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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 Angry Swede Brewing Company
07 November 2020(Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 1446th bar, first visited in 2020. This new brewery is located in (what appears to be) an old bank building in downtown St. Joseph. In...
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Bohannon’s East
14 November 2010(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 820th bar, first visited in 2010. This is kind of weird, the address implies this is west of Speakeasy but it’s actually east of Speakeasy. It’s...
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49th State Brewing Company
28 May 2018(Healy, AK) Scooter’s 1245th bar, first visited in 2018. The seating area in the very nice main building is a bit small/cramped for the crowds they get, but they tacked...
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Merriam Lane Archive
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#487: Hitching Post
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Merriam Lane, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 487th bar, first visited in 2008. Across the street from Double T’s, and thankfully lacking in a cover charge. Getting here was a bit... -
#486: Double T’s Roadhouse
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Merriam Lane, Kansas City, KS) Formerly Miss Kitty’s Scooter’s 486th bar, first visited in 2008. After getting extremely lost (only Kansas would have a 47th Street curve around on itself...