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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Black Apple Crossing
13 October 2019(Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1405th bar, first visited in 2019. So remember how in the previous entry I said I wasn’t in the mood for cider? Well here’s what happened...
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Joe’s Duck Inn
14 October 2023(Millard, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1717th bar, first visited in 2023. After the morning breweries it was time for a dive bar break. If I had realized the route our Uber...
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#1023: Red Room Lounge
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Westside South, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1023rd bar, first visited in 2014. This cash-only dive features a rectangular island bar in the center of the main room, small but cheap... -
#1022: The Old Brass Rail
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1022nd bar, first visited in 2014. My visit to The Old Brass Rail reminded me a lot of my favorite downtown dive bar back home.... -
#1021: Firehouse Bar
Posted on July 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1021st bar, first visited in 2014. The aptly named Firehouse Bar is located in a former fire station on the east edge of downtown Sioux...