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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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Biker-friendly Archive
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#1802: Silver Moon Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(North End East, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1802nd bar, first visited in 2024. The ride to Silver Moon would be my last Uber ride of this vacation apart from tomorrow’s... -
#1749: Big Dummy’s
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Mitchell, SD) Scooter’s 1749th bar, first visited in 2024. My picture is of the back because from the front it look closed, but when we circled back around the... -
#1691: Walnut Creek Winery
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Holt, MO) Scooter’s 1691st bar, first visited in 2023. A pretty massive winery in an old metal barn. In addition to wine they also serve pizza and beer from a... -
#1581: Knub’s Pub
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1581st bar, first visited in 2022. Given that this was a suburban strip mall bar I wasn’t expecting anything noteworthy, but this turned out to be a... -
#1537: Jowler Creek Vineyard & Winery
Posted on June 2022 | No Comments(Platte City, MO) Scooter’s 1537th bar, first visited in 2022. The last stop of the day was this winery several miles north of Platte City. (Despite the Platte City address,... -
#1510: My Other Place
Posted on October 2021 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 1510th bar, first visited in 2021. Cute little dive bar in a converted house that I noticed for the first time just before covid then never got... -
#1486: Wild Bill’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Rulo, NE) Scooter’s 1486th bar, first visited in 2021. This place has been on my want-to-visit list for about a dozen years, mainly because I wanted to hang out in... -
#1442: T&A Saloon
Posted on September 2020 | No Comments(Busch, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1442nd bar, first visited in 2020. We stopped here on a weekend camping trip after seeing a sign for it about 10 miles away and... -
#1408: The Cave Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2019 | No Comments(Lanagan, MO) Scooter’s 1408th bar, first visited in 2019. How’s this for something different, a biker bar that’s actually in a cave! My original plan was to eat lunch here,... -
#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... -
#1310: Firelight Lounge
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Quindaro, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1310th bar, first visited in 2018. We tried to visit this place in 2007, but it was closed. We tried to visit again today and... -
#1309: Coach Lite Club
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1309th bar, first visited in 2018. Happily, this is very much a dive in every sense of the word. I didn’t notice a pool table... -
#1308: Big D’s On The Hill
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1308th bar, first visited in 2018. Despite the outward appearance, this is a genuine sports dive. There’s pool and a patio. I didn’t notice if... -
#1267: Maggie Mae’s
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 1267th bar, first visited in 2018. I’m not sure how I missed this place in 2007, considering it’s along the route I would have taken to The... -
#1265: Chuck’s Bar
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 1265th bar, first visited in 2018. We popped in here for a bit because we arrived in Salina a little too early for the brewery we planned... -
#1261: Callsign Brewing
Posted on July 2018 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1261st bar, first visited in 2018. New brewery located WAY back in the heart of industrial NKC. Dog friendly, has several bar games and a... -
#1225: Mud Bugs
Posted on March 2018 | No Comments(Gulf Shores, AL) Scooter’s 1225th bar, first visited in 2018. This isn’t the only dive in Gulf Shores, but it was the easiest for me to find. This place is... -
#1224: Shade Tree Lounge
Posted on March 2018 | No Comments(Tupelo, MS) Scooter’s 1224th bar, first visited in 2018. We were staying the night in Tupelo and decided to go out. All the downtown bars were to crowded with college... -
#1152: Neumann’s Bar
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, North St. Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1152nd bar, first visited in 2016. Though this was a painfully long Uber ride each way (including requiring an emergency bathroom stop 2/3 of... -
#1118: Whiplash
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(East Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1118th bar, first visited in 2015. This biker bar was rather tricky to get to due to road construction, but was worth the effort to... -
#1113: Kick Start Saloon
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(North Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1113th bar, first visited in 2015. This bar is so far over the top that I’ll let the plethora of photos do most of the...