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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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#1781: Blarney Stone
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1781st bar, first visited in 2024. If not for the fact that I hadn’t eaten since 11:30am I would have gone back to the hotel at... -
#1780: Teddy’s Back Alley Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1780th bar, first visited in 2024. This is a tiny bar at the back of a restaurant, and the bartender remembered me from downstairs at Marge’s.... -
#1779: Marge’s Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1779th bar, first visited in 2024. I had tried to come to this basement alley cocktail bar the night before but it was unexpectedly closed —... -
#1778: Sons of Norway Kringen Lodge / Troll Lounge
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1778th bar, first visited in 2024. On almost every bar trip I take I come across at least one place that blows me away. But this... -
#1777: Swing Barrel Brewing
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Moorhead, MN) Scooter’s 1777th bar, first visited in 2024. If not for all the road construction in this area making walking no fun, this brewery actually would have been... -
#1776: Harold’s
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Moorhead, MN) Scooter’s 1776th bar, first visited in 2024. Originally I didn’t plan to come here because of the late opening time, but because it took me so long... -
#1775: Junkyard Brewing Company
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Moorhead, MN) Scooter’s 1775th bar, first visited in 2024. Based on my research this seems to be the most popular brewery in the Fargo-Moorhead area, and it actually has... -
#1774: Bismarck Tavern
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1774th bar, first visited in 2024. This is another dive bar that I’d been warned was sketchy but seemed like a pretty normal place to me.... -
#1773: Empire Tavern
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1773rd bar, first visited in 2024. Locals warned me that this place could get stabby, but in the middle of the afternoon it seemed to be... -
#1772: Beer & Fish Company
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1772nd bar, first visited in 2024. After I spent some time walking around downtown (and in particular Robert’s Alley) looking at the various sculptures and murals,... -
#1771: Speck’s
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1771st bar, first visited in 2024. Speck’s is right next door to Rick’s. It’s a bit smaller, and has one pool table and a bank of casino... -
#1770: Rick’s
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1770th bar, first visited in 2024. I have to admit, I was a little nervous getting dropped off here. Not that I was worried about the bar... -
#1769: Dempsey’s Public House
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1769th bar, first visited in 2024. After striking out at two places that were closed for various reasons, I swapped in another place from my “if... -
#1768: Rooters Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1768th bar, first visited in 2024. This cash-only expansive sports dive has multiple rooms and multiple bar counters. There’s darts, at least one pool table, and... -
#1767: Fort Noks Bar of Gold
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1767th bar, first visited in 2024. I’m not going to lie, I visited this bar (located in a historic former bank building) only for its name.... -
#1766: Sports Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1766th bar, first visited in 2024. Resuming my originally-scheduled programming, my next stop was a sports bar named… Sports Bar. This sports dive is bigger than... -
#1765: Front Street Taproom
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1765th bar, first visited in 2024. My next stop was supposed to be a highly-recommended dive bar named Duffy’s, but after I got dropped off and... -
#1764: Drekker Brewing Company
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Madison-Unicorn Park, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1764th bar, first visited in 2024. After I figured out that Drekker Brewing was not actually the same thing as Brewhalla, I made my way... -
#1763: Brewhalla
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Madison-Unicorn Park, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1763rd bar, first visited in 2024. I walked in here thinking this was Drekker Brewing. And it’s an easy mistake to make — the glassware... -
#1762: Chubs
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1762nd bar, first visited in 2024. This dive bar wasn’t originally on my radar but while I was finalizing my travel plans I realized it was... -
#1761: Fargo Brewing Company
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1761st bar, first visited in 2024. After landing in Fargo and checking into my hotel, I decided my first stop in the city should be the...
