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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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#1306: Elevate Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS) Formerly a thrift store Scooter’s 1306th bar, first visited in 2018. This is a brand new upscale bar & grill focusing on cocktails and southern... -
#1305: Colonial Club
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1305th bar, first visited in 2018. This cute neighborhood pub re-opened in 2018 after having been closed for at least a few years. There’s a... -
#1304: 7th Street Casino
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1304th bar, first visited in 2018. Operated by the Wyandotte Nation, this casino features three floors of slots and video poker, a snack bar, and... -
#1303: WYOld West Taproom
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Cody, WY) Scooter’s 1303rd bar, first visited in 2018. A second location for the popular Powell, WY brewery. This location features a self-pour system. At the time of my... -
#1302: Juniper Bar + Market + Bistro + Bottle Shop
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Cody, WY) Scooter’s 1302nd bar, first visited in 2018. Cute cocktail/wine/craft beer bar in the back of a bottle shop, with an alley-facing patio. Only a few taps, but... -
#1301: Boiler Brewing Company
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1301st bar, first visited in 2018. Spectacular brewery in the basement of the Grand Manse building, a former courthouse. Accessed from a stairwell in an alley.... -
#1300: Dott Boss
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1300th bar, first visited in 2018. This is the hotel bar for the Hotel Indigo, but with a separate street entrance on Baltimore it’s removed... -
#1299: Made In KC Cafe
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1299th bar, first visited in 2018. From the outside, you’d never guess there was a bar in here. All you can see is a coffee... -
#1298: Parlor
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1298th bar, first visited in 2018. This food hall contains 7 restaurants, 2 bars, a covered deck on the second floor, and space for private... -
#1297: Spokes Cafe & Cyclery
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1297th bar, first visited in 2018. Bike shop, deli, coffee shop, and craft beer bar all rolled up into one. 1200 Washington, Suite B Kansas... -
#1296: Bar K Dog Bar
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1296th bar, first visited in 2018. This bar isn’t just dog-friendly, it’s mainly for dogs. The menu even has a section of food and drinks... -
#1295: Riverpark Pub & Eatery
Posted on October 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Parkville, MO) Formerly Power Plant Brewing, among others Scooter’s 1295th bar, first visited in 2018. I missed out on this place when it was Power Plant Brewing, as well... -
#1294: Tallgrass Taphouse
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Manhattan, KS) Scooter’s 1294th bar, first visited in 2018. For some reason I always pictured this as a small place with a rustic unfinished wood interior. It’s the exact... -
#1293: Little Apple Brewing Company
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Manhattan, KS) Scooter’s 1293rd bar, first visited in 2018. Manhattan’s other craft brewery that most people don’t seem to know about. Located in a strip mall pretty far outside the... -
#1292: Prospect’s Urban Kitchen & Bar
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Central Business District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1292nd bar, first visited in 2018. Psych! We got back to the hotel and found that the hotel bar was (to our surprise) still... -
#1291: Star Bar
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Five Points, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1291st bar, first visited in 2018. My googling turned up a craft beer dive not far away, so we decided to make one last stop... -
#1290: Larimer Beer Hall
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Five Points, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1290th bar, first visited in 2018. We walked over here next and ran into a friend of ours from KC inside! We knew he was... -
#1289: Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Five Points, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1289th bar, first visited in 2018. After what was really too long of a break at the hotel, we went back out on foot. Neither... -
#1288: 10 Barrel Brewing
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(River North Arts District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1288th bar, first visited in 2018. After 14er we decided it was time to head back to the hotel for a break, but... -
#1287: 14er Brewing Company
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1287th bar, first visited in 2018. Because the heat was starting to make us feel miserable, we skipped ahead of our initial planned route a little bit... -
#1286: Epic Brewing Company
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(River North Arts District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1286th bar, first visited in 2018. The walk here from Black Shirt seemed a lot longer than it really was, this was largely...
