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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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Shorty’s Somewhat Fancy Bar
05 July 2019(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1343rd bar, first visited in 2019. We tried to go to El Bait Shop next but it was wasn’t happening — far too crowded. So...
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Confluence Brewing
05 July 2019(Greater South Side, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1338th bar, first visited in 2019. Though I’ve had some of their beer before, this is my first visit to an Iowa brewery....
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Evergreen Farm Brewing
30 December 2023(Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1734th bar, first visited in 2023. Our original plan was for our next destination to be Tres Rojas Winery in the nearby town of Washington. But When...
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#1576: Fly Boy Brewery & Eats
Posted on October 2022 | No Comments(Sylvan Grove, KS) Scooter’s 1576th bar, first visited in 2022. I’d been wanting to come to this brewery ever since it opened, but the hours and location caused me to... -
#1567: Fitzugh Brewing
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Dripping Springs, TX) Scooter’s 1567th bar, first visited in 2022. The original plan was for today to have so many breweries for us to visit that we were worried how... -
#1566: Family Business Beer Company
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Dripping Springs, TX) Scooter’s 1566th bar, first visited in 2022. We had originally planned an Austin Trip for 2019 specifically to come to this brewery, but that fell through (was... -
#1565: Jester King Brewery
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1565th bar, first visited in 2022. After a late morning swim at Barton Springs followed by a nap, we rented a car to head to a few... -
#1561: Pinthouse Brewing
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(McKinney, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1561st bar, first visited in 2022. One of my friend’s childhood friends lives in Austin and works at Pinthouse Pizza, but at a location so far... -
#1551: Hold Out Brewing
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1551st bar, first visited in 2022. Our next plan was to head to the East Sixth Street bar district, but we hadn’t had a meal yet and... -
#1546: The Craic
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1546th bar, first visited in 2022. Irish bar in downtown Parkville that I’d been meaning to visit for a long time, but it was always too... -
#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...