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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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*Favorites* Archive
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#1527: The Old Fishtrap
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Chinook, WA) Scooter’s 1527th bar, first visited in 2022. After we were done exploring Astoria we decided to cross the bridge into Washington and visit the first interesting-looking bar we... -
#1526: Buoy Beer Company
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Astoria, OR) Scooter’s 1526th bar, first visited in 2022. This is a pretty fascinating brewery build right on the wharf overlooking the Columbia River. A glass bottom in the... -
#1522: My Father’s Place
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Buckman, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1522nd bar, first visited in 2022. Though I wanted to, we were not going to stop here because it was getting late and we needed an... -
#1511: Tasting Room at J. Reiger & Co.
Posted on January 2022 | No Comments(East Bottoms, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1511th bar, first visited in 2022. We found out about this distillery complex less than a week before COVID lockdowns started in early 2020... -
#1505: St. Ambrose Cellars
Posted on September 2021 | No Comments(Beulah, MI) Scooter’s 1505th bar, first visited in 2021. We decided to spend an afternoon hanging out at a winery, which turned out to also have mead and their own... -
#1501: ByGeorge Brewing Company
Posted on August 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Munising, MI) Scooter’s 1501st bar, first visited in 2021. Our group LOVED this place. Even the non beer drinkers found something for them and we all had a great... -
#1500: Duck Pond Eatery and Beer Garden
Posted on August 2021 | No Comments(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... -
#1488: Panther’s Place
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1488th bar, first visited in 2021. Not quite a speakeasy,. but pretty close. You have to follow them on Instagram to be apprised of when... -
#1489: Li Po Cocktail Lounge
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Chinatown, San Francisco, CA) Scooter’s 1489th bar, first visited in 2021. We arrived in Chinatown a little after 8pm and were disappointed to find pretty much everything closed and no... -
#1477: Barrymore’s
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1477th bar, first visited in 2021. I almost cut this one off my list because the second half of my planned day was a focus on... -
#1476: Zoo Bar
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1476th bar, first visited in 2021. As a long-time denizen of Zoo Bar in Kansas City, I’ve been long trying to visit the famous blues venue... -
#1462: Grains & Taps
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lee’s Summit, MO) Scooter’s 1462nd bar, first visited in 2021. This brewery and restaurant/taproom grew from the Grains & Taps home brewing store a few blocks down the street.... -
#1457: Mango’s Pool Bar
Posted on April 2021 | No Comments(North Captiva, FL) Scooter’s 1457th bar, first visited in 2021. Outdoor bar located between the swimming pool and the boat docks that we ended up vising multiple times. I had... -
#1455: World of Beer
Posted on April 2021 | No Comments(Bell Tower, Fort Myers, FL) Scooter’s 1455th bar, first visited in 2021. Fun largely open-air craft beer bar in a suburban shopping center. I had GB Porter by Palm City... -
#1446: The Angry Swede Brewing Company
Posted on November 2020 | No Comments(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... -
#1426: Anchorage Brewing Company
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1426th bar, first visited in 2019. I wanted to come here during our 2018 visit but couldn’t work it in. So I’m glad our unexpected layover gave... -
#1423: 49th State Brewing
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1423rd bar, first visited in 2019. Any unexpected long layover in Anchorage, combined with a tip from someone that they have really god pizza, led to... -
#1419: Bobby’s Downtown
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1419th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were at Mecca Bar we mentioned that we were looking for a place to get dinner. Bobby’s was... -
#1418: Mecca Bar
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1418th bar, first visited in 2019. We didn’t get a chance to visit Mecca when we were here in 2018, but in preparing for both visits... -
#1416: HooDoo Brewing Company
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1416th bar, first visited in 2019. This is one that I was unable to make it to the last time I was in Fairbanks, so I was... -
#1408: The Cave Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Lanagan, MO) Scooter’s 1408th bar, first visited in 2019. How’s this for something different, a biker bar that’s actually in a cave! My original plan was to eat lunch here,...
