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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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The Bulldog
11 May 2004(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 17th bar, first visited in 2004. Specializes in prohibition-era and pre-prohibition drinks. One of the few bars in town that serves absinthe. Be sure to...
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The Scheme
05 May 2007(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 266th bar, first visited in 2007. B had a Bud Light, I had a Miller Lite. Bottles, I believe they were $2 each. B’s was an insulated...
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#1650: Barnaby Brewing Company
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1650th bar, first visited in 2023. The smallest brewery in Juneau featured a cozy tap room with a handful of tables, a popcorn machine (no other... -
#1649: Devil’s Club Brewing
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1649th bar, first visited in 2023. Came in here for a few beers after separating from the rest of the group during a shopping excursion. For... -
#1648: Forbidden Peak Brewery
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Auke Bay, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1648th bar, first visited in 2023. This was the brewery closest to our vacation rental house, and I stopped in here just after opening on... -
#1643: Old Stove Brewing
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Seattle, WA) Scooter’s 1643rd bar, first visited in 2023. We came across this place while walking around Pike Place Market during a layover and trying to find someplace for... -
#1637: Surly Brewing Company
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1637th bar, first visited in 2023. I saved the biggest for last, with this being my only brewery to visit on this Sunday before heading... -
#1633: Insight Brewing
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Mid-City Industrial, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1633rd bar, first visited in 2023. Because this place was a little out of the way and I had planned on several dive bars earlier... -
#1632: 612Brew
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1632nd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one of several tenants in a larger commercial building, and the common restroom shared by them... -
#1631: Bauhaus Brew Labs
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1631st bar, first visited in 2023. Has the weather been better I’d have just walked here. But there was just too much snow on the... -
#1630: Indeed Brewing
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1630th bar, first visited in 2023. This was a massive brewery complex, much larger than I realized for the majority of my visit. I only... -
#1629: Dangerous Man Brewing
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1629th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one that I planned to visit when I was here in 2016, but just never made... -
#1628: Fair State Brewing Cooperative
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1628th bar, first visited in 2023. The last time I had a drink on this block, 1,464 bars ago in August 2006, it was directly... -
#1627: Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1627th bar, first visited in 2023. Had I not rescheduled this trip from its original date of the first weekend of March, I wouldn’t have... -
#1626: Pog Mahone’s Pub & Grill
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1626th bar, first visited in 2023. With the blizzard beginning to come together within minutes after I returned to my hotel, it became clear I would... -
#1625: Urban Growler Brewing Company
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1625th bar, first visited in 2023. This was supposed to come before Bang Brewing, but I made a last-second switch. Dumb idea.... -
#1624: Bang Brewing Company
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1624th bar, first visited in 2023. This was originally planned to be my last brewery of the night. It was a late... -
#1623: Black Stack Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Hamline-Midway, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1623rd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located inside a giant abandoned factory that has been repurposed into separate spaces for an eclectic... -
#1622: Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1622nd bar, first visited in 2023. If I can be quite honest for a moment — I don’t actually particularly like the beer styles... -
#1621: Bad Weather Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1621st bar, first visited in 2023. Though the location made this a natural choice, the primary reason I picked this brewery was that I... -
#1620: Gambit Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1620th bar, first visited in 2023. On Google Maps this was a bit tricky to find, but I eventually determined from photos I found on... -
#1619: Barrel Theory Beer Company
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1619th bar, first visited in 2023. The first part of today’s walking portion of the adventure was simply a short walk directly across the street....