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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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Crazy Gnome Brewery
10 July 2025(East Nashville, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 1843rd bar, first visited in 2025. I decided I wanted to visit one brewery in Nashville while camped about 15 miles north of the city....
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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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LynLake Brewery
30 March 2023(Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1608th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located in a former theater, and is two doors over from a bar that I...
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West Peoria Archive
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#1739: Tartan Inn
Posted on December 2023 | No Comments(West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and... -
#1738: Mike’s Tavern
Posted on December 2023 | No Comments(West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1738th bar, first visited in 2023. The town of West Peoria has a cluster of neighborhood dive bars, and we decided to explore a couple of...

