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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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Warbird Whiskey
(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1829th bar, first visited in 2024. A whiskey/cocktail bar that opened a few months ago, this one with theme honoring American military aviation history. When…
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#1619: Barrel Theory Beer Company
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1619th bar, first visited in 2023. The first part of today’s walking portion of the adventure was simply a short walk directly across the street.... -
#1618: Gopher Bar
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1618th bar, first visited in 2023. Wanting to mix at least a few dive bars into my journey, I picked Gopher Bar because I liked... -
#1617: Yoerg Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Dayton’s Bluff, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1617th bar, first visited in 2023. I put this brewery on my list due to its age (founded 1848), making it the oldest brewery... -
#1616: Saint Paul Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Dayton’s Bluff, St Paul, MN) Formerly Flat Earth Brewing Scooter’s 1616th bar, first visited in 2023. My first stop of this day was something absolutely spectacular! Originally named Flat Earth... -
#1615: Lyon’s Pub
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1615th bar, first visited in 2023. Since I now had a second wind, I decided to Uber over to a small cluster of bars I enjoy... -
#1614: Pryes Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1614th bar, first visited in 2023. After walking the past several breweries, it was back to an Uber ride for this one. I started to get... -
#1613: Modist Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1613th bar, first visited in 2023. Modist Brewing reminded me enough of Fulton Beer that I had to double check to make sure I hadn’t wandered... -
#1612: Bricksworth Beer Co
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1612th bar, first visited in 2023. I had picked this place out for dinner weeks before this trip because the pizza looked good and because of... -
#1611: Fulton Beer
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1611th bar, first visited in 2023. I almost cut this brewery at the last minute because I was running out of stamina, but I’m glad I... -
#1610: InBound BrewCo
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1610th bar, first visited in 2023. After 6 (half pours) of double-digit ABV stouts at the previous three breweries, I was a bit off my game... -
#1609: Sisyphus Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Lowry Hill, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1609th bar, first visited in 2023. To me this is a brewery with a comedy club in the back, I think to most everyone else... -
#1608: LynLake Brewery
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1608th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located in a former theater, and is two doors over from a bar that I... -
#1607: Eastlake Craft Brewery
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Phillips, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1607th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery wasn’t on my intended list because it was too far from the area I wanted to concentrate on... -
#1606: Finnegan’s Brewing Company
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1606th bar, first visited in 2023. Because I didn’t initially notice this brewery when I was planning this trip, I added it at the last minute... -
#1605: Stockyards Brewing Co.
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1605th bar, first visited in 2023. Had some BBQ and a FoxTrotter Scottish Ale while waiting for my flight to board. 1... -
#1604: Missie B’s
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(West 39th, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1604th bar, first visited in 2023. I’ve never been in here before because I’m rarely in this part of town during the hours this... -
#1603: Jim’s Alley Bar
Posted on February 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1603rd bar, first visited in 2023. A new bar built in dive bar style, and they pulled it off pretty well. Feels a lot like... -
#1602: Maumee Bay Brewing Company
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Toledo, OH) Scooter’s 1602nd bar, first visited in 2022. We stopped in here for lunch before heading back to Kansas City with the car-load of beef we had just... -
#1601: Checker Bar
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1601st bar, first visited in 2022. We had almost stopped in here earlier in the evening while walking back to our hotel from Grand Trunk Pub,... -
#1600: Suzy’s Bar
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Hamtramck, MI) Scooter’s 1600th bar, first visited in 2022. We almost didn’t stop here because of the party bus parked out front, but we decided to give it a shot.... -
#1599: The Painted Lady
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Hamtramck, MI) Scooter’s 1599th bar, first visited in 2022. Our next spot made out initial short list simply based on the fact that we liked out the exterior looked. This...
