Downtown Archive

#1271: The B-Hive

Posted on September 2018 | No Comments
(Downtown, Colby, KS) Scooter’s 1271st bar, first visited in 2018. This dive bar was intended to be a dinner stop (I’d seen great things about their burgers and they were...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- The Den
  29 November 2013
  (Bell City, MO) Formerly a gas station Scooter’s 1005th bar, first visited in 2013. When I began planning my Black Friday pub crawl, I knew I would be limited in...
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- St. Ambrose Cellars
  02 September 2021
  (Beulah, MI) Scooter’s 1505th bar, first visited in 2021. We decided to spend an afternoon hanging out at a winery, which turned out to also have mead and their own...
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- Sons of Norway Kringen Lodge / Troll Lounge
  22 August 2024
  (Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1778th bar, first visited in 2024. On almost every bar trip I take I come across at least one place that blows me away. But this...
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