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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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St. Ambrose Cellars
02 September 2021(Beulah, MI) Scooter’s 1505th bar, first visited in 2021. We decided to spend an afternoon hanging out at a winery, which turned out to also have mead and their own...
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Old Stove Brewing
10 May 2023(Downtown, Seattle, WA) Scooter’s 1643rd bar, first visited in 2023. We came across this place while walking around Pike Place Market during a layover and trying to find someplace for...
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Dusty’s Bar
12 August 2006(Nord East, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 161st bar, first visited in 2006. The bar was pretty busy so we sat at a table and the smell of Dago Burgers was mouthwatering....
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#1758: Wine & Shine Tasting Room
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) 39.34218808045378, -94.22070846520295 Scooter’s 1758th bar, first visited in 2024. The final stop on our tasting tour during our weekend camping trip at Watkins Mill was a... -
#1755: 801 Chophouse
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1755th bar, first visited in 2024. Highe-end steakhouse chain, we came here and at at the bar for our anniversary. In addition to steak and... -
#1745: Brewer’s Kitchen
Posted on February 2024 | No Comments(Hyde Park, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1745th bar, first visited in 2024. Decided to check this place out for a late breakfast before we headed to a lawn and garden... -
#1743: Pairings by Van Till
Posted on January 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1743rd bar, first visited in 2024. This is a wine bar associated with the Van Till Family Winery in Rayville, MO. Each end of the... -
#1735: Martinis On Water Street
Posted on December 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1735th bar, first visited in 2023. We saw this place — one of two venues occupying an old train station (the other a BBQ place) —... -
#1731: Kelleher’s Irish Pub & Eatery
Posted on December 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1731st bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to pick this place for dinner because it had a good menu and looked pretty. The bar area... -
#1725: Ebb & Flow Fermentations
Posted on November 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1725th bar, first visited in 2023. My next destination turned out to be a nice, relaxing places to sip on some really good libations. The... -
#1713: The District
Posted on October 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1713th bar, first visited in 2023. After Leavenworth Bar we headed out to revisit The Elbow Room, which we had both previously visited in August 2014.... -
#1706: Howard & Fine
Posted on October 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1706th bar, first visited in 2023. This is a speakeasy tucked in the back of the downtown location of Moe & Curly’s Pub. (Omaha’s Three Stooges... -
#1702: Casa Di Vite
Posted on September 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1702nd bar, first visited in 2023. We were heading to Atlas Saloon Brewery when we noticed a few (within the past year) wine bar that... -
#1700: Baus (Bar)ber
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Rochester, MI) Scooter’s 1700th bar, first visited in 2023. As soon as I found out that there was a fancy cocktail bar with a barber shop inside, I had... -
#1699: Orion Boat House
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Lake Orion, MI) Scooter’s 1699th bar, first visited in 2023. After taking a break for most of the afternoon, we went back out in the evening to find a place... -
#1695: Atwater Brewery
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1695th bar, first visited in 2023. I’d had their Java Porter many times both from stores and at other bars, now I finally got to see where... -
#1693: Vivio’s Food & Spirits
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1693rd bar, first visited in 2023. Our first stop after getting picked up at the airport. We were looking for someplace that would have brunch food... -
#1690: District Pour House + Kitchen
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1690th bar, first visited in 2023. Since my brother wasn’t into the food truck BBQ at the last place, we came over here for burgers instead.... -
#1687: Tin Mill Restaurant
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1687th bar, first visited in 2023. After dinner we were supposed to go to Hermann WurstHaus to pick up all kinds of delicious meats, but they... -
#1686: Fernweh Distilling Co.
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1686th bar, first visited in 2023. While I as at the brewery, my wife sent me a pic of the menu at they place they all... -
#1681: Hermann 1837 Cellar Bar
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1681st bar, first visited in 2023. This historic bar (lots of memorabilia) is located in the basement of a downtown hotel (the Hermann Crown Suites). There... -
#1680: Bank Bar & Bistro
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1680th bar, first visited in 2023. This wasn’t a planned stop but we noticed it open as we were heading to our next destination so decided... -
#1669: Jolly Pumpkin – Old Mission
Posted on July 2023 | No Comments(Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, MI) Scooter’s 1669th bar, first visited in 2023. By the time I’d returned with the dogs the gang had relocated here. Unfortunatley a wedding had... -
#1662: Pak’s Backyard
Posted on July 2023 | No Comments(Port Austin, MI) Scooter’s 1662nd bar, first visited in 2023. Another place where they wanted everyone outside, at least today was a nice day instead of the rain we had...