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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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Hair of the Dog Pub
13 November 2010(Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 799th bar, first visited in 2010. We’d pulled off in Chattanooga looking for one particular bar whose name intrigued us. We found that it no longer...
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Abick’s Bar
25 November 2022(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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Dusty’s Bar
12 August 2006(Nord East, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 161st bar, first visited in 2006. The bar was pretty busy so we sat at a table and the smell of Dago Burgers was mouthwatering....
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#1635: Otter’s Saloon
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(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... -
#1634: Whitey’s Old Town Saloon
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(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...

