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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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#1040: The Elbow Room
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Beals, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1040th bar, first visited in 2014. This really great neighborhood dive looks sketchy from the outside but is well worth stopping in. Very friendly staff and... -
#1039: Bud Olson’s Bar
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Leavenworth, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1039th bar, first visited in 2014. The deteriorated paint of the sign on the side of the building was all it took to sell me on... -
#1038: Josephine’s Cozy Corner Lounge
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1038th bar, first visited in 2014. What a fantastic find! We had all agreed from how it looked on the outside (much like a house) that... -
#1037: Happy Bar
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1037th bar, first visited in 2014. Back on the evening of July 18, 2009, a buddy and I tried to make a stop here as part... -
#1036: No. 9 Saloon
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 1036th bar, first visited in 2014. A biker bar in a former Harley Davidson dealership, apparently it’s been there for a year and I never noticed it... -
#1035: Judge’s Pizza & Pub
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Shwerwood Estates, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Pancake House Scooter’s 1035th bar, first visited in 2014. I didn’t really know what to expect since I have never heard anyone talk about... -
#1034: Al’s Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Crestridge Center, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1034th bar, first visited in 2014. This place was a lot cleaner and brighter than I was expecting from the outside. There’s an L-shaped bar... -
#1033: Frank James Saloon
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Crestridge Center, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1033rd bar, first visited in 2014. It’s a touch call as to whether to call this a pizza place that has a bar or to... -
#1032: Logboat Brewing Company
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Old Shoe Factory District, Columbia, MO) Formerly A meatpacking plant Scooter’s 1032nd bar, first visited in 2014. Our 7th and final stop on our mid-Missouri brewery tour was an abandoned... -
#1031: Broadway Brewery
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbia, MO) Scooter’s 1031st bar, first visited in 2014. Our 6th stop on our mid-Missouri brewpub tour is below street level down some brick-tiled stairs that we later saw... -
#1030: Flat Branch Pub & Brewing
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbia, MO) Scooter’s 1030th bar, first visited in 2014. Our 5th stop on our mid-Missouri brewpub tour was nearly as good as the 4th. In fact, all three of... -
#1029: Prison Brews
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Jefferson City, MO) Scooter’s 1029th bar, first visited in 2014. This was the 4th stop on our mid-Missouri brewpub tour, and my favorite stop of the day. It’s located in... -
#1028: Horseshoe Bend Brewing Company
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Lake Ozark, MO) Formerly A fire station Scooter’s 1028th bar, first visited in 2014. This was the third stop on a mid-Missouri brewpub tour. This is a new entry, having... -
#1027: Backwater Jacks
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Osage Beach, MO) Scooter’s 1027th bar, first visited in 2014. By car, located off Cocu Ct. By boat, located at mile marker 17.5. This was intended to be a short... -
#1026: Mother’s Brewing Company
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Springfield, MO) Scooter’s 1026th bar, first visited in 2014. Stop #2 in a mid-Missouri brewpub crawl. This is the tasting room at the Mother’s Brewery. There are no flights,... -
#1025: Springfield Brewing Company
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Springfield, MO) Scooter’s 1025th bar, first visited in 2014. This s the first stop of a mid-Missouri brewpub tour. We had lunch here, the food was pretty great (I... -
#1024: The Huddle
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(South Sioux City, NE) Scooter’s 1024th bar, first visited in 2014. I wasn’t originally planning a stop here, but when I noticed it was 2 blocks from my hotel I... -
#1023: Red Room Lounge
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Westside South, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1023rd bar, first visited in 2014. This cash-only dive features a rectangular island bar in the center of the main room, small but cheap... -
#1022: The Old Brass Rail
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1022nd bar, first visited in 2014. My visit to The Old Brass Rail reminded me a lot of my favorite downtown dive bar back home.... -
#1021: Firehouse Bar
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1021st bar, first visited in 2014. The aptly named Firehouse Bar is located in a former fire station on the east edge of downtown Sioux... -
#1020: Cheers Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Sikeston, MO) Scooter’s 1020th bar, first visited in 2014. I was reallyt confused by the large size of the building compared to the relatively small size of the bar. I’ve...
