Michigan-Martin Archive

#1598: Abick’s Bar

Posted on November 2022 | No Comments
(Michigan-Martin, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1598th bar, first visited in 2022. Now THIS is what looking for good neighborhood dive bars is all about. Easily in my top 5 of all...
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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
- International Tap House – Crossroads
  26 June 2017
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1200th bar, first visited in 2017. The first Kansas City location for the St. Louis based beer bar. 54 beers on tap plus what looks...
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- theChive HQ
  26 August 2022
  (Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1560th bar, first visited in 2022. After a long-ish walk from Friends Bar (made longer with a side trip to CVS to buy a forgotten toothbrush)...
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- L D’s Corner Bar
  05 July 2019
  (McKinley School/ Columbus Park, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1339th bar, first visited in 2019. Originally we had made the difficult decision of cutting this place from our itinerary. But after...
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