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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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J and J Roadhouse
22 November 2008(Belton, MO) Formerly Jaudon Hideout Scooter’s 511th bar, first visited in 2008. This was a surprising find. Who’d have expected to find a bar at 203rd & Holmes? And how...
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Maxine’s Tap Room
08 August 2022(Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1544th bar, first visited in 2022. I was supposed to visit this place back in 2019, but after visiting every brewery from Bentonville to Fayetteville in...
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My Father’s Place
07 April 2022(Buckman, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1522nd bar, first visited in 2022. Though I wanted to, we were not going to stop here because it was getting late and we needed an...
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#656: Quarthouse Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 656th bar, first visited in 2009. We headed over to Main Street and drove up and down both sides trying to decide what our next... -
#655: Glory Days
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 655th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a pretty nice sports bar. We discussed our plans for the day — would we stop when... -
#654: Barley’s
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 654th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a really nice looking old bar. However, the bartender was MIA. We sat there for about 10...