Downtown Archive

#1269: Gellas Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.

Posted on September 2018 | No Comments
(Downtown, Hays, KS) Scooter’s 1269th bar, first visited in 2018. I’ve had beer from here at the Parkville Brew Fest. This was a much larger and much more upscale place...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Twilighter Country Club
  05 May 2007
  (Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 253rd bar, first visited in 2007. We had been searching for a bar recommended by a bartender at an earlier stop, following a set of scrawled instructions...
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- West Bottoms Whiskey Co.
  17 September 2022
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1574th bar, first visited in 2022. We didn’t know this even existed until the bartender at 9th & State mentioned it was the source for...
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- Dragonmead Microbrewery
  18 August 2019
  (Warren, MI) Scooter’s 1363rd bar, first visited in 2019. When I first stepped in here and saw the beer list I had to ask the bartender how to tell which...
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