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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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Barrymore’s
19 June 2021(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1477th bar, first visited in 2021. I almost cut this one off my list because the second half of my planned day was a focus on...
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Jumpin Jack’s
15 July 2011(St. Joseph, MO) Formerly Old Lamplighter Inn Scooter’s 908th bar, first visited in 2011. Every barhopping trip includes one bar that is so far beyond our expectations that it ends...
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Wagon Wheel Bar
04 July 2024(Interior, SD) Scooter’s 1750th bar, first visited in 2024. While driving through Badlands National Park we accidentally exited the park, and we decided “why not drive on to that little...
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Downtown Archive
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#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...

