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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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#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... -
#1115: Brass Rail
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(Oakland, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1115th bar, first visited in 2015. Ever since I first discovered the genre, I have been in love with neighborhood bars located in old houses. So... -
#1114: Joletta’s
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(North Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1114th bar, first visited in 2015. This bar represented unfinished business from May 5, 2007. Back on that date, we were at a bar called... -
#1113: Kick Start Saloon
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(North Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1113th bar, first visited in 2015. This bar is so far over the top that I’ll let the plethora of photos do most of the... -
#1112: 6th Street Back Door
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(Central Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1112th bar, first visited in 2015. What a unique and unexpected find. This was tacked on as a last second replacement after another bar was... -
#1110: Victoria’s Bar
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(Terra Heights, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1110th bar, first visited in 2015. A small dive bar on the south end of Topeka. This is a full bar (not 3.2). There’s a... -
#1109: The Shack
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(East Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1109th bar, first visited in 2015. Our first stop on a birthday pub crawl for my youngest brother Kurt, we were going into this place... -
#1108: Bookie’s
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(Harrisonville, MO) Scooter’s 1108th bar, first visited in 2015. We stopped in here briefly to have a beer while waiting for a tow truck. While we were on the phone... -
#1104: 64 Tavern & Grille
Posted on June 2015 | No Comments(Tremont Square, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1104th bar, first visited in 2015. Sports bar with a good size patio, lots of video screens, and some pretty good burgers. We came... -
#1103: American Legion Post 58
Posted on May 2015 | No Comments(Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1103rd bar, first visited in 2015. This was an unplanned stop. We were intending to go to a bar in Plattsburg, but exited in Kearney when we... -
#1099: The Celtic Fox Irish Pub
Posted on April 2015 | No Comments(Downtown, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1099th bar, first visited in 2015. The restaurant is on one side of the building, the pub is on the other. There’s outdoor seating in the... -
#1096: The Spot
Posted on April 2015 | No Comments(Quinton Heights, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1096th bar, first visited in 2015. A nice little dive bar in a residential neighborhood. There’s a covered patio with picnic tables, free popcorn, and... -
#1094: Abigail’s
Posted on April 2015 | No Comments(Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1094th bar, first visited in 2015. A nice neighborhood dive bar in the back corner of a strip mall next to Walmart. Serves burgers and... -
#1093: Stevie Rae’s
Posted on April 2015 | No Comments(Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1093rd bar, first visited in 2015. This rather-hard-to-get-to bar just recently opened and was prepping for a birthday party. It’s more of a pool hall,...
