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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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Rochester Brewing and Roasting Company – Parkville
29 July 2023(Downtown, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1672nd bar, first visited in 2023. This second location of Rochester Brewing opened in an iconic downtown Parkville building that features seating in a vintage rail...
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Hessen Haus
05 July 2019(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1341st bar, first visited in 2019. Since we foudn foot at Mullets we decided to save Iowa Taproom for tomorrow as originally planned. We checked...
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Cinder Block Brewery
09 November 2013(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,...
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Archive for May 2nd, 2006
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#49: River Aces Lounge
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 49th bar, first visited in 2006. This is a very popular dive in North Kansas City. While it’s pretty quiet with an older crowd earlier... -
#48: Depot Saloon
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Avondale, MO) Scooter’s 48th bar, first visited in 2006. Depot Saloon is located in the heart of the tiny town of Avondale, which is located about a half mile north-northeast... -
#47: Harry T’s Corner Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Chouteau, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Is now a BBQ restaurant. I assume the bar is still available during restaurant hours. Oops, closed again, late 2009. Scooter’s 47th bar,... -
#46: The Bar
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Chouteau, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed in Spring 2011. A sign outside says “Dangerous Building”. Scooter’s 46th bar, first visited in 2006. This is one of the most... -
#45: River City Tavern
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed at the end of January, 2011, after the building was condemned. Scooter’s 45th bar, first visited in 2006. This is the southernmost... -
#44: Bar 12
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 44th bar, first visited in 2006. Bar 12 is a popular sports dive in NKC’s Swift Avenue dive bar row. it’s best known as a... -
#43: Pat’s Pub
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 43rd bar, first visited in 2006. Pat’s Pub is my favorite of the bars on the Swift Avenue dive bar row. It and River City... -
#42: Moxie Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 42nd bar, first visited in 2006. Award winning neighborhood bar & grill, very popular in the Northland 4011 N Oak Trfy Kansas City, MO 64116US... -
#41: Shooter’s
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 41st bar, first visited in 2006. Shooter’s is one of those places where everybody knows everybody. But don’t let that intimidate you, newcomers are welcome... -
#40: The Runaway Lounge
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Vivion West, Northmoor, MO) Scooter’s 40th bar, first visited in 2006. Visited in 2006 and remembered it as a basic strip mall bar. Revisited in 2014 and liked it much... -
#39: Jockey Club Lounge & Bar
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Riverside, MO) Scooter’s 39th bar, first visited in 2006. The bar’s name ties to the local history, when a questionably-legal horse racing track operated during the 1930s under the financing...