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!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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DankHouse Brewing Company
16 August 2019(Newark, OH) Scooter’s 1360th bar, first visited in 2019. This is a very cool tap room, and in addition to having good beer of their own, they have several guest...
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Pryes Brewing
30 March 2023(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1614th bar, first visited in 2023. After walking the past several breweries, it was back to an Uber ride for this one. I started to get...
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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...


