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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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#1031: Broadway Brewery
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbia, MO) Scooter’s 1031st bar, first visited in 2014. Our 6th stop on our mid-Missouri brewpub tour is below street level down some brick-tiled stairs that we later saw... -
#1030: Flat Branch Pub & Brewing
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbia, MO) Scooter’s 1030th bar, first visited in 2014. Our 5th stop on our mid-Missouri brewpub tour was nearly as good as the 4th. In fact, all three of... -
#1029: Prison Brews
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Jefferson City, MO) Scooter’s 1029th bar, first visited in 2014. This was the 4th stop on our mid-Missouri brewpub tour, and my favorite stop of the day. It’s located in... -
#1028: Horseshoe Bend Brewing Company
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Lake Ozark, MO) Formerly A fire station Scooter’s 1028th bar, first visited in 2014. This was the third stop on a mid-Missouri brewpub tour. This is a new entry, having... -
#1027: Backwater Jacks
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Osage Beach, MO) Scooter’s 1027th bar, first visited in 2014. By car, located off Cocu Ct. By boat, located at mile marker 17.5. This was intended to be a short... -
#1026: Mother’s Brewing Company
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Springfield, MO) Scooter’s 1026th bar, first visited in 2014. Stop #2 in a mid-Missouri brewpub crawl. This is the tasting room at the Mother’s Brewery. There are no flights,... -
#1025: Springfield Brewing Company
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Springfield, MO) Scooter’s 1025th bar, first visited in 2014. This s the first stop of a mid-Missouri brewpub tour. We had lunch here, the food was pretty great (I... -
#1024: The Huddle
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(South Sioux City, NE) Scooter’s 1024th bar, first visited in 2014. I wasn’t originally planning a stop here, but when I noticed it was 2 blocks from my hotel I... -
#1023: Red Room Lounge
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Westside South, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1023rd bar, first visited in 2014. This cash-only dive features a rectangular island bar in the center of the main room, small but cheap... -
#1022: The Old Brass Rail
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1022nd bar, first visited in 2014. My visit to The Old Brass Rail reminded me a lot of my favorite downtown dive bar back home.... -
#1021: Firehouse Bar
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1021st bar, first visited in 2014. The aptly named Firehouse Bar is located in a former fire station on the east edge of downtown Sioux... -
#1020: Cheers Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Sikeston, MO) Scooter’s 1020th bar, first visited in 2014. I was reallyt confused by the large size of the building compared to the relatively small size of the bar. I’ve... -
#1019: Danny’s Place
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Sikeston, MO) Scooter’s 1019th bar, first visited in 2014. Danny’s is a bit tricky to find. It’s on a sort of outer road, ticked alongside a city park up on... -
#1018: Morgan’s Place
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Fisk, MO) Scooter’s 1018th bar, first visited in 2014. My notes for this bar have vanished, unfortunately. But what I do remember, besides the pool tables, is that I sat... -
#1017: Dean’s Place
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Fisk, MO) Scooter’s 1017th bar, first visited in 2014. This was a fantastic bonus bar find! I was turning the corner to go to Morgan’s Place when I spotted a... -
#1016: Cooter Brown’s Bar & Grill / Bear Foot Burgers & Beer / Bears Lodge 521
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Puxico, MO) Scooter’s 1016th bar, first visited in 2014. Every bar I went to today had several people drinking in it except this place, where I was all alone except... -
#1015: Puxico Bar
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Puxico, MO) Scooter’s 1015th bar, first visited in 2014. This bar, which looks like it was originally a house, features an L-shaped counter and a couple of pool tables.... -
#1014: Tool Shed Saloon
Posted on June 2014 | No Comments(Kinder, Puxico, MO) Scooter’s 1014th bar, first visited in 2014. This is one of those places where if you don’t know it’s there, you’re not going to find it. It’s... -
#1013: The Well
Posted on January 2014 | No Comments(Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1013th bar, first visited in 2014. I have to admit I was a little worried about coming here because I’ve heard horror stories from those... -
#1012: Milwaukee Delicatessen Company
Posted on January 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1012th bar, first visited in 2014. This re-creation of a restaurant that occupied this space nearly a century earlier has help save a building that... -
#1011: Long Branch
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Essex, MO) Scooter’s 1011th bar, first visited in 2013. This tiny hangout in a tiny town was pretty close to packed when I arrived. Unlike most of the other bars...
