Downtown Archive

#1523: Deschutes Public House – Portland

Posted on April 2022 | No Comments
(Downtown, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1523rd bar, first visited in 2022. I was tasked with with us finding lunch somewhere along the way to the coast, still in Portland, and only...
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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
- Come Back In
  13 August 2016
  (Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1158th bar, first visited in 2016. A dive-ish bar that shares the same kitchen (and I believe owners) as Eseen Haus but has a different menu....
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- Dragonmead Microbrewery
  18 August 2019
  (Warren, MI) Scooter’s 1363rd bar, first visited in 2019. When I first stepped in here and saw the beer list I had to ask the bartender how to tell which...
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- The Scheme
  05 May 2007
  (Salina, KS) Scooter’s 266th bar, first visited in 2007. B had a Bud Light, I had a Miller Lite. Bottles, I believe they were $2 each. B’s was an insulated...
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