Ellis Square Archive

#881: Retro on Congress

Posted on June 2011 | No Comments
(North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Formerly Mercury Lounge Scooter’s 881st bar, first visited in 2011. I had a lot of trouble finding contact info for this bar, it turns out...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- WYOld West Brewing Company
  30 May 2017
  (Downtown, Powell, WY) Scooter’s 1192nd bar, first visited in 2017. Brewery/restaurant in downtown Powell. The restaurant and bar are separated on opposite sides of a central hallway. The sinks in...
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- Twilighter Country Club
  05 May 2007
  (Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 253rd bar, first visited in 2007. We had been searching for a bar recommended by a bartender at an earlier stop, following a set of scrawled instructions...
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- Evergreen Farm Brewing
  30 December 2023
  (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1734th bar, first visited in 2023. Our original plan was for our next destination to be Tres Rojas Winery in the nearby town of Washington. But When...
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