Welcome!
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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Midnight Mine
26 May 2018(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1239th bar, first visited in 2018. I never would have guessed that the very first bar I would ever visit in Alaska would be my favorite...
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The Bulldog
11 May 2004(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 17th bar, first visited in 2004. Specializes in prohibition-era and pre-prohibition drinks. One of the few bars in town that serves absinthe. Be sure to...
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#1689: Friction Beer Company
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1689th bar, first visited in 2023. A fairly new brewery in downtown Shawnee, originally supposed to be in the Crossroads in downtown KC but that location... -
#1369: Transport Brewery
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1369th bar, first visited in 2019. This is another spot that was packed when we arrived, but we lucked into seats at the bar. Quite a... -
#1368: Servaes Brewing Company
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1368th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were in here I noticed some people I had seen at Sandhills, so we weren’t the only people...