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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 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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Atwater Brewery
26 August 2023(Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1695th bar, first visited in 2023. I’d had their Java Porter many times both from stores and at other bars, now I finally got to see where...
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theChive HQ
26 August 2022(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1560th bar, first visited in 2022. After a long-ish walk from Friends Bar (made longer with a side trip to CVS to buy a forgotten toothbrush)...
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River Market Archive
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#1512: River Bluff Brewing @ River Market
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1512th bar, first visited in 2022. The second location if a brewery out of St. Joseph that conveniently opened in the same building where I... -
#1223: Strange Days Brewing Company
Posted on March 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1223rd bar, first visited in 2018. New brewery in the River Market that seems to have hit a gold mine on location as it’s always... -
#533: Le Fou Frog
Posted on January 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 533rd bar, first visited in 2009. French restaurant on the edge of the River Market neighborhood downtown. the dining area is in the back, in... -
#532: Bo Ling’s
Posted on January 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 532nd bar, first visited in 2009. Upscale Chinese restaurant in the City Market. The bar is backed by large windows looking out over 5th street.... -
#346: Cafe Al Dente
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 346th bar, first visited in 2007. Pizza/pasta joint with a small bar 412 Delaware St Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] (816) 472-9444 -
#51: Dos Hombres
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Closed Fall 2009. Reopened in January 2011 as Hickock’s Southwest Bar & Grill Scooter’s 51st... -
#9: River Market Brewing Co
Posted on April 2003 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed at the end of business on January 31, 2009. Scooter’s 9th bar, first visited in 2003. Good home-brewed beers plus bottled standards.... -
#5: Oldham
Posted on April 2002 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS This later became Kabal, which was forced to close after numerous fights, shootings, and a firebombing. It then reopened as Skybox, and history...