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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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Finn’s Food & Spirits
(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026. I really needed a good coffee and had been unable to find one in downtown Springfield. Hannibal was the city…
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#1390: Whiskey Dick’s
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Joplin, MO) Scooter’s 1390th bar, first visited in 2019. This is another place I picked just for the name. I was about to call an Uber from Flicker until... -
#1389: Flicker: Bar & Arcade
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Joplin, MO) Scooter’s 1389th bar, first visited in 2019. After checking into my hotel I ubered here hoping to play a little pinball, but ended up sitting to watch... -
#1388: Social BTB
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Joplin, MO) Scooter’s 1388th bar, first visited in 2019. This was my planned dinner stop, and I hoped that since it was getting a little late it wouldn’t be... -
#1387: Flag City Brewing
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Webb City, MO) Scooter’s 1387th bar, first visited in 2019. This cool little brewery was a bit smaller than I was expecting, but it has a patio that about doubles... -
#1386: Shirley’s Neighborhood Tavern
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Cartersville, MO) Formerly Shirley’s Place Scooter’s 1386th bar, first visited in 2019. I found this gem located on Historic Route 66, about halfway between my exit and a brewery I... -
#1385: The Gallows
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Lamar, MO) Scooter’s 1385th bar, first visited in 2019. Stopped here on the way to Joplin because I loved the name. It was pretty quiet in there at the time... -
#1384: Stroud’s Oak Ridge Manor
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Oak Ridge, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1384th bar, first visited in 2019. Considering I’ve been coming here for more than two decades, it was stunning to me when I looked... -
#1383: The Clubhouse Experience
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1383rd bar, first visited in 2019. After more than a decade of dormancy, the basement courtyard of the Wallstreet Tower is alive again! This new... -
#1382: Streetcar Grille & Tavern
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1382nd bar, first visited in 2019. Another new place that also opened very recently in the ground floor retail area of a parking garage. My... -
#1381: Oak & Steel
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1381st bar, first visited in 2019. A brand new craft beer/whiskey bar, my first visit was just a few days after it opened. It’s located... -
#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.... -
#1379: Crazy Woman Saloon
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Dayton, WY) Scooter’s 1379th bar, first visited in 2019. We stopped in here specifically because we liked the name. A name that is also shared with a creek, a hiking... -
#1378: Fort Rockvale
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Rockvale, MT) Scooter’s 1378th bar, first visited in 2019. This was not an intended stop, but after two attempts in a row to stop at gas stations to use the... -
#1377: Sip ‘n Dip Lounge
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Great Falls, MT) Scooter’s 1377th bar, first visited in 2019. Who would ever think that the bar in a borderline shady motel would be a tourist attraction? But that’s exactly... -
#1376: Glacier Distilling
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Coram, MT) Scooter’s 1376th bar, first visited in 2019. Here’s something different (for me), a distillery! My wife was giddy here, she loved it. Something up her alley for once!... -
#1375: Swiss Lounge
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Glacier National Park, Browning, MT) Scooter’s 1375th bar, first visited in 2019. Despite how the picture looks, this place was absolutely packed so we ended up moving outside the bar... -
#1374: Thirsty Bear Saloon
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Waterton Park, AB) Scooter’s 1374th bar, first visited in 2019. After spending about an hour walking along the lake and then along the paved trail through town, we were ready... -
#1373: Kingsmen Ale House
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Lethbridge, AB) Scooter’s 1373rd bar, first visited in 2019. After spending a considerable amount of time trying to decide between Thai and Indian for dinner, we went with English pub.... -
#1372: Theoretically Brewing Company
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Upper East Side, Lethbridge, AB) Scooter’s 1372nd bar, first visited in 2019. My first brewery (or bar for that matter) in Canada, and since it’s the only brewery I visited... -
#1371: Enbär Craft Cocktail Lounge
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Great Falls, MT) Scooter’s 1371st bar, first visited in 2019. Located next door to The Block and connected through a corridor in the back, so you can actually take... -
#1370: The Block
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Great Falls, MT) Scooter’s 1370th bar, first visited in 2019. We arrived in Great Falls after most of the restaurants had closed, but this place was open and we...
