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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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Van Till Family Farm Winery
(Rayville, MO ) Scooter’s 1844th bar, first visited in 2025. This winery has been on our list for a while, as we had been to its former satellite location in…
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#1802: Silver Moon Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(North End East, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1802nd bar, first visited in 2024. The ride to Silver Moon would be my last Uber ride of this vacation apart from tomorrow’s... -
#1801: Hi Ho Tavern
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Whittier, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1801st bar, first visited in 2024. Hi-Ho Tavern (also listed as Walter’s Hi-Ho Casino) is a cash-only, beer-only dive bar located just a little bit... -
#1800: Look’s Beer Company
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Look’s Marketplace, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1800th bar, first visited in 2024. This was the one brewery on my list that I considered cutting because it was so far away... -
#1799: Obscure Brewing Co.
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1799th bar, first visited in 2024. After my lunch and a short nap I headed out on a long Uber ride to start the second half... -
#1798: Wiley’s
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1798th bar, first visited in 2024. Wiley’s was not on my itinerary, but when I returned to my AirBNB for a mid-afternoon break I got... -
#1797: Ken’s Korner
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(North End West, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1797th bar, first visited in 2024. This dive bar was also participating in the poker run I intersected with a few times throughout... -
#1796: Lupulin Brewing – Sioux Falls
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(River Plaza, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1796th bar, first visited in 2024. About 10 months ago my best friend and I spent a few days in Omaha, and one night... -
#1795: Gaslight Saloon
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Emerson, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1795th bar, first visited in 2024. I fully expected this to be a dive bar, but I guess I was…. gaslighted… because it most definitely... -
#1794: The Log Cabin
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1794th bar, first visited in 2024. I began the day by walking to the Phillips Diner for breakfast, then got in an Uber and headed out... -
#1793: Tommy Jack’s Pub
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1793rd bar, first visited in 2024. After leaving Top Hat I decided to take a short cut through the alley to avoid the construction zone,... -
#1792: Top Hat Lounge
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1792nd bar, first visited in 2024. Walking here proved to be quite a longer haul than I expected, made more difficult thanks to construction closing... -
#1791: The Orion Pub
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1791st bar, first visited in 2024. This dive-ish bar was right next door to Glacial Lakes so visiting it wads a no-brainer. Right after I... -
#1790: Glacial Lakes Distillery and Brewhouse
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1790th bar, first visited in 2024. I almost changed my mind about coming here because there was a singer on the patio and the place... -
#1789: Woodgrain Brewing
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1789th bar, first visited in 2024. After dinner I walked back across the river again into the main core of the downtown area and headed... -
#1788: Remedy Brewing Company
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1788th bar, first visited in 2024. My next stop was a brewery about a bock and a half south, where I decided to have dinner.... -
#1787: Covert Artisan Ales & Cellars
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1787th bar, first visited in 2024. After turning in the rental car and getting checked into my AirBNB, I began a long evening of walking... -
#1786: Wooden Legs Brewing Company
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Brookings, SD) Scooter’s 1786th bar, first visited in 2024. Before leaving Brookings I realized I was just around the block from one of the town’s two breweries, so I... -
#1785: Ray’s Corner
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Brookings, SD) Scooter’s 1785th bar, first visited in 2024. Before long I needed to break up the monotony again, and my advance research showed this cash-only dive bar to... -
#1784: Doc’s Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Watertown, SD) Scooter’s 1784th bar, first visited in 2024. The drive from Fargo to Sioux Falls seems short on paper, but it’s a mid-numbingly dull drive with about 2... -
#1783: Blu Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1783rd bar, first visited in 2024. Finally, in the only sensible bad decision of the evening, I returned to my hotel but chose to make the... -
#1782: Würst Beer Hall
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1782nd bar, first visited in 2024. Because of its early closing time, this place wasn’t originally on my itinerary. But it was on my if there’s...
