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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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Marge’s Bar
22 August 2024(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1779th bar, first visited in 2024. I had tried to come to this basement alley cocktail bar the night before but it was unexpectedly closed —...
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Railway Winery & Butler Creek Distilling
10 August 2024(Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1759th bar, first visited in 2024. Technically closer to the town of Beaver than to Eureka Springs, we had driven by this place many times in...
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Native Brews Tap & Grill
08 July 2025(Cherokee, NC) Scooter’s 1841st bar, first visited in 2025. This Native-American (and I believe women as well) owned restaurant and brewery has two locations as of the day before our...
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Fort Collins Archive
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#1274: Funkwerks
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Fort Collins, CO) Scooter’s 1274th bar, first visited in 2018. I’m generally not a fan of sours, which is what Funkwerks specializes in, so I wasn’t sure if we’d like... -
#1273: New Belgium Brewing Company
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Fort Collins, CO) Scooter’s 1273rd bar, first visited in 2018. Our first brewery for the Colorado portion on this trip. This is a huge facility, and was rather busy, and...

