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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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Strawberry Hill Brewing
(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1838th bar, first visited in 2025. After a few years of delays, this finally opened in the Fall of 2024. But since it’s only…
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#830: Sliderz
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Long Creek, IL) Scooter’s 830th bar, first visited in 2010. This is a new-looking sports bar in a strip mall on the outskirts of Decatur. It has pool tables, a... -
#829: Hammond Pub
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Hammond, IL) Scooter’s 829th bar, first visited in 2010. We liked this little tavern quite a bit. We sat at the small L-shaped bar watching Headline News and discussing the... -
#828: Kel’s Place
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Atwood, IL) Scooter’s 828th bar, first visited in 2010. This small-town bar is almost completely absent from the internet. I could find no information other than that it exists.... -
#827: Proud Mary’s
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Tuscola, IL) Scooter’s 827th bar, first visited in 2010. This is a pretty big bar. There’s a large front room that’s the “face” of the establishment. There’s an even larger... -
#826: It’ll Do
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Arcola, IL) Scooter’s 826th bar, first visited in 2010. There we’re two bars (that we know of) in Arcola, about a block apart, but we had time for only one.... -
#825: Teresa’s Too
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Hindsboro, IL) Scooter’s 825th bar, first visited in 2010. This place was freshly cleaned and full of hunters. We sat down alone at the boomerang-shaped bar, the hunters were all... -
#824: Stumble In
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Hindsboro, IL) Scooter’s 824th bar, first visited in 2010. We plopped down near the corner of the L-shaped bar that wrapped along 2 sides of the building. Our beers were... -
#823: Daddy-O’s
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Paris, IL) Scooter’s 823rd bar, first visited in 2010. We walked into this bar at 10:00am to find about half a dozen customers already seated. We ordered Bud Lights,... -
#822: Rosebud Saloon
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Paris, IL) Scooter’s 822nd bar, first visited in 2010. After a breakfast of delicious Hardee’s biscuits, we popped in to Rosebud Saloon at 9:35am for our first Illinois beer... -
#821: Ballyhoo Pizza King: Campus Location
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 821st bar, first visited in 2010. We found this bar as a result of our unsuccessful attempt to circle back and find Mogger’s. We didn’t know... -
#820: Bohannon’s East
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 820th bar, first visited in 2010. This is kind of weird, the address implies this is west of Speakeasy but it’s actually east of Speakeasy. It’s... -
#819: Speakeasy Conversation Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 819th bar, first visited in 2010. We liked this place a lot. A nice quiet bar with a cool bartender, a place with no games and... -
#818: Ambrosini’s
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 818th bar, first visited in 2010. This Italian restaurant & catering operation looks so elegant from the outside that I was stunned to step in and... -
#817: Terminal Sports & Spirits
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 817th bar, first visited in 2010. Right next to Copper Bar is Terminal Sports & Spirits. This is a big sports bar in what appears to... -
#816: The Copper Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 816th bar, first visited in 2010. We found Wasbash Avenue and took a left, to find disappointment. The only open bar we found turned off its... -
#815: T’s Lounge
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 815th bar, first visited in 2010. We pulled into Terre Haute considerably later than we had intended. Leave it to us to make a 5 hour... -
#814: Mickey’s Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Farmersburg, IN) Scooter’s 814th bar, first visited in 2010. This was a bonus bar, found entirely on a hunch. We had to step around some construction tape to get inside.... -
#813: Runt’s Lounge
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Sullivan, IN) Scooter’s 813th bar, first visited in 2010. Located on one of the corners of the downtown square. This was a brightly-lit venue, with a center island serving as... -
#812: Da Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Oaktown, IN) Scooter’s 812th bar, first visited in 2010. This is a very hard bar to find. Some mapping software claims it doesn’t exist, and the roads in this town... -
#811: Alice & Woody’s Cocktail Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Vincennes, IN) Scooter’s 811th bar, first visited in 2010. The GPS took us in via a side street so we ended up coming in the back door. The front entrance... -
#810: Fat Boys Tavern
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Fort Branch, IN) Formerly Mayer Tavern Scooter’s 810th bar, first visited in 2010. This biker-friendly dive had critter heads mounted all over the place. The bar was pretty busy so...
