125: Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar
Posted on November 2015 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1125th bar, first visited in 2015. Most of our group had not tried mead before, so half of us went with the safe bet, the Apple... -
#1124: Grass Skirt Tiki Room
Posted on November 2015 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1124th bar, first visited in 2015. What a lot of fun this place was! We spent well over an hour here, enjoying appetizers and multiple rounds... -
#1120: Old Folks Lounge
Posted on October 2015 | No Comments(East Side, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1120th bar, first visited in 2015. This is a bar I have wanted to visit for years, but I’ve always been too scared to... -
#1118: Whiplash
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(East Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1118th bar, first visited in 2015. This biker bar was rather tricky to get to due to road construction, but was worth the effort to...
