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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!
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Dive bar Archive
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#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... -
#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... -
#809: Deerhead Tavern
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Jacobsville, Evansville, IN) Scooter’s 809th bar, first visited in 2010. A pizza pub, jazz tavern, and sidewalk cafe all rolled up into one. This is a new one for me... -
#808: Hogs Head Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Hopkinsville, KY) Scooter’s 808th bar, first visited in 2010. Attached to a place called The Beer Barrel, this is a very clean-spacious bar in an old building downtown. This... -
#807: Piranha’s Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 807th bar, first visited in 2010. We had noticed a 2 for 1 drink special advertised here when we first arrived in Nashville, so we wanted... -
#805: Paradise Park Trailer Resort
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 805th bar, first visited in 2010. After walking most of the length of the Broadway strip, we decided this looked like the most interesting place to... -
#804: Coconut Bay Cafe
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Manchester, TN) Scooter’s 804th bar, first visited in 2010. The bartender at Irma’s Place told us there were no other bars in town. We headed back to I-24, but crossed... -
#803: Irma’s Place
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Black Jack, Manchester, TN) Scooter’s 803rd bar, first visited in 2010. We were having a terrible time finding another bar in this down. We had headed to downtown and found... -
#802: Mickey’s Home Town Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(West Meade, Manchester, TN) Formerly Snafu Scooter’s 802nd bar, first visited in 2010. When we arrived in Manchester we drove from one end of town to the other and decided... -
#801: Pickle Barrel
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 801st bar, first visited in 2010. As we were heading towards downtown I noticed a very cool looking building, so I wanted to check it our... -
#799: Hair of the Dog Pub
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 799th bar, first visited in 2010. We’d pulled off in Chattanooga looking for one particular bar whose name intrigued us. We found that it no longer... -
#796: The Pool Hall
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Buckhead, Atlanta, GA) Scooter’s 796th bar, first visited in 2010. We REALLY needed to get on the road, but when we got back to the van we noticed that The... -
#795: Churchill’s British Pub
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Buckhead, Atlanta, GA) Scooter’s 795th bar, first visited in 2010. We had already tried and failed twice at finding this bar open, but I was really curious about it so... -
#794: Five Paces Inn
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Buckhead, Atlanta, GA) Scooter’s 794th bar, first visited in 2010. Finally… the one bar we had come to Atlanta to see was now open! We had picked this place weeks... -
#793: Red Door Tavern
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Buckhead, Atlanta, GA) Scooter’s 793rd bar, first visited in 2010. A good old fashioned sports dive. The bar consists of 3 rooms, though we spent all our visit in the... -
#792: Kramer’s
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Buckhead, Atlanta, GA) Formerly Six Scooter’s 792nd bar, first visited in 2010. We can made a complete circle around the neighborhood and found nothing else open. Back at the van,...
