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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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Silver Moon Tavern
15 November 2010(Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 840th bar, first visited in 2010. We left Uncle Bob’s bar with no real destination in mind, and within moments found a residential street with two bars...
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Nancy Whiskey
27 August 2023(North Corktown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1696th bar, first visited in 2023. An absolutely amazing 120+ year old neighborhood dive bar just outside of downtown Detroit! Inside there’s an antique phone...
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#997: Dew Drop Inn
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Hiawatha, KS) Scooter’s 997th bar, first visited in 2013. Kansas’s “Beer Bars” (also known as “3.2 Bars” or “CMB Bars”) are almost always unexpected treats. Since they are licensed... -
#996: Rosey’s Cantina
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Hiawatha, KS) Scooter’s 996th bar, first visited in 2013. This was nothing at all like I expected. From the name, I was thinking Mexican restaurant. Instead I found a...

