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!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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Van Till Family Farm Winery
(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…
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#1382: Streetcar Grille & Tavern
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1382nd bar, first visited in 2019. Another new place that also opened very recently in the ground floor retail area of a parking garage. My... -
#1381: Oak & Steel
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1381st bar, first visited in 2019. A brand new craft beer/whiskey bar, my first visit was just a few days after it opened. It’s located... -
#1380: Independent Ale House
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Rapid City, SD) Scooter’s 1380th bar, first visited in 2019. “Wait, you picked this place for the beer, not the food!” my wife said, angrily, when we stepped inside.... -
#1379: Crazy Woman Saloon
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Dayton, WY) Scooter’s 1379th bar, first visited in 2019. We stopped in here specifically because we liked the name. A name that is also shared with a creek, a hiking... -
#1378: Fort Rockvale
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Rockvale, MT) Scooter’s 1378th bar, first visited in 2019. This was not an intended stop, but after two attempts in a row to stop at gas stations to use the... -
#1377: Sip ‘n Dip Lounge
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Great Falls, MT) Scooter’s 1377th bar, first visited in 2019. Who would ever think that the bar in a borderline shady motel would be a tourist attraction? But that’s exactly... -
#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...
