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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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Dean’s Place
21 June 2014(Fisk, MO) Scooter’s 1017th bar, first visited in 2014. This was a fantastic bonus bar find! I was turning the corner to go to Morgan’s Place when I spotted a...
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Dew Drop Inn
24 August 2013(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...
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Bullet Hole
16 July 2009(Utica, NE) Scooter’s 586th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a COMPLETE bonus bar, absolutely nothing in our research indicated this would be here and we wouldn’t expect a...
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Old Mission Peninsula Archive
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#1668: Brys Estate Vineyard & Winery
Posted on July 2023 | No Comments(Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, MI) Scooter’s 1668th bar, first visited in 2023. This winery was highly recommended to us by the people back at 2 Lads, so we made... -
#1667: Chateau Chantal Winery and Inn
Posted on July 2023 | No Comments(Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, MI) Scooter’s 1667th bar, first visited in 2023. This stunning winery featured viewed of both the West and East Arms of the Grand Traverse Bay... -
#1666: 2 Lads Winery
Posted on July 2023 | No Comments(Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, MI) 44.93428459187982, -85.4960756492465 Scooter’s 1666th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to spend the afternoon winery-hopping on the Old Mission Peninsula. We started with...



