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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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Royal Mile
06 July 2019(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1345th bar, first visited in 2019. This is a fantastic-looking English pub right in the heart of downtown. Along with the great interior, there is...
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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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Howard & Fine
12 October 2023(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1706th bar, first visited in 2023. This is a speakeasy tucked in the back of the downtown location of Moe & Curly’s Pub. (Omaha’s Three Stooges...
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#988: Dirt’s Place
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Formerly Mike’s Place Scooter’s 988th bar, first visited in 2013. You know, for a place called Dirt’s Place, this is one of the cleanest bars I’ve ever... -
#987: Kap’s Tavern
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Scooter’s 987th bar, first visited in 2013. Walking in from the bright sunshine outside, we stumbled a bit in what initially seemed like complete blackness. It took...

