Beals Archive

#1040: The Elbow Room

Posted on August 2014 | No Comments
(Beals, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1040th bar, first visited in 2014. This really great neighborhood dive looks sketchy from the outside but is well worth stopping in. Very friendly staff and...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Saint Paul Brewing
  31 March 2023
  (Dayton’s Bluff, St Paul, MN) Formerly Flat Earth Brewing Scooter’s 1616th bar, first visited in 2023. My first stop of this day was something absolutely spectacular! Originally named Flat Earth...
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- Beer Kitchen
  29 August 2015
  (Westport, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1119th bar, first visited in 2015. We met here for brunch with my family. We almost didn’t go — parking was difficult and once we...
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- Homy Inn
  18 July 2009
  (North Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 643rd bar, first visited in 2009. We have a winner! Normally it would be hard for me to pick a favorite bar of each day,...
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