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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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Dive bar Archive
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#1527: The Old Fishtrap
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Chinook, WA) Scooter’s 1527th bar, first visited in 2022. After we were done exploring Astoria we decided to cross the bridge into Washington and visit the first interesting-looking bar we... -
#1522: My Father’s Place
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Buckman, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1522nd bar, first visited in 2022. Though I wanted to, we were not going to stop here because it was getting late and we needed an... -
#1520: The Slammer Tavern
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Buckman, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1520th bar, first visited in 2022. I’ve had a t-shirt for this bar for years but had never been, so it was a convenient find that... -
#1519: The Rambler
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Humboldt, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1519th bar, first visited in 2022. This wasn’t intended to be our first stop in Portland but the first place on our list, up the street,... -
#1516: The Doctor’s Office
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(Dodge City, KS) Scooter’s 1516th bar, first visited in 2022. After visiting the brewery and the distillery, I realized I need a Guinness to make St. Patrick’s Day official. This... -
#1510: My Other Place
Posted on October 2021 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 1510th bar, first visited in 2021. Cute little dive bar in a converted house that I noticed for the first time just before covid then never got... -
#1503: Barge Inn
Posted on August 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Munising, MI) Scooter’s 1503rd bar, first visited in 2021. I was heading back to rejoin my group at the souvenir store when they notified me they had relocated to... -
#1502: East Channel Brewing Company
Posted on August 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Munising, MI) Scooter’s 1502nd bar, first visited in 2021. I broke off from the main group (who wanted to go back to a souvenir shop we had visited earlier)... -
#1500: Duck Pond Eatery and Beer Garden
Posted on August 2021 | No Comments(Christmas, MI) Scooter’s 1500th bar, first visited in 2021. This was an awesome vacation find for my 1500th bar! We had some nice appetizers and they had a really great... -
#1495: St. John’s Catholic Club
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1495th bar, first visited in 2021. This bar is located in the basement of the St. John’s Catholic Club, attached to the six-lane bowling... -
#1490: Buddha Lounge
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Chinatown, San Francisco, CA) Scooter’s 1490th bar, first visited in 2021. Though this was right across the street from Li Po, we didn’t want to risk all the food options... -
#1486: Wild Bill’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Rulo, NE) Scooter’s 1486th bar, first visited in 2021. This place has been on my want-to-visit list for about a dozen years, mainly because I wanted to hang out in... -
#1480: The Beacon Lounge
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1480th bar, first visited in 2021. Back on July 15, 2009, my friend Brandon and I were on the first day of a 5-day bar crawl.... -
#1479: The Old Pub
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1479th bar, first visited in 2021. This place finished me. I was done. Pretty much out of stomach volume and mostly out of liver capacity as well.... -
#1478: The Hot Mess
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1478th bar, first visited in 2021. This quirky dive has a large square bar, lots of empty glass bottles of what I believe to be Buddha... -
#1476: Zoo Bar
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1476th bar, first visited in 2021. As a long-time denizen of Zoo Bar in Kansas City, I’ve been long trying to visit the famous blues venue... -
#1467: Tavern on the Square
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1467th bar, first visited in 2021. I would like to have spent more time here because it seems like a pretty cool place, but it was... -
#1464: Big Ten Tavern
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Bennet, NE) Scooter’s 1464th bar, first visited in 2021. From what it sounds like, this place recently opened under new ownership. The bar is divided into three main seating areas,... -
#1463: Bing’s Sports Bar
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Nebraska City, NE) Scooter’s 1463rd bar, first visited in 2021. Sports Bar serving pizza that I’ve somehow managed to miss despite passing through Nebraska City numerous times in the... -
#1457: Mango’s Pool Bar
Posted on April 2021 | No Comments(North Captiva, FL) Scooter’s 1457th bar, first visited in 2021. Outdoor bar located between the swimming pool and the boat docks that we ended up vising multiple times. I had... -
#1456: Barnacles Bar
Posted on April 2021 | No Comments(North Captiva, FL) Scooter’s 1456th bar, first visited in 2021. A mostly outdoor bar (there’s a few seats inside) next to the Mainstay restaurant, located near the airstrip on North...
