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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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Restaurant Archive
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#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,... -
#1493: Enoteca
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Crescent City, CA) Scooter’s 1493rd bar, first visited in 2021. We thought this was a cocktail bar based on pictures we saw in Google reviews, but beer and wine... -
#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... -
#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... -
#1487: Sarah’s On The Hill
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1487th bar, first visited in 2021. We were taking some out of town friends around for drinks when my wife noticed this on the... -
#1483: Catalyst – Kitchen, Taproom, Patio, & Brewing Co.
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Formerly Local Kitchen + Patio Scooter’s 1483rd bar, first visited in 2021. This big restaurant/brewery with a big patio is located in a relatively new shop[ping center in... -
#: Lazlo’s Brewery & Grill
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1470th bar, first visited in 2021. Lazlo’s is the front-end tasting room for the adjacent Empyrean Brewing. I had a snack here and unfortunately they don’t... -
#1464: Big Ten Tavern
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Bennet, NE) Scooter’s 1464th bar, first visited in 2021. From what it sounds like, this place recently opened under new ownership. The bar is divided into three main seating areas,... -
#1463: Bing’s Sports Bar
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Nebraska City, NE) Scooter’s 1463rd bar, first visited in 2021. Sports Bar serving pizza that I’ve somehow managed to miss despite passing through Nebraska City numerous times in the... -
#1462: Grains & Taps
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lee’s Summit, MO) Scooter’s 1462nd bar, first visited in 2021. This brewery and restaurant/taproom grew from the Grains & Taps home brewing store a few blocks down the street.... -
#1460: Iron Kettle Brewing
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Grain Valley, MO) Scooter’s 1460th bar, first visited in 2021. New brewery in downtown Grain Valley that did a really nice job fixing up one of the original old... -
#1459: Dewar’s Clubhouse
Posted on May 2021 | No Comments(Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers, FL) Scooter’s 1459th bar, first visited in 2021. Had lunch and several drinks here during a long wait for our flight home. Taps were... -
#1458: Cabbage Key
Posted on April 2021 | No Comments(Pineland, FL) Scooter’s 1458th bar, first visited in 2021. We stopped here for lunch and drinks while island-hopping in our rental boat. I had a Cowboy Way (IPA) by LaBelle... -
#1457: Mango’s Pool Bar
Posted on April 2021 | No Comments(North Captiva, FL) Scooter’s 1457th bar, first visited in 2021. Outdoor bar located between the swimming pool and the boat docks that we ended up vising multiple times. I had... -
#1453: Conrad’s Restaurant & Alehouse
Posted on April 2021 | No Comments(Liberty Triangle, Liberty, MO) Scooter’s 1453rd bar, first visited in 2021. Restaurant and craft beer bar that AJ and I dropped into after conducting a Craigslist transaction nearby. I had... -
#1452: Bar Stilwell
Posted on February 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1452nd bar, first visited in 2021. The bar in the main lobby of the new Loew’s Hotel. The bar features split-level seating areas with an... -
#1451: 23rd Street Brewery
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1451st bar, first visited in 2020. By the time we got here I was getting pretty full, so I just had a Bartertown Brown. 3512 Clinton Parkway... -
#1450: Black Stag Brewery
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1450th bar, first visited in 2020. This was a bit frustrating, because their online menu was out of date and they were out of absolutely every... -
#1449: Free State Brewing Company
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1449th bar, first visited in 2020. I actually visited this place around 30 years ago, not long after it opened. But I was not quite 21... -
#1448: Lawrence Beer Company
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1448th bar, first visited in 2020. My brother and I had passport books that were about to expire so headed to Lawrence to visit (or re-visit) all... -
#1444: Madison’s
Posted on September 2020 | No Comments(West Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Formerly The Point Scooter’s 1444th bar, first visited in 2020. I had been here a few times when it was The Point. The remodel that...
