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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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Strawberry Hill Brewing
(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…
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#1376: Glacier Distilling
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Coram, MT) Scooter’s 1376th bar, first visited in 2019. Here’s something different (for me), a distillery! My wife was giddy here, she loved it. Something up her alley for once!... -
#1375: Swiss Lounge
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Glacier National Park, Browning, MT) Scooter’s 1375th bar, first visited in 2019. Despite how the picture looks, this place was absolutely packed so we ended up moving outside the bar... -
#1374: Thirsty Bear Saloon
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Waterton Park, AB) Scooter’s 1374th bar, first visited in 2019. After spending about an hour walking along the lake and then along the paved trail through town, we were ready... -
#1373: Kingsmen Ale House
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Lethbridge, AB) Scooter’s 1373rd bar, first visited in 2019. After spending a considerable amount of time trying to decide between Thai and Indian for dinner, we went with English pub.... -
#1372: Theoretically Brewing Company
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Upper East Side, Lethbridge, AB) Scooter’s 1372nd bar, first visited in 2019. My first brewery (or bar for that matter) in Canada, and since it’s the only brewery I visited... -
#1371: Enbär Craft Cocktail Lounge
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Great Falls, MT) Scooter’s 1371st bar, first visited in 2019. Located next door to The Block and connected through a corridor in the back, so you can actually take... -
#1370: The Block
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Great Falls, MT) Scooter’s 1370th bar, first visited in 2019. We arrived in Great Falls after most of the restaurants had closed, but this place was open and we... -
#1369: Transport Brewery
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1369th bar, first visited in 2019. This is another spot that was packed when we arrived, but we lucked into seats at the bar. Quite a... -
#1368: Servaes Brewing Company
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1368th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were in here I noticed some people I had seen at Sandhills, so we weren’t the only people... -
#1367: Sandhills Brewing
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Mission, KS) Scooter’s 1367th bar, first visited in 2019. This placed was PACKED, but it thinned out around the time we got our drinks. I had their Raven (Imperial Stout),... -
#1366: Sully’s Pub
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Mission, KS) Scooter’s 1366th bar, first visited in 2019. In all my years of trying to visit every dive bar in the KC area, I do’t know how I’ve managed... -
#1365: Dick Weed’s Bar
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Mt Clemens, MI) Scooter’s 1365th bar, first visited in 2019. We wanted to get a nice dive bar in on our afternoon, and we picked this one based partly on... -
#1364: Kuhnhenn Brewery & Winery
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Warren, MI) Scooter’s 1364th bar, first visited in 2019. When we first pulled up I was a little worried, It looked like potentially a slightly dicey neighborhood, and the building... -
#1363: Dragonmead Microbrewery
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(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... -
#1362: Elements
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown Square, Newark, OH) Scooter’s 1362nd bar, first visited in 2019. This is the hotel bar for the Doubletree in downtown Newark, though it has a separate entrace so it’s... -
#1361: Trek Brewing Company
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Newark, OH) Scooter’s 1361st bar, first visited in 2019. We arrived just moments after they had done last call, but after learning we had come all the way from Kansas... -
#1360: DankHouse Brewing Company
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Newark, OH) Scooter’s 1360th bar, first visited in 2019. This is a very cool tap room, and in addition to having good beer of their own, they have several guest... -
#1359: Homestead Beer Company
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Heath, OH) Scooter’s 1359th bar, first visited in 2019. This brewery is located on a former military installation (Air Force, I think?) and consequently was rather tricky to find. Even... -
#1358: Buckeye Lake Brewery
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Buckeye Lake, OH) Scooter’s 1358th bar, first visited in 2019. This was the first stop of a mini brewery crawl. Having a restaurant attached next door (accessible through the brewery... -
#1357: Mark Twain Brewing Company
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1357th bar, first visited in 2019. I’ve had their beer several times, but this was my first visit to the brewery. We rolled in late —... -
#1356: Pierpont’s
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1356th bar, first visited in 2019. I popped in here to meet my wife and a friend of ours at the bar for drinks and...
