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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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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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theChive HQ
26 August 2022(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1560th bar, first visited in 2022. After a long-ish walk from Friends Bar (made longer with a side trip to CVS to buy a forgotten toothbrush)...
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#834: The Still
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(New Berlin, IL) Scooter’s 834th bar, first visited in 2010. B noticed this bar as we headed into town, I somehow missed it completely despite it being at the main... -
#833: Shepp’s Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, New Berlin, IL) Scooter’s 833rd bar, first visited in 2010. I got kind of an off vibe from Shepp’s, I don’t know if B got it too or not....

