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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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Finn’s Food & Spirits
(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026. I really needed a good coffee and had been unable to find one in downtown Springfield. Hannibal was the city…
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#1852: Fertile Ground Beer Company
Posted on November 2025 | No Comments(Belhaven, Jackson, MS) Scooter’s 1852nd bar, first visited in 2025. We were doing a short overnight camp at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park on our way to Gulf Shores, and decided... -
#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... -
#1850: recordBar
Posted on October 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1850th bar, first visited in 2025. Came here to see the Scottish band High Fade. I had been to the original recordBar location a few... -
#1849: Force of Nature Brewing
Posted on September 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, De Soto, KS) Scooter’s 1849th bar, first visited in 2025. The second brewery for my little brother’s belated birthday. Many of their beers are floral, which isn’t exactly my... -
#1848: Discourse Brewing
Posted on September 2025 | No Comments(Windmill Square, Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 1848th bar, first visited in 2025. Brought my youngest brother here for some belated birthday beer. I had the Java Abyss (Kenyan Mito coffee... -
#1847: Gravel Bar @ Wanderloo Lodge
Posted on September 2025 | No Comments(Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1847th bar, first visited in 2025. Came here after the brewery so that the rest of the group (who were betting massages) could have a chance... -
#1846: Gotahold Brewing
Posted on September 2025 | No Comments(Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1846th bar, first visited in 2025. Stopped here on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Started out outdoor but later had to move inside. Good thing they are... -
#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... -
#1843: Crazy Gnome Brewery
Posted on July 2025 | No Comments(East Nashville, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 1843rd bar, first visited in 2025. I decided I wanted to visit one brewery in Nashville while camped about 15 miles north of the city.... -
#1842: Bryson City Brewing
Posted on July 2025 | No Comments(Bryson City, NC) Scooter’s 1842nd bar, first visited in 2025. It was a toss-up which brewery in Bryson City we were going to visit today, but this one won out... -
#1841: Native Brews Tap & Grill
Posted on July 2025 | No Comments(Cherokee, NC) Scooter’s 1841st bar, first visited in 2025. This Native-American (and I believe women as well) owned restaurant and brewery has two locations as of the day before our... -
#1840: River’s End
Posted on July 2025 | No Comments(Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC) Scooter’s 1840th bar, first visited in 2025. Cane here for dinner and drinks. Couldn’t sit at the bar due to it being a small... -
#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... -
#1838: Strawberry Hill Brewing
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1838th bar, first visited in 2025. After a few years of delays, this finally opened in the Fall of 2024. But since it’s only... -
#1837: Missy’s White Rabbit Lounge
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1837th bar, first visited in 2025. Missy’s White Rabbit is located in one of the staircase alleys, either one flight down or 2 flights up... -
#1836: Jack Rabbett’s Whisky Bar
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1836th bar, first visited in 2025. This is one of two bars in the Basin Park Hotel, located on the 1st floor (which is actually... -
#1835: Voodoo Lounge
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1835th bar, first visited in 2025. This is the other bar in the New Orleans Hotel, at street level and tucked away in the back... -
#1834: The Quarter
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1834th bar, first visited in 2025. One of two bars in the New Orleans Hotel, I wouldn’t necessarily call this a basement bar because it... -
#1833: Brews Taproom & Java Joint
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1833rd bar, first visited in 2025. A combination coffee shop and craft beer bar. Also offered at least some cocktails — my wife got a... -
#1832: Spring On Main
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1832nd bar, first visited in 2025. This bar/restaurant is accessible only via an outdoor flight of stairs on the second floor of a downtown building....
