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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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Marge’s Bar
22 August 2024(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1779th bar, first visited in 2024. I had tried to come to this basement alley cocktail bar the night before but it was unexpectedly closed —...
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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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The District
13 October 2023(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....
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#1541: Nimble Brewing
Posted on July 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1541st bar, first visited in 2022. This had been open for a couple of years, but it was my first chance to visit. Unfortunately I... -
#1539: King G Bar & Deli
Posted on July 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1539th bar, first visited in 2022. Turning what was a one-off into a neighborhood trend, this is the second building along this strip to be... -
#1540: Red Sash Brewing
Posted on July 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Border Brewing Scooter’s 1540th bar, first visited in 2022. New (to me) brewery located in the former home of Border Brewing. though I’ve had their... -
#1538: Border Brewing Company
Posted on July 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1538th bar, first visited in 2022. My first visit to their new location, just over a block east of their original location. I had the... -
#1221: Casual Animal Brewing Company
Posted on February 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1221st bar, first visited in 2018. Stopped into this new brewery a couple of weeks after opening. I ended up having some of everything. They... -
#1210: Mission Taco Joint
Posted on August 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1210th bar, first visited in 2017. St. Louis taco chain that recently opened its first KC location in the same building as iTap. Beer consumed:... -
#1168: Double Shift Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1168th bar, first visited in 2016. One of Kansas City’s newest breweries. I had the River Pirate Oatmeal Stout and the Barrel-Aged River Pirate so... -
#1167: Torn Label Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1167th bar, first visited in 2016. Located in a nondescript building on the inside of the center of the block, this is a bit hard... -
#1072: Border Brewing Company
Posted on February 2015 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) MOVED – No longer at this location. Scooter’s 1072nd bar, first visited in 2015. This place had been in business for all of about 2 hours... -
#76: Grinders
Posted on June 2006 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 76th bar, first visited in 2006. Great pizza and wings, excellent beer selection, spotty service. Picnic table just outside the back door leaving to a...