Welcome!
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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Shorty’s Somewhat Fancy Bar
05 July 2019(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1343rd bar, first visited in 2019. We tried to go to El Bait Shop next but it was wasn’t happening — far too crowded. So...
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Stone Hill Winery
12 August 2023(Hermann, MO) Scooter’s 1678th bar, first visited in 2023. We got here a little too close to closing time and needed a meal, so we actually had to split this...
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Hair of the Dog Pub
13 November 2010(Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 799th bar, first visited in 2010. We’d pulled off in Chattanooga looking for one particular bar whose name intrigued us. We found that it no longer...
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#1256: F Street Station
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1256th bar, first visited in 2018. This was billed to us as “the second oldest bar in Anchorage” as well as “the oldest bar in downtown... -
#1254: Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1254th bar, first visited in 2018. After a day of hiking we googled the “best place for crab legs in Anchorage” and were surprised to find...