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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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Ozark Beer Company
12 October 2019(Downtown, Rogers, AR) Scooter’s 1394th bar, first visited in 2019. Route-wise this should not have been my next brewery, but because it was still early in the day I had...
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Confluence Brewing
05 July 2019(Greater South Side, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1338th bar, first visited in 2019. Though I’ve had some of their beer before, this is my first visit to an Iowa brewery....
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Bobby’s Downtown
29 November 2019(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1419th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were at Mecca Bar we mentioned that we were looking for a place to get dinner. Bobby’s was...
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#752: Roadside Inn
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Martensdale, IA) Scooter’s 752nd bar, first visited in 2010. So we’re flying down Iowa 92, very far behind schedule for getting to a wedding reception we were do it, when... -
#750: Mojo’s
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 750th bar, first visited in 2010. The birthday group from the previous bar led us to Mojo’s. There was a strong smell of paint or varnish... -
#748: Pete’s Pizza
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 748th bar, first visited in 2010. We had placed our order when we first arrived in town, and now it was time to head back and... -
#747: The Zoo
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 747th bar, first visited in 2010. I’ve been wanting to come here for over a year due to it having the same name as my hangout... -
#745: Back In The Day Lounge
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Pleasantville, IA) Scooter’s 745th bar, first visited in 2010. We nearly forgot to go to Pleasantville. We had driven right on by, having not even seen a sign for... -
#744: Sandals Lounge
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 744th bar, first visited in 2010. This turned out to be a basement bar. It was a HUGE place. Several pool tables, darts, foosball, and video... -
#742: Dingus Lounge
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 742nd bar, first visited in 2010. This was a place we had to go to just for the name alone. However it was a challenge to find.... -
#737: The Office
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Chariton, IA) Scooter’s 737th bar, first visited in 2010. This place was brightly lit from natural lighting and very proudly showed off its Iowa Hawkeyes heritage. There was a... -
#735: JR’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Shaker, Buster’s Bar & Grill Scooter’s 735th bar, first visited in 2010. Though from the inside it appears to be a typical bar for a... -
#733: Sandbar
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Ottawa, KS) Scooter’s 733rd bar, first visited in 2010. This a pretty cool tropical-themed bar. It’s a lot small inside than it looks, about half of its public space is... -
#730: The Five Spot
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Garnett, KS) Scooter’s 730th bar, first visited in 2010. You could almost call this a motel bar, and you’d probably be right. But it’s isolated enough from the motel that... -
#728: Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Iola, KS) Scooter’s 728th bar, first visited in 2010. This was another bonus bar. We had planned to go to a place called Beer Blvd but it was closed... -
#724: Rusty’s Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Fort Scott, KS) Scooter’s 724th bar, first visited in 2010. This place looks really nice, but we were kind of bored. The bartender didn’t really interact with us, and... -
#720: Outpost Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(LaCygne, KS) Scooter’s 720th bar, first visited in 2010. This place is really popular. I know of several people from KC who hang out here quite a bit, mostly bikers... -
#716: The Landing
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Liberty, MO) Scooter’s 716th bar, first visited in 2010. Popular locally-owned suburban sports bar with good good and great happy hour deals (2 for 1 drinks). UFC, live music, and... -
#714: Roadies Rockhouse
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Formerly Harley Hotrods Scooter’s 714th bar, first visited in 2010. We stopped in here because it was the ONLY bar along 7 Hwy in Blue Springs open…... -
#711: Doghouse Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Grandview, MO) Scooter’s 711th bar, first visited in 2010. This aging but well-kept bar is one of two intoxicating bookends to this strip mall on the south side of Main... -
#710: Elbow Bend
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Grandview, MO) Scooter’s 710th bar, first visited in 2010. I didn’t know such a thing existed in the Kansas City area, but Elbow Bend is a Pittsburgh Steelers themed bar.... -
#706: Whiskey River
Posted on April 2010 | No Comments(Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 706th bar, first visited in 2010. Whiskey River has apparently just opened recently, the liquor license is new and there isn’t a permanent sign in place... -
#705: Rhymer’s on the Plaza
Posted on April 2010 | No Comments(Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 705th bar, first visited in 2010. When I pulled up to the run-down strip mall where Rhymer’s is located, I didn’t expect much. Probably just a... -
#703: Rude Dog Pub
Posted on April 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 703rd bar, first visited in 2010. The bar was pretty crowded when I arrived and only got busier during the course of my visit. Nonetheless...




















