Welcome!
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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Winery/Vineyard Archive
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#1856: Gary’s Brewery & Biergarten / Wandering Oaks Winery
Posted on November 2025 | No Comments(Pensacola, FL) Scooter’s 1856th bar, first visited in 2025. This was just a couple of blocks over from Rocky’s Bar so it was a no-brainer making this our next stop.... -
#1851: Cooper’s Hawk
Posted on November 2025 | No Comments(Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1851st bar, first visited in 2025. We had been to the Plaza location for a meal a few years ago, then went to this location a... -
#1845: Historic Weston Orchard & Vineyard
Posted on September 2025 | No Comments(Weston, MO ) Scooter’s 1845th bar, first visited in 2025. Came across this place while out for an afternoon drive during a camping trip. They make theirt own wines and... -
#1844: Van Till Family Farm Winery
Posted on July 2025 | No Comments(Rayville, MO ) Scooter’s 1844th bar, first visited in 2025. This winery has been on our list for a while, as we had been to its former satellite location in... -
#1839: Clad & Cordon Vineyard
Posted on July 2025 | No Comments(Creal Springs, IL) Scooter’s 1839th bar, first visited in 2025. We stayed on their RV campground on the first night of a 9-day vacation. We tried pretty much all of... -
#1822: Mackinaw Trail Winery, Brewery & Bistro
Posted on October 2024 | No Comments(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1822nd bar, first visited in 2024. This winery / brewery is a few miles south of Petoskey. I’d originally planned to do a wine tasting or have... -
#1787: Covert Artisan Ales & Cellars
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1787th bar, first visited in 2024. After turning in the rental car and getting checked into my AirBNB, I began a long evening of walking... -
#1759: Railway Winery & Butler Creek Distilling
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1759th bar, first visited in 2024. Technically closer to the town of Beaver than to Eureka Springs, we had driven by this place many times in... -
#1757: Fence Stile Vineyards, Winery & Distillery
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1757th bar, first visited in 2024. This was out next stop of tastings during our camping weekend at Watkins Mill. We both did wine tastings here,... -
#1756: Shamrock Hills Vineyard and Winery
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1756th bar, first visited in 2024. We came here for a wine tasting and some appetizers during a weekend camping trip at Watkins Mill. I had... -
#1752: Prairie Berry Winery
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Hill City, SD) Scooter’s 1752nd bar, first visited in 2024. We continued over to Prairie Berry, home of their flagship Red Ass Rhubarb wine that had come highly recommended to... -
#1751: Sick N Twisted Brewing / Naughti Wines
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Hill City, SD) Scooter’s 1751st bar, first visited in 2024. We stopped in here after spending an afternoon at Sylvan Lake. From the brewery side of things, I had the... -
#1747: Primitive Olde Crow Winery
Posted on June 2024 | No Comments(Clinton, MO) Scooter’s 1747th bar, first visited in 2024. This winery, located behind an associated highway-facing general store, is dog-friendly (dogs even allowed inside) and serves wood fired pizza in... -
#1733: Bent Tree Tasting Room at Old Mill Vineyard
Posted on December 2023 | No Comments(Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1733rd bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to begin the next day by driving out into the countryside to visit a winery. We picked this one... -
#1691: Walnut Creek Winery
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Holt, MO) Scooter’s 1691st bar, first visited in 2023. A pretty massive winery in an old metal barn. In addition to wine they also serve pizza and beer from a... -
#1684: Adam Puchta Winery
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1684th bar, first visited in 2023. Numerous people had told us not to miss this winery, so we made sure to get over here before we ran... -
#1683: G. Husmann Wine Company
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1683rd bar, first visited in 2023. After we dropped our luggage off at the train station lockers, we wandered over to the first place we found... -
#1678: Stone Hill Winery
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1678th bar, first visited in 2023. We got here a little too close to closing time and needed a meal, so we actually had to split this... -
#1677: Reserve Cellars
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1677th bar, first visited in 2023. Our next stop was a winery, in a cave-like cellar located in a building a short hike up a hill from... -
#1675: OakGlenn Vineyards & Winery
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1675th bar, first visited in 2023. Our first winery stop of the day seems to actually be known for its sangria more than its wines — multiple... -
#1668: Brys Estate Vineyard & Winery
Posted on July 2023 | No Comments(Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, MI) Scooter’s 1668th bar, first visited in 2023. This winery was highly recommended to us by the people back at 2 Lads, so we made...
