Phillips Archive

#1607: Eastlake Craft Brewery

Posted on March 2023 | No Comments
(Phillips, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1607th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery wasn’t on my intended list because it was too far from the area I wanted to concentrate on...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Full Moon Bar & Grill
  26 November 2008
  (Vandalia, IL) Scooter’s 519th bar, first visited in 2008. Been in business since 1988. Friendly local dive with pool table, jukebox, and an aquarium behind the bar. 120 S 6th...
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- Dragonmead Microbrewery
  18 August 2019
  (Warren, MI) Scooter’s 1363rd bar, first visited in 2019. When I first stepped in here and saw the beer list I had to ask the bartender how to tell which...
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- Cinder Block Brewery
  09 November 2013
  (North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1000th bar, first visited in 2013. I spent months thinking about what I wanted my 1,000th bar to be. It needed to be local, centrally-located,...
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