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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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The Bulldog
11 May 2004(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 17th bar, first visited in 2004. Specializes in prohibition-era and pre-prohibition drinks. One of the few bars in town that serves absinthe. Be sure to...
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Bohannon’s East
14 November 2010(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 820th bar, first visited in 2010. This is kind of weird, the address implies this is west of Speakeasy but it’s actually east of Speakeasy. It’s...
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Cinder Block Brewery
09 November 2013(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1000th bar, first visited in 2013. I spent months thinking about what I wanted my 1,000th bar to be. It needed to be local, centrally-located,...
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Lincoln Archive
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#1301: Boiler Brewing Company
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1301st bar, first visited in 2018. Spectacular brewery in the basement of the Grand Manse building, a former courthouse. Accessed from a stairwell in an alley.... -
#580: Bison Witches Bar & Deli
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 580th bar, first visited in 2009. It was microbrew/import night, all microbrews and imports were $2.50. While B perused the cooler I I went to use... -
#577: The Spigot
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 577th bar, first visited in 2009. There were a couple of college kids loitering outside. “”I don’t want any trouble!”" B informed them as we stepped... -
#576: Sidewinders
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 576th bar, first visited in 2009. Whenever you have a bar that’s set up primarily to be a music venue, very often you wind up with... -
#574: Tam O’Shanter Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Woods Park, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 574th bar, first visited in 2009. It was ‘Crappy Beer Night’ on our visit, so we got $2 Miller High Lifes. 105 S 25th St... -
#573: The Cellar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 573rd bar, first visited in 2009. A retro lounge (in decor, not theme) with a regular, laid-back vibe. The bartender was really into what we were doing...