Minnesota Archive

  • (MSP Airport, St. Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1638th bar, first visited in 2023. As I was heading to the airport my online boarding pass showed my flight departing from concourse G,...

    #1638: Hi-Lo Diner

    (MSP Airport, St. Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1638th bar, first visited in 2023. As I was heading to the airport my online boarding pass showed my flight departing from concourse G,...

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  • (Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1637th bar, first visited in 2023. I saved the biggest for last, with this being my only brewery to visit on this Sunday before heading...

    #1637: Surly Brewing Company

    (Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1637th bar, first visited in 2023. I saved the biggest for last, with this being my only brewery to visit on this Sunday before heading...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1636th bar, first visited in 2023. After returning to my hotel and getting settled in, I remembered that one should always make an effort to visit...

    #1636: W XYZ Minneapolis

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1636th bar, first visited in 2023. After returning to my hotel and getting settled in, I remembered that one should always make an effort to visit...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1635th bar, first visited in 2023. This tiny little karaoke dive bar was packed but a lot of fun, I’ll plan to come back here...

    #1635: Otter’s Saloon

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1635th bar, first visited in 2023. This tiny little karaoke dive bar was packed but a lot of fun, I’ll plan to come back here...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1634th bar, first visited in 2023. When I was 10 years old, Navin R. Johnson (and his family) taught me “Don’t trust Whitey“. But this...

    #1634: Whitey’s Old Town Saloon

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1634th bar, first visited in 2023. When I was 10 years old, Navin R. Johnson (and his family) taught me “Don’t trust Whitey“. But this...

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  • (Mid-City Industrial, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1633rd bar, first visited in 2023. Because this place was a little out of the way and I had planned on several dive bars earlier...

    #1633: Insight Brewing

    (Mid-City Industrial, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1633rd bar, first visited in 2023. Because this place was a little out of the way and I had planned on several dive bars earlier...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1632nd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one of several tenants in a larger commercial building, and the common restroom shared by them...

    #1632: 612Brew

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1632nd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one of several tenants in a larger commercial building, and the common restroom shared by them...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1631st bar, first visited in 2023. Has the weather been better I’d have just walked here. But there was just too much snow on the...

    #1631: Bauhaus Brew Labs

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1631st bar, first visited in 2023. Has the weather been better I’d have just walked here. But there was just too much snow on the...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1630th bar, first visited in 2023. This was a massive brewery complex, much larger than I realized for the majority of my visit. I only...

    #1630: Indeed Brewing

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1630th bar, first visited in 2023. This was a massive brewery complex, much larger than I realized for the majority of my visit. I only...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1629th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one that I planned to visit when I was here in 2016, but just never made...

    #1629: Dangerous Man Brewing

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1629th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one that I planned to visit when I was here in 2016, but just never made...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1628th bar, first visited in 2023. The last time I had a drink on this block, 1,464 bars ago in August 2006, it was directly...

    #1628: Fair State Brewing Cooperative

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1628th bar, first visited in 2023. The last time I had a drink on this block, 1,464 bars ago in August 2006, it was directly...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1627th bar, first visited in 2023. Had I not rescheduled this trip from its original date of the first weekend of March, I wouldn’t have...

    #1627: Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1627th bar, first visited in 2023. Had I not rescheduled this trip from its original date of the first weekend of March, I wouldn’t have...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1626th bar, first visited in 2023. With the blizzard beginning to come together within minutes after I returned to my hotel, it became clear I would...

    #1626: Pog Mahone’s Pub & Grill

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1626th bar, first visited in 2023. With the blizzard beginning to come together within minutes after I returned to my hotel, it became clear I would...

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  • (South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1625th bar, first visited in 2023. This was supposed to come before Bang Brewing, but I made a last-second switch. Dumb idea....

    #1625: Urban Growler Brewing Company

    (South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1625th bar, first visited in 2023. This was supposed to come before Bang Brewing, but I made a last-second switch. Dumb idea....

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  • (South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1624th bar, first visited in 2023. This was originally planned to be my last brewery of the night. It was a late...

    #1624: Bang Brewing Company

    (South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1624th bar, first visited in 2023. This was originally planned to be my last brewery of the night. It was a late...

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  • (Hamline-Midway, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1623rd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located inside a giant abandoned factory that has been repurposed into separate spaces for an eclectic...

    #1623: Black Stack Brewing

    (Hamline-Midway, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1623rd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located inside a giant abandoned factory that has been repurposed into separate spaces for an eclectic...

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  • (Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1622nd bar, first visited in 2023. If I can be quite honest for a moment — I don’t actually particularly like the beer styles...

    #1622: Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery

    (Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1622nd bar, first visited in 2023. If I can be quite honest for a moment — I don’t actually particularly like the beer styles...

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  • (Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1621st bar, first visited in 2023. Though the location made this a natural choice, the primary reason I picked this brewery was that I...

    #1621: Bad Weather Brewing

    (Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1621st bar, first visited in 2023. Though the location made this a natural choice, the primary reason I picked this brewery was that I...

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  • (Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1620th bar, first visited in 2023. On Google Maps this was a bit tricky to find, but I eventually determined from photos I found on...

    #1620: Gambit Brewing

    (Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1620th bar, first visited in 2023. On Google Maps this was a bit tricky to find, but I eventually determined from photos I found on...

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  • (Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1619th bar, first visited in 2023. The first part of today’s walking portion of the adventure was simply a short walk directly across the street....

    #1619: Barrel Theory Beer Company

    (Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1619th bar, first visited in 2023. The first part of today’s walking portion of the adventure was simply a short walk directly across the street....

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  • (Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1618th bar, first visited in 2023. Wanting to mix at least a few dive bars into my journey, I picked Gopher Bar because I liked...

    #1618: Gopher Bar

    (Downtown, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1618th bar, first visited in 2023. Wanting to mix at least a few dive bars into my journey, I picked Gopher Bar because I liked...

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