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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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Little Bar
10 April 2009(Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 551st bar, first visited in 2009. We weren’t sure if this was really open or not, the Google Maps Street View did not look promising. But, because...
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New Glarus Brewing Company
13 August 2016(New Glarus, WI) Scooter’s 1156th bar, first visited in 2016. After a long drive across Wisconsin we arrived here about 55 minutes before closing time, but with people still arriving...
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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...