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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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Finn’s Food & Spirits
(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026. I really needed a good coffee and had been unable to find one in downtown Springfield. Hannibal was the city…
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#592: Mitchell’s Recreation
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Aurora, NE) Scooter’s 592nd bar, first visited in 2009. This was a pool hall with a very nice bar. Lots of original brick and exposed timbers. When we first stepped... -
#591: Korner Still Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Hampton, NE) Scooter’s 591st bar, first visited in 2009. This is about as incognito as a bar can get. Circling around the block a few times we deduced that this... -
#590: Hoffman’s Cafe & Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Bradshaw, NE) Scooter’s 590th bar, first visited in 2009. Bonus Bar! We have now established the First Law Of Rural Nebraska Barfinding. Grain towers of suitable size = bar in... -
#589: Midway Cafe & Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(York, NE) Scooter’s 589th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a long, narrow space that was well lit. It was really more grill than bar, the actual bar was... -
#588: Hunters Restaurant Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Waco, NE) Scooter’s 588th bar, first visited in 2009. This place has a split personality. When you walk in you are presented with a choice of two doors: one leading... -
#587: First Street Bar & Grill/American Legion Post 49
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Utica, NE) Scooter’s 587th bar, first visited in 2009. After The Bullet Hole there really wasn’t much to say about this place, it was pretty plain, but it had some... -
#586: Bullet Hole
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Utica, NE) Scooter’s 586th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a COMPLETE bonus bar, absolutely nothing in our research indicated this would be here and we wouldn’t expect a... -
#585: RO’S
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Seward, NE) Scooter’s 585th bar, first visited in 2009. This was originally supposed to be our first Seward bar but it was closed when we arrived, we spotted it open... -
#584: Spare Time Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Seward, NE) Scooter’s 584th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bowling alley bar but was pretty isolated from the bowling, enough to give it its own personality. It... -
#583: DJ’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Staplehurst, NE) Scooter’s 583rd bar, first visited in 2009. We weren’t 100% sure if there would be a bar here or not, our research had given us an iffy impression... -
#582: Lou & Mary Anne’s Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Bee, NE) Scooter’s 582nd bar, first visited in 2009. Luckily for us, Lou and Mary Ann were awake and doing business. This place felt like a perfect small town gathering... -
#581: Merle’s Food & Drink
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Emerald, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 581st bar, first visited in 2009. I think we were the day’s first customers, though more began trickling in. There was no shortage of service, we... -
#580: Bison Witches Bar & Deli
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 580th bar, first visited in 2009. It was microbrew/import night, all microbrews and imports were $2.50. While B perused the cooler I I went to use... -
![(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 579th bar, first visited in 2009. Upon entering we noticed that this was definitely a fratboy hangout. 1436 O St Lincoln, NE 68508US [launch map] (402)...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/p2860018-115x115.jpg "Brass Rail")
#579: Brass Rail
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 579th bar, first visited in 2009. Upon entering we noticed that this was definitely a fratboy hangout. 1436 O St Lincoln, NE 68508US [launch map] (402)... -
#578: Harry’s Wonder Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 578th bar, first visited in 2009. On the advice of our friends at The Spigot we crossed the street and found ourselves in a nice little... -
#577: The Spigot
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 577th bar, first visited in 2009. There were a couple of college kids loitering outside. “”I don’t want any trouble!”" B informed them as we stepped... -
#576: Sidewinders
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 576th bar, first visited in 2009. Whenever you have a bar that’s set up primarily to be a music venue, very often you wind up with... -
#575: The Keg
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Woods Park, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 575th bar, first visited in 2009. There were quite a few motorcycles in the parking lot. We stepped inside and the first thing we noticed... -
#574: Tam O’Shanter Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Woods Park, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 574th bar, first visited in 2009. It was ‘Crappy Beer Night’ on our visit, so we got $2 Miller High Lifes. 105 S 25th St... -
#573: The Cellar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 573rd bar, first visited in 2009. A retro lounge (in decor, not theme) with a regular, laid-back vibe. The bartender was really into what we were doing... -
#572: One Eyed Dog Saloon
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Eagle, NE) Scooter’s 572nd bar, first visited in 2009. Biker bar with a pretty good sized beer garden. This was where we really started noticing the popularity of Keno. We...
