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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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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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Holler House
07 April 2019(Forest Home Hills, Milwaukee, WI) Scooter’s 1327th bar, first visited in 2019. I have been to a ton of dive bars. Up to the point of this writing, I had...
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Come Back In
13 August 2016(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1158th bar, first visited in 2016. A dive-ish bar that shares the same kitchen (and I believe owners) as Eseen Haus but has a different menu....
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De Soto Archive
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#1849: Force of Nature Brewing
Posted on September 2025 | No Comments(Downtown, De Soto, KS) Scooter’s 1849th bar, first visited in 2025. The second brewery for my little brother’s belated birthday. Many of their beers are floral, which isn’t exactly my...



