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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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Twilighter Country Club
05 May 2007(Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 253rd bar, first visited in 2007. We had been searching for a bar recommended by a bartender at an earlier stop, following a set of scrawled instructions...
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Suzy’s Bar
25 November 2022(Hamtramck, MI) Scooter’s 1600th bar, first visited in 2022. We almost didn’t stop here because of the party bus parked out front, but we decided to give it a shot....
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Midnight Mine
26 May 2018(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1239th bar, first visited in 2018. I never would have guessed that the very first bar I would ever visit in Alaska would be my favorite...
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#1515: Boot Hill Distillery
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Dodge City, KS) Scooter’s 1515th bar, first visited in 2022. I don’t normally drink distilled spirits. They’ve never interested me and never tasted good to me. But this place... -
#1514: Dodge City Brewing
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Dodge City, KS) Scooter’s 1514th bar, first visited in 2022. I was spending an evening in Dodge City and decided to check out their local brewery. There’s quite a...

