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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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The Cellar
15 July 2009(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 573rd bar, first visited in 2009. A retro lounge (in decor, not theme) with a regular, laid-back vibe. The bartender was really into what we were doing...
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Cinder Block Brewery
09 November 2013(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1000th bar, first visited in 2013. I spent months thinking about what I wanted my 1,000th bar to be. It needed to be local, centrally-located,...
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Holler House
07 April 2019(Forest Home Hills, Milwaukee, WI) Scooter’s 1327th bar, first visited in 2019. I have been to a ton of dive bars. Up to the point of this writing, I had...
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McKinley School/ Columbus Park Archive
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#1340: Mullets
Posted on July 2019 | No Comments(McKinley School/ Columbus Park, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1340th bar, first visited in 2019. Since Exile Brewing was closed we contoinued our attempt to go to Iowa Taproom a day... -
#1339: L D’s Corner Bar
Posted on July 2019 | No Comments(McKinley School/ Columbus Park, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1339th bar, first visited in 2019. Originally we had made the difficult decision of cutting this place from our itinerary. But after...

