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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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Fair State Brewing Cooperative
01 April 2023(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1628th bar, first visited in 2023. The last time I had a drink on this block, 1,464 bars ago in August 2006, it was directly...
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West Bottoms Whiskey Co.
17 September 2022(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1574th bar, first visited in 2022. We didn’t know this even existed until the bartender at 9th & State mentioned it was the source for...
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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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Abilene Archive
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#261: Brownie’s
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Abilene, KS) Scooter’s 261st bar, first visited in 2007. B had Bud Light, I had Coors Light. $1.50 for a 12 oz. draw. This place had a pretty impressive stock... -
#260: Downsouth Tavern
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Abilene, KS) Scooter’s 260th bar, first visited in 2007. We both had Bud. $1.50 for a 12 oz. draw. We were seated next to a guy who told us about...

