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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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Dick Weed’s Bar
18 August 2019(Mt Clemens, MI) Scooter’s 1365th bar, first visited in 2019. We wanted to get a nice dive bar in on our afternoon, and we picked this one based partly on...
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Holladay Distillery
18 June 2022(Weston, MO) Scooter’s 1533rd bar, first visited in 2022. This was a very cool find that I’ve probably driven past dozens of times and never noticed. The tasting room is...
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Brickway Brewery & Distillery
14 October 2023(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1715th bar, first visited in 2023. Since this was directly across the street from Jackson Street Tavern it made sense for this to be our next...
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Hill City Archive
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#1753: Miner Brewing Company
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Hill City, SD) Scooter’s 1753rd bar, first visited in 2024. While my wife continued wine shopping at Prairie Berry, I walked over to the adjacent (and I believe affiliated) brewery.... -
#1752: Prairie Berry Winery
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Hill City, SD) Scooter’s 1752nd bar, first visited in 2024. We continued over to Prairie Berry, home of their flagship Red Ass Rhubarb wine that had come highly recommended to... -
#1751: Sick N Twisted Brewing / Naughti Wines
Posted on July 2024 | No Comments(Hill City, SD) Scooter’s 1751st bar, first visited in 2024. We stopped in here after spending an afternoon at Sylvan Lake. From the brewery side of things, I had the...


