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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!
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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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#1019: Danny’s Place
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Sikeston, MO) Scooter’s 1019th bar, first visited in 2014. Danny’s is a bit tricky to find. It’s on a sort of outer road, ticked alongside a city park up on... -
#1018: Morgan’s Place
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Fisk, MO) Scooter’s 1018th bar, first visited in 2014. My notes for this bar have vanished, unfortunately. But what I do remember, besides the pool tables, is that I sat... -
#1017: Dean’s Place
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Fisk, MO) Scooter’s 1017th bar, first visited in 2014. This was a fantastic bonus bar find! I was turning the corner to go to Morgan’s Place when I spotted a... -
#1016: Cooter Brown’s Bar & Grill / Bear Foot Burgers & Beer / Bears Lodge 521
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Puxico, MO) Scooter’s 1016th bar, first visited in 2014. Every bar I went to today had several people drinking in it except this place, where I was all alone except... -
#1015: Puxico Bar
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Puxico, MO) Scooter’s 1015th bar, first visited in 2014. This bar, which looks like it was originally a house, features an L-shaped counter and a couple of pool tables.... -
#1014: Tool Shed Saloon
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Kinder, Puxico, MO) Scooter’s 1014th bar, first visited in 2014. This is one of those places where if you don’t know it’s there, you’re not going to find it. It’s... -
#1013: The Well
Posted on January 2014 | No Comments(Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1013th bar, first visited in 2014. I have to admit I was a little worried about coming here because I’ve heard horror stories from those... -
#1012: Milwaukee Delicatessen Company
Posted on January 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1012th bar, first visited in 2014. This re-creation of a restaurant that occupied this space nearly a century earlier has help save a building that... -
#1011: Long Branch
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Essex, MO) Scooter’s 1011th bar, first visited in 2013. This tiny hangout in a tiny town was pretty close to packed when I arrived. Unlike most of the other bars... -
#1010: Mixed Nuts Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Risco, MO) Scooter’s 1010th bar, first visited in 2013. When I arrived I wasn’t sure the place was open, as it seemed dark and silent. I tried the door anyway,... -
#1009: VFW Post 2368
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Malden, MO) Scooter’s 1009th bar, first visited in 2013. This was a little more of a mixed crowd than the Bears lodge next door — closer to an equal mix... -
#1008: Fraternal Order Of Bears Lodge #238
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Malden, MO) Scooter’s 1008th bar, first visited in 2013. I’m listing this under the “Private Club” category, though I walked in and was served without question so it may very... -
#1007: Paradise Lounge
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Bernie, MO) Scooter’s 1007th bar, first visited in 2013. This is another dive bar right in Bernie’s downtown district. It too has entrances in the front & back — street... -
#1006: Pat’s Place
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Bernie, MO) Scooter’s 1006th bar, first visited in 2013. This is a narrow little dive bar right in the middle of Bernie’s downtown district. It has entrances in the front... -
#1005: The Den
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Bell City, MO) Formerly a gas station Scooter’s 1005th bar, first visited in 2013. When I began planning my Black Friday pub crawl, I knew I would be limited in... -
#1004: Benton Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Benton, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Shockingly, they shut down just a few days after my visit. Scooter’s 1004th bar, first visited in 2013. Fairly new looking on the inside, based... -
#1003: Schindler’s Tavern
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(New Hamburg, MO) Scooter’s 1003rd bar, first visited in 2013. Located in a tiny little village consisting of 2 intersecting streets, Schindler’s is a really cool small-town tavern that I... -
#1002: Vikings USA Bootheel MO #133
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Downtown Square, Clinton, MO) Scooter’s 1002nd bar, first visited in 2013. It was a little afternoon on a cold day-before-Thanksgiving, and I walked around Clinton’s historic square looking for a... -
#1001: Big Rip Brewing Company
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1001st bar, first visited in 2013. To kick of my second thousand bars, I headed down the street to the other new microbrewery that recently... -
#1000: Cinder Block Brewery
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1000th bar, first visited in 2013. I spent months thinking about what I wanted my 1,000th bar to be. It needed to be local, centrally-located,... -
#999: Mutual Musicians Foundation
Posted on September 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 999th bar, first visited in 2013. I came here on the last leg of a 21st birthday party. The birthday girl didn’t make it this...
