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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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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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#1172: Fatties
Posted on September 2016 | No Comments(Mile Marker 60-1/2, Edwards, MO) Formerly Rendezvous Scooter’s 1172nd bar, first visited in 2016. Odd mix of dive bar and Cracker Barrel. We had some good appetizers and Cari sang... -
#1171: Moonies
Posted on September 2016 | No Comments(Mile Marker 59-1/2, Climax Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1171st bar, first visited in 2016. Dive bar with upper and lower level outdoor seating. There’s a gift shop in the back. 296... -
#1170: Shark Bite Bar & Grill @ Runaway II Resort
Posted on September 2016 | No Comments(Mile Marker 45, Climax Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1170th bar, first visited in 2016. Sat out on the patio and our little group was half the audience for a little band... -
#1169: Char Bar
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1169th bar, first visited in 2016. Large restaurant and bar featuring good BBQ and a beer garden with several lawn games. In addition to burnt ends... -
#1168: Double Shift Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1168th bar, first visited in 2016. One of Kansas City’s newest breweries. I had the River Pirate Oatmeal Stout and the Barrel-Aged River Pirate so... -
#1167: Torn Label Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1167th bar, first visited in 2016. Located in a nondescript building on the inside of the center of the block, this is a bit hard... -
#1166: La Fonda El Taquito
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1166th bar, first visited in 2016. Mexican Restauarant/bar that I’d been meaning to try for years and kept forgetting to. I had fried tacos and... -
#1165: Boulevard Brewing Company Beer Hall
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1165th bar, first visited in 2016. Tours and the gift shop downstairs, spacious tasting room with a very limited restaurant upstairs. Upstairs includes an outdoor... -
#1164: Potosi Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Potosi, WI) Scooter’s 1164th bar, first visited in 2016. This brewery was it bit out of the way on a rather winding country road, but it was worth the trip.... -
#1163: Silver Dollar Tavern
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1163rd bar, first visited in 2016. This dive bar was directly acruss the street from the rear exit of our previous bar, and was our last... -
#1162: Wisconsin Brewing Tap Haus
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1162nd bar, first visited in 2016. After Paradise Loung we started walking to the western corner of the square with no particular destination in mind, and... -
#1161: Paradise Lounge
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1161st bar, first visited in 2016. We passed at least half a dozen bars walking over to the south corner of the square, but I’d heard... -
#1160: Tipsy Cow
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1160th bar, first visited in 2016. This restaurant is a tiny little two-room wedge directly facing the capitol building. There’s a small sidewalk seating area demarcated by... -
#1159: Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1159th bar, first visited in 2016. Madison’s oldest currently-operating brewpub encompasses two buildings on the eastern corner of the outer ring of the Capitol Square. The... -
#1158: Come Back In
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1158th bar, first visited in 2016. A dive-ish bar that shares the same kitchen (and I believe owners) as Eseen Haus but has a different menu.... -
#1157: Essen Haus
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1157th bar, first visited in 2016. German restaurant with a covered outdoor seating area and an enevaled bar area indoors. We were hungry but wanted something... -
#1156: New Glarus Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(New Glarus, WI) Scooter’s 1156th bar, first visited in 2016. After a long drive across Wisconsin we arrived here about 55 minutes before closing time, but with people still arriving... -
#1155: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Chippewa Falls, WI) Scooter’s 1155th bar, first visited in 2016. We got up extra early to try to be on one of the first tours of the day as we... -
#1154: James Ballentine VFW Post #246
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Lyn-Lake, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1154th bar, first visited in 2016. (Also known as “Uptown VFW”) It’s not often that a VFW shows up on nearly every list of must-see bars... -
#1153: Donnie Dirk’s Zombie Den
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Hawthorne, Minneapolis, MN) Formerly Stand-Up Frank’s Scooter’s 1153rd bar, first visited in 2016. I have a strict rule that I cannot count count a bar on this list if it’s... -
#1152: Neumann’s Bar
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, North St. Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1152nd bar, first visited in 2016. Though this was a painfully long Uber ride each way (including requiring an emergency bathroom stop 2/3 of...
