Welcome!
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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Dean’s Place
21 June 2014(Fisk, MO) Scooter’s 1017th bar, first visited in 2014. This was a fantastic bonus bar find! I was turning the corner to go to Morgan’s Place when I spotted a...
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Holler House
07 April 2019(Forest Home Hills, Milwaukee, WI) Scooter’s 1327th bar, first visited in 2019. I have been to a ton of dive bars. Up to the point of this writing, I had...
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Elly’s Lake Front Tap
10 August 2006(Clear Lake, IA) Scooter’s 126th bar, first visited in 2006. It was a warm, overcast Thursday afternoon in August as we walked around downtown Clear Lake, Iowa, enjoying cold drinks...
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Dirty Sixth Archive
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#1555: The Aquarium on 6th
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1555th bar, first visited in 2022. This was a recommendation from someone at Chupacabra. Fish tanks line the wall behind the bar, and in the back... -
#1554: Pour Choices
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1554th bar, first visited in 2022. This wasn’t planned as our next stop but I liked the name enough that I wanted to go in for...