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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Welcome!
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
- Hair of the Dog Pub
  13 November 2010
  (Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 799th bar, first visited in 2010. We’d pulled off in Chattanooga looking for one particular bar whose name intrigued us. We found that it no longer...
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- Duck Pond Eatery and Beer Garden
  29 August 2021
  (Christmas, MI) Scooter’s 1500th bar, first visited in 2021. This was an awesome vacation find for my 1500th bar! We had some nice appetizers and they had a really great...
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- Elephant Room
  25 November 2022
  (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...
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