Rapid City Archive

#1380: Independent Ale House

Posted on September 2019 | No Comments
(Downtown, Rapid City, SD) Scooter’s 1380th bar, first visited in 2019. “Wait, you picked this place for the beer, not the food!” my wife said, angrily, when we stepped inside....
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Dew Drop Inn
  24 August 2013
  (Downtown, Hiawatha, KS) Scooter’s 997th bar, first visited in 2013. Kansas’s “Beer Bars” (also known as “3.2 Bars” or “CMB Bars”) are almost always unexpected treats. Since they are licensed...
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- World of Beer
  23 April 2021
  (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...
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- Vine Street Brewing Company
  19 August 2023
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1688th bar, first visited in 2023. After an hour delay to go inside caused by them changing their hours in the week since I checked...
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