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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The Bulldog
11 May 2004(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 17th bar, first visited in 2004. Specializes in prohibition-era and pre-prohibition drinks. One of the few bars in town that serves absinthe. Be sure to...
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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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Dean’s Place
21 June 2014(Fisk, MO) Scooter’s 1017th bar, first visited in 2014. This was a fantastic bonus bar find! I was turning the corner to go to Morgan’s Place when I spotted a...
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#301: George’s
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Fairfield, IA) Scooter’s 301st bar, first visited in 2007. B: Coors Light bottle S: Coors Light bottle Now, my notes call this place “Taso’s Pizza & Pub”, but my photo... -
#300: VFW Post 2271
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Fairfield, IA) Scooter’s 300th bar, first visited in 2007. For years I have known of the statue of a distance ancestor in the town square at Fairfield but never had...