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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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Stand-Up Frank’s
12 August 2006(North Side, Minneapolis, MN) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Painted lime green, redecorated with a zombie theme, shows horror movies, and now called “Donny...
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Tasting Room at J. Reiger & Co.
08 January 2022(East Bottoms, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1511th bar, first visited in 2022. We found out about this distillery complex less than a week before COVID lockdowns started in early 2020...
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What’s Happen’n Lounge
02 September 2006(Marlborough, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 189th bar, first visited in 2006. Formerly a trolley barn, this run down old building next to the railroad at the southern end of Prospect...
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Lawrence Archive
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#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 bad 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 This was a bit frustrating, because their online menu was out of date and they were out of absolutely every...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... -
#1433: Fields & Ivy Brewery
Posted on March 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1433rd bar, first visited in 2020. As I was driving to this brewery, I got a breaking news alert on my phone about the first COVID-19 case... -
#250: Slow Ride Roadhouse
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 250th bar, first visited in 2007. We both had Bud. 16 oz draws were $2.25 each. The ceiling fans were designed to look like engines. Check out...