Downtown Archive

#745: Back In The Day Lounge

Posted on July 2010 | No Comments
(Downtown, Pleasantville, IA) Scooter’s 745th bar, first visited in 2010. We nearly forgot to go to Pleasantville. We had driven right on by, having not even seen a sign for...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- New Holland Brewing – Holland Tap Room
  05 October 2024
  (Downtown, Holland, MI) Scooter’s 1812th bar, first visited in 2024. This brewery has been on my bucket list for a few years, and today our driving route just happened to...
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- WelCo Brewing Project
  08 November 2024
  (Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1824th bar, first visited in 2024. I was camping nearby at Smithville Lake and got bored one afternoon so decided to head into town to check out...
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- Cotton Exchange Tavern
  02 June 2011
  (North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Scooter’s 887th bar, first visited in 2011. This was tied with Chuck’s as our favorite bar on the riverfront, due in part to the intimate...
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