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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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#1453: Conrad’s Restaurant & Alehouse
Posted on April 2021 | No Comments(Liberty Triangle, Liberty, MO) Scooter’s 1453rd bar, first visited in 2021. Restaurant and craft beer bar that AJ and I dropped into after conducting a Craigslist transaction nearby. I had... -
#1452: Bar Stilwell
Posted on February 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1452nd bar, first visited in 2021. The bar in the main lobby of the new Loew’s Hotel. The bar features split-level seating areas with an... -
#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 This was a bit frustrating, because their online menu was out of date and they were out of absolutely every...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... -
#1447: River Bluff Brewing
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 1447th bar, first visited in 2020. This place is enormous. Multiple rooms and seating areas. All sorts of interesting decor. Pinball machines, arcade games, and a... -
#1446: The Angry Swede Brewing Company
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 1446th bar, first visited in 2020. This new brewery is located in (what appears to be) an old bank building in downtown St. Joseph. In... -
#1445: Tiki Huna
Posted on October 2020 | No Comments(Iron District, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1445th bar, first visited in 2020. A cocktail-focused, outdoor-only tiki bar located in a shipping container shopping/easting district. 1599 N Iron St North... -
#1444: Madison’s
Posted on September 2020 | No Comments(West Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Formerly The Point Scooter’s 1444th bar, first visited in 2020. I had been here a few times when it was The Point. The remodel that... -
#1443: Old Chicago
Posted on September 2020 | No Comments(One North, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1443rd bar, first visited in 2020. It occurred to me that as many times as I’ve sat at the bar waiting for a... -
#1442: T&A Saloon
Posted on September 2020 | No Comments(Busch, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1442nd bar, first visited in 2020. We stopped here on a weekend camping trip after seeing a sign for it about 10 miles away and... -
#1441: Lost Evenings Brewing Company
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Lenexa, KS) Scooter’s 1441st bar, first visited in 2020. Another brewery that opened during COVID-19. It does not have a patio, but it makes up for it with a spacious... -
#1440: Rockcreek Brewing Company
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Mission, KS) Scooter’s 1440th bar, first visited in 2020. This brewery is a little tricky to find, it’s hard to see from Johnson Drive. Parking is pretty tight due... -
#1439: Pathlight Brewing
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1439th bar, first visited in 2020. This is another brewery that opened during COVID-19. It has a spacious interior and a patio off to the side. There’s... -
#1438: Transparent Brewing Company
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Grandview, MO) Scooter’s 1438th bar, first visited in 2020. This was our second NEW venue of the day, but because of two last minute additions it was already our fourth... -
#1437: Wind Shift Brewing
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1437th bar, first visited in 2020. This was the first stop on what was originally intended to be a short brewery crawl until we started making... -
#1436: O’Connor’s Public House
Posted on July 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Rochester, MI) Scooter’s 1436th bar, first visited in 2020. Another bar that I didn’t really get to experience due to COVID. Apart from slipping in the back door to... -
#1435: RJ’s Pub
Posted on July 2020 | No Comments(Rochester Hills, MI) Scooter’s 1435th bar, first visited in 2020. My wife has been here a few times and always had a blast. This was my first visit, and because... -
#1434: Griffin Claw Clubhouse
Posted on July 2020 | No Comments(Rochester Hills, MI) Formerly Clubhouse BFD Scooter’s 1434th bar, first visited in 2020. This place had just changed formats literally 3 days before my visit. It was originally a craft... -
#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...
