Arcola Archive

#826: It’ll Do

Posted on November 2010 | No Comments
(Arcola, IL) Scooter’s 826th bar, first visited in 2010. There we’re two bars (that we know of) in Arcola, about a block apart, but we had time for only one....
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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
- Hammer Heads
  03 September 2011
  (St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 925th bar, first visited in 2011. This was a fantastic little bar located right on one of the busiest corners in St. Joseph. The U-shaped bar...
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- Midland Beer Garden
  22 November 2017
  (Midland, TX) Formerly Garden View Nursery Scooter’s 1217th bar, first visited in 2017. Quite literally a beer garden, as this craft beer bar occupies several greenhouses at a plant nursery....
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- The District
  13 October 2023
  (Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1713th bar, first visited in 2023. After Leavenworth Bar we headed out to revisit The Elbow Room, which we had both previously visited in August 2014....
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