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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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#1408: The Cave Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Lanagan, MO) Scooter’s 1408th bar, first visited in 2019. How’s this for something different, a biker bar that’s actually in a cave! My original plan was to eat lunch here,... -
#1407: Saddlebock Brewery
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1407th bar, first visited in 2019. After the exhibit I went to see at the Crystal Bridges art museum, the final things on my itinerary before it... -
#1405: Black Apple Crossing
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1405th bar, first visited in 2019. So remember how in the previous entry I said I wasn’t in the mood for cider? Well here’s what happened... -
#1403: West Mountain Brewing Company
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1403rd bar, first visited in 2019. This should have been a 5-minute walk from the previous brewery. But my Uber ride to Crisis Brewing followed a... -
#1398: Apple Blossom Brewing
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1398th bar, first visited in 2019. By now I’d checked into my hotel, and was now on the Uber portion of the day. This place felt more... -
#1388: Social BTB
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Joplin, MO) Scooter’s 1388th bar, first visited in 2019. This was my planned dinner stop, and I hoped that since it was getting a little late it wouldn’t be... -
#1384: Stroud’s Oak Ridge Manor
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Oak Ridge, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1384th bar, first visited in 2019. Considering I’ve been coming here for more than two decades, it was stunning to me when I looked... -
#1383: The Clubhouse Experience
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1383rd bar, first visited in 2019. After more than a decade of dormancy, the basement courtyard of the Wallstreet Tower is alive again! This new... -
#1382: Streetcar Grille & Tavern
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1382nd bar, first visited in 2019. Another new place that also opened very recently in the ground floor retail area of a parking garage. My... -
#1380: Independent Ale House
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Rapid City, SD) Scooter’s 1380th bar, first visited in 2019. “Wait, you picked this place for the beer, not the food!” my wife said, angrily, when we stepped inside.... -
#1378: Fort Rockvale
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Rockvale, MT) Scooter’s 1378th bar, first visited in 2019. This was not an intended stop, but after two attempts in a row to stop at gas stations to use the... -
#1377: Sip ‘n Dip Lounge
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Great Falls, MT) Scooter’s 1377th bar, first visited in 2019. Who would ever think that the bar in a borderline shady motel would be a tourist attraction? But that’s exactly... -
#1375: Swiss Lounge
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Glacier National Park, Browning, MT) Scooter’s 1375th bar, first visited in 2019. Despite how the picture looks, this place was absolutely packed so we ended up moving outside the bar... -
#1374: Thirsty Bear Saloon
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Waterton Park, AB) Scooter’s 1374th bar, first visited in 2019. After spending about an hour walking along the lake and then along the paved trail through town, we were ready... -
#1373: Kingsmen Ale House
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Lethbridge, AB) Scooter’s 1373rd bar, first visited in 2019. After spending a considerable amount of time trying to decide between Thai and Indian for dinner, we went with English pub.... -
#1370: The Block
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Great Falls, MT) Scooter’s 1370th bar, first visited in 2019. We arrived in Great Falls after most of the restaurants had closed, but this place was open and we... -
#1362: Elements
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown Square, Newark, OH) Scooter’s 1362nd bar, first visited in 2019. This is the hotel bar for the Doubletree in downtown Newark, though it has a separate entrace so it’s... -
#1358: Buckeye Lake Brewery
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Buckeye Lake, OH) Scooter’s 1358th bar, first visited in 2019. This was the first stop of a mini brewery crawl. Having a restaurant attached next door (accessible through the brewery... -
#1357: Mark Twain Brewing Company
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1357th bar, first visited in 2019. I’ve had their beer several times, but this was my first visit to the brewery. We rolled in late —... -
#1356: Pierpont’s
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1356th bar, first visited in 2019. I popped in here to meet my wife and a friend of ours at the bar for drinks and... -
#1347: Exile Brewing Company
Posted on July 2019 | No Comments(Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1347th bar, first visited in 2019. We walked down here from Carl’s, and despite having had breakfast just 2 hours earlier, we were hungry again and...
