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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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What’s Happen’n Lounge
02 September 2006(Marlborough, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 189th bar, first visited in 2006. Formerly a trolley barn, this run down old building next to the railroad at the southern end of Prospect...
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McShane’s Irish Pub & Whiskey Bar
27 August 2023(Corktown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1697th bar, first visited in 2023. And another great bar! We love Detroit. We stayed here for quite a while, sharing several plates of appetizers while...
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Suzy’s Bar
25 November 2022(Hamtramck, MI) Scooter’s 1600th bar, first visited in 2022. We almost didn’t stop here because of the party bus parked out front, but we decided to give it a shot....
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#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... -
#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... -
#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... -
#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... -
#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... -
#806: Big River Grille & Brewing Works
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 806th bar, first visited in 2010. We had gone walking around some of the side streets looking for a dive, but we didn’t find anything that... -
#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... -
#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... -
#800: Taco Mac
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 800th bar, first visited in 2010. We were getting hungry, so for my 800th bar we decided to head over to a small regional chain called... -
#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... -
#798: Dawg Pound Sports & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Blackwood, Calhoun, GA) Scooter’s 798th bar, first visited in 2010. We wanted to make one last stop in northern Georgia. Calhoun appears to be a dry town, however Dawg Pound... -
#797: Bullfrogz
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Kennesaw, GA) Scooter’s 797th bar, first visited in 2010. We had intended to look for a bar in Marietta, but we wound up in Kennesaw by mistake. We asked the... -
#790: One Star Ranch
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Buckhead, Atlanta, GA) Scooter’s 790th bar, first visited in 2010. After B’s GPS device did us wrong and took us to another neighborhood several miles away, we finally found our... -
#787: The Rookery
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Macon, GA) Scooter’s 787th bar, first visited in 2010. After a long day of driving. moving furniture and boxes, and finally a large and delicious home-cooked southern meal at...