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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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Confluence Brewing
05 July 2019(Greater South Side, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1338th bar, first visited in 2019. Though I’ve had some of their beer before, this is my first visit to an Iowa brewery....
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Bike Rack Beer & Coffee
13 October 2019(Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1404th bar, first visited in 2019. Originally this place wasn’t even on my list, and my first stop of the day was supposed to be Black...
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Buoy Beer Company
09 April 2022(Downtown, Astoria, OR) Scooter’s 1526th bar, first visited in 2022. This is a pretty fascinating brewery build right on the wharf overlooking the Columbia River. A glass bottom in the...
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#1835: Voodoo Lounge
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1835th bar, first visited in 2025. This is the other bar in the New Orleans Hotel, at street level and tucked away in the back... -
#1834: The Quarter
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1834th bar, first visited in 2025. One of two bars in the New Orleans Hotel, I wouldn’t necessarily call this a basement bar because it... -
#1831: Kon Tiki
Posted on April 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1831st bar, first visited in 2025. I didn’t even know this tiki bar existed until visiting it on this Sunday afternoon for a birthday party.... -
#1814: Pink Pony Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2024 | No Comments(Mackinac Island, MI) Scooter’s 1814th bar, first visited in 2024. Our visit to Mackinac Island was kind of a spur of the moment decision. Upon arrival we had a great... -
#1804: The Hello Hi
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1804th bar, first visited in 2024. Just kidding about being in for the night! After an hour lying on my bed watching a tornado documentary,... -
#1755: 801 Chophouse
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1755th bar, first visited in 2024. Highe-end steakhouse chain, we came here and at at the bar for our anniversary. In addition to steak and... -
#1744: Whiskey River
Posted on February 2024 | No Comments(Old Town at Creekside, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1744th bar, first visited in 2024. Whiskey and craft beer bar with all sorts of high-end spirits, and creative cocktails. Also serves some... -
#1743: Pairings by Van Till
Posted on January 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1743rd bar, first visited in 2024. This is a wine bar associated with the Van Till Family Winery in Rayville, MO. Each end of the... -
#1742: Piropos
Posted on January 2024 | No Comments(Briarcliff, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1742nd bar, first visited in 2024. We came in here for cocktails and appetizers and sat at the bar. The place was absolutely packed, which... -
#1735: Martinis On Water Street
Posted on December 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1735th bar, first visited in 2023. We saw this place — one of two venues occupying an old train station (the other a BBQ place) —... -
#1713: The District
Posted on October 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1713th bar, first visited in 2023. After Leavenworth Bar we headed out to revisit The Elbow Room, which we had both previously visited in August 2014.... -
#1706: Howard & Fine
Posted on October 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1706th bar, first visited in 2023. This is a speakeasy tucked in the back of the downtown location of Moe & Curly’s Pub. (Omaha’s Three Stooges... -
#1702: Casa Di Vite
Posted on September 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1702nd bar, first visited in 2023. We were heading to Atlas Saloon Brewery when we noticed a few (within the past year) wine bar that... -
#1636: W XYZ Minneapolis
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1636th bar, first visited in 2023. After returning to my hotel and getting settled in, I remembered that one should always make an effort to visit... -
#1594: Elephant Room
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1594th bar, first visited in 2022. We knew our companion would still be needing some more nap time at the hotel, so we headed on over... -
#1589: Ale Mary’s Beer Hall
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Royal Oak, MI) Scooter’s 1589th bar, first visited in 2022. This was a bonus spot that a customer at Gusoline Alley told us about, and he led the way.... -
#1584: Lumin Sky Bar
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1584th bar, first visited in 2022. This cocktail bar sits atop the AC Marriott Hotel and has studding views of the Columbus skyline. A large patio... -
#1572: Voltaire
Posted on September 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1572nd bar, first visited in 2022. I had avoided coming in here for a drink for years because I assumed it was way too upscale... -
#1569: Revue @ Fairmont Austin
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1569th bar, first visited in 2022. Due to sickness we spent the last day of the 4-day weekend in the hotel room watching Impractical Jokers, apart... -
#1548: The Pressed Penny Tavern
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(West Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Boozefish Scooter’s 1548th bar, first visited in 2022. Been meaning to come here ever since it was Boozefish back in the ancient times, nut... -
#1543: Sinkers Lounge
Posted on July 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1543rd bar, first visited in 2022. Mini golf themes bar that I came to as part of a birthday party. I had an old fashioned...