Downtown Archive

#1294: Tallgrass Taphouse

Posted on September 2018 | No Comments
(Downtown, Manhattan, KS) Scooter’s 1294th bar, first visited in 2018. For some reason I always pictured this as a small place with a rustic unfinished wood interior. It’s the exact...
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Welcome!
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
- Boiler Brewing Company
  21 November 2018
  (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1301st bar, first visited in 2018. Spectacular brewery in the basement of the Grand Manse building, a former courthouse. Accessed from a stairwell in an alley....
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- Colwood Bar
  02 January 2026
  (Unionville, MI) Scooter’s 1867th bar, first visited in 2026. Another favorite find of ours, especially due to friendly regulars and an awesome bartender. This bar is located WAY out in...
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- Mr. Handy’s Blues Hall Juke Joint
  26 November 2010
  (Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 853rd bar, first visited in 2010. Something about this bar caught my eye earlier in the evening, and I just had to see more. We entered...
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