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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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#1222: Strawberry South
Posted on March 2018 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1222nd bar, first visited in 2018. Private club that I’d tried twice to get into, and after 11 years I finally found a member... -
#1221: Casual Animal Brewing Company
Posted on February 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1221st bar, first visited in 2018. Stopped into this new brewery a couple of weeks after opening. I ended up having some of everything. They... -
#1220: Pepperoni Pub
Posted on December 2017 | No Comments(Gladstone Plaza, Gladstone, MO) Formerly Rent-a-Center Scooter’s 1220th bar, first visited in 2017. I’d heard about this for a month or so and we finaly got a chance to stop... -
#1219: Guzzi Up
Posted on November 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Alpine, TX) Scooter’s 1219th bar, first visited in 2017. Pizza/pasta place with a good-sized bar in the corner, located in a converted gas station. At the time of our... -
#1218: Park Bar
Posted on November 2017 | No Comments(Boquillas Del Carmen, Coahuila) Scooter’s 1218th bar, first visited in 2017. If you want a margarita, you need to go to one of the two restaurants in town. This place... -
#1217: Midland Beer Garden
Posted on November 2017 | No Comments(Midland, TX) Formerly Garden View Nursery Scooter’s 1217th bar, first visited in 2017. Quite literally a beer garden, as this craft beer bar occupies several greenhouses at a plant nursery.... -
#1216: Screenland Armour
Posted on November 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1216th bar, first visited in 2017. Movie theater with an excellent craft beer bar in the lobby. Beers consumed: Victory At Sea (Ballast Point),... -
#1215: Martin City Brewery Pizza & Taproom
Posted on November 2017 | No Comments(Martin City, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1215th bar, first visited in 2017. Tap room for Martin City Brewing Company… serves some pretty great pizza! Visited for birthday dinner with my... -
#1214: Grand Street Cafe
Posted on October 2017 | No Comments(Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1214th bar, first visited in 2017. Stopped in for a drink and to wish the bartender (a friend of ours) a happy birthday. 4740 Grand... -
#1213: White Horse Pub
Posted on October 2017 | No Comments(New Mark, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1213th bar, first visited in 2017. English style restaurant and pub. Very nice for being located in a strip mall by a grocery store!... -
#1212: Ikey’s Pizza
Posted on August 2017 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 1212th bar, first visited in 2017. This was an unplanned stop. I popped in here to order a pizza and was going to hang out next door... -
#1211: Nicky’s Pizza
Posted on August 2017 | No Comments(Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1211th bar, first visited in 2017. Italian restaurant in a strip mall with a limited craft beer selection, though that’s not what I came here for.... -
#1210: Mission Taco Joint
Posted on August 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1210th bar, first visited in 2017. St. Louis taco chain that recently opened its first KC location in the same building as iTap. Beer consumed:... -
#1209: Crane Brewing
Posted on August 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Raytown, MO) Scooter’s 1209th bar, first visited in 2017. Extremely popular craft brewery in an industrial area just south of Raytown’s downtown. Focuses mainly on sours… but occasionally rotates... -
#1208: Fringe Beerworks
Posted on August 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Lee’s Summit, MO) Scooter’s 1208th bar, first visited in 2017. Craft brewery that also carries a good selection of craft beer. This is the only place outside of Ninja... -
#1207: Smoke Brewing
Posted on August 2017 | No Comments(Lee’s Summit, MO) Scooter’s 1207th bar, first visited in 2017. Craft brewery / restaurant with goos-sized deck in the back. They said they have about 90 beer recipes that the... -
#1206: Draftcade
Posted on July 2017 | No Comments(Zona Rosa, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1206th bar, first visited in 2017. Arcade bar with large central island bar area. Lots of craft beer selections to choose from. Beer consumed:... -
#1205: Stockyards Brewing Company
Posted on July 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1205th bar, first visited in 2017. Craft beer brewery located in what used to be the Golden Ox restaurant. Visited on a Friday afternoon after... -
#1204: HopCat
Posted on July 2017 | No Comments(Westport, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1204th bar, first visited in 2017. Mega craft beer bar with lots of taps and a rooftop deck. The bartender was dealing with a clogged... -
#1203: Zombie Burger + Drink Lab
Posted on July 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1203rd bar, first visited in 2017. Popped in here for a hangover lunch / some hair of the dog. Zombie themed burger bar. When we... -
#1202: Locust Tap
Posted on July 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1202nd bar, first visited in 2017. FANTASTIC historic dive bar, an old school gem in a highly-gentrified neighborhood. Great people, great times, and a great...
