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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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Parkville Wine House
(Downtown, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1830th bar, first visited in 2025. This wine bar (which also features a curated set of craft beer) opened in 2024 in a converted house right…
Latest Posts
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#1578: Manor Records
Posted on October 2022 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1578th bar, first visited in 2022. Not-for-profit record label & record store that recently opened a bar/performance venue as an addition to its fundraising... -
#1577: Hillsiders
Posted on October 2022 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1577th bar, first visited in 2022. Cute dive bar with quirky decor and its own original cocktails that opened in October 2022 after an... -
#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... -
#1575: Vignettes
Posted on October 2022 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1575th bar, first visited in 2022. Normally I wouldn’t list pop-up bars on this site. However, this is a permanent pop-up bar that is open... -
#1574: West Bottoms Whiskey Co.
Posted on September 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1574th bar, first visited in 2022. We didn’t know this even existed until the bartender at 9th & State mentioned it was the source for... -
#1573: The Campground
Posted on September 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1573rd bar, first visited in 2022. We were unable to go inside because it was far too packed, so had to settle for drinks from... -
#1572: Voltaire
Posted on September 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1572nd bar, first visited in 2022. I had avoided coming in here for a drink for years because I assumed it was way too upscale... -
#1571: 9th & State
Posted on September 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Lots of things Scooter’s 1571st bar, first visited in 2022. We had tried to visit here a week earlier but it was closed for a... -
#1570: Fountain City Winery
Posted on September 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1570th bar, first visited in 2022. We were out for some Saturday afternoon bar hopping and stumbled across this place, that we’d never even heard... -
#1569: Revue @ Fairmont Austin
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1569th bar, first visited in 2022. Due to sickness we spent the last day of the 4-day weekend in the hotel room watching Impractical Jokers, apart... -
#1568: Deep Eddy Cabaret
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Westfield, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1568th bar, first visited in 2022. On the way back in to drop off the rental car we decided to take in one last must-see dive... -
#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... -
#1564: The Cloak Room
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1564th bar, first visited in 2022. I wanted to visit at least one true honest to goodness local dive bar while we were hear, and all... -
#1563: Stagger Lee
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1563rd bar, first visited in 2022. We had decided to get out of this neighborhood and walk back toward out hotel, but then we staggered across... -
#1562: Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1562nd bar, first visited in 2022. This place had come with so many recommendations, so we decided to head over here next. And in better circumstances,... -
#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... -
#1560: theChive HQ
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1560th bar, first visited in 2022. After a long-ish walk from Friends Bar (made longer with a side trip to CVS to buy a forgotten toothbrush)... -
#1559: Friends Bar
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1559th bar, first visited in 2022. After a while we got antsy and wanted a change of scenery, but it only took a couple of doors... -
#1558: BBG’s Bar, Kitchen, Sports
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1558th bar, first visited in 2022. We began the day with lunch at Iron Works BBQ, then walked back north to 6th Street in search of...
