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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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Strawberry Hill Brewing
(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1838th bar, first visited in 2025. After a few years of delays, this finally opened in the Fall of 2024. But since it’s only…
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#1439: Pathlight Brewing
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1439th bar, first visited in 2020. This is another brewery that opened during COVID-19. It has a spacious interior and a patio off to the side. There’s... -
#1438: Transparent Brewing Company
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Grandview, MO) Scooter’s 1438th bar, first visited in 2020. This was our second NEW venue of the day, but because of two last minute additions it was already our fourth... -
#1437: Wind Shift Brewing
Posted on August 2020 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1437th bar, first visited in 2020. This was the first stop on what was originally intended to be a short brewery crawl until we started making... -
#1436: O’Connor’s Public House
Posted on July 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Rochester, MI) Scooter’s 1436th bar, first visited in 2020. Another bar that I didn’t really get to experience due to COVID. Apart from slipping in the back door to... -
#1435: RJ’s Pub
Posted on July 2020 | No Comments(Rochester Hills, MI) Scooter’s 1435th bar, first visited in 2020. My wife has been here a few times and always had a blast. This was my first visit, and because... -
#1434: Griffin Claw Clubhouse
Posted on July 2020 | No Comments(Rochester Hills, MI) Formerly Clubhouse BFD Scooter’s 1434th bar, first visited in 2020. This place had just changed formats literally 3 days before my visit. It was originally a craft... -
#1433: Fields & Ivy Brewery
Posted on March 2020 | No Comments(Lawrence, KS) Scooter’s 1433rd bar, first visited in 2020. As I was driving to this brewery, I got a breaking news alert on my phone about the first COVID-19 case... -
#1432: Limitless Brewing
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Lenexa, KS) Scooter’s 1432nd bar, first visited in 2020. I’ve known of this place a little while, never was quire sure where it was located. From the outside, you’d never... -
#1431: Red Crow Brewing Company
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 1431st bar, first visited in 2020. I never got a chance to visit them when they were in Spring Hill, and then had to wait forever for... -
#1430: Brew Lab
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Downtown, Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 1430th bar, first visited in 2020. A restaurant & brewery, in the heart of downtown Overland Park, that also allows home brewers to come in... -
#1429: BKS Artisan Ales
Posted on January 2020 | No Comments(Brookside, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1429th bar, first visited in 2020. I decided to spend a Saturday afternoon visiting a few of the local breweries that are too far south... -
#1428: Rochester Brewing and Roasting Company
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1428th bar, first visited in 2019. A combination coffee shop and brewery that opened earlier in 2019. We stopped in here after work on the... -
#1427: Afterword Tavern & Shelves
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1427th bar, first visited in 2019. Part book store, part library, part cafe, part bar. I stopped in here for the first time as a... -
#1426: Anchorage Brewing Company
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1426th bar, first visited in 2019. I wanted to come here during our 2018 visit but couldn’t work it in. So I’m glad our unexpected layover gave... -
#1425: Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1425th bar, first visited in 2019. I came in here specifically just to get my brother a hat, but decided to have a beer to make... -
#1424: Gaslight Lounge
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1424th bar, first visited in 2019. This wasn’t a bar we were planning to visit. But we were revisiting a bar around the corner (Darwin’s Theory)... -
#1423: 49th State Brewing
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1423rd bar, first visited in 2019. Any unexpected long layover in Anchorage, combined with a tip from someone that they have really god pizza, led to... -
#1422: The Local @ FAI
Posted on December 2019 | No Comments(Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1422nd bar, first visited in 2019. This was not an intended destination, but our flight was delayed by a couple of hours. It was... -
#1421: Lavelle’s Bistro
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1421st bar, first visited in 2019. We had started to come here for dinner the previous night, but we were dressed in snow gear and felt... -
#1420: Aurora Ice Bar
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Chena Hot Springs Resort, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1420th bar, first visited in 2019. At 99.9 miles south of the Arctic Circle, this is the new northernmost bar I’ve ever been... -
#1419: Bobby’s Downtown
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1419th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were at Mecca Bar we mentioned that we were looking for a place to get dinner. Bobby’s was...
