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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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Outdoor seating Archive
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#1167: Torn Label Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1167th bar, first visited in 2016. Located in a nondescript building on the inside of the center of the block, this is a bit hard... -
#1165: Boulevard Brewing Company Beer Hall
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1165th bar, first visited in 2016. Tours and the gift shop downstairs, spacious tasting room with a very limited restaurant upstairs. Upstairs includes an outdoor... -
#1164: Potosi Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Potosi, WI) Scooter’s 1164th bar, first visited in 2016. This brewery was it bit out of the way on a rather winding country road, but it was worth the trip.... -
#1160: Tipsy Cow
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1160th bar, first visited in 2016. This restaurant is a tiny little two-room wedge directly facing the capitol building. There’s a small sidewalk seating area demarcated by... -
#1158: Come Back In
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1158th bar, first visited in 2016. A dive-ish bar that shares the same kitchen (and I believe owners) as Eseen Haus but has a different menu.... -
#1157: Essen Haus
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1157th bar, first visited in 2016. German restaurant with a covered outdoor seating area and an enevaled bar area indoors. We were hungry but wanted something... -
#1156: New Glarus Brewing Company
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(New Glarus, WI) Scooter’s 1156th bar, first visited in 2016. After a long drive across Wisconsin we arrived here about 55 minutes before closing time, but with people still arriving... -
#1152: Neumann’s Bar
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, North St. Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1152nd bar, first visited in 2016. Though this was a painfully long Uber ride each way (including requiring an emergency bathroom stop 2/3 of... -
#1149: Gluek’s Restaurant & Bar
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1149th bar, first visited in 2016. Nice German restaurant / beer hall with a small sidewalk patio. As we approached we noticed a number of people... -
#1150: Nomad World Pub
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(West Bank, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1150th bar, first visited in 2016. This wasn’t originally on our list but the bartender at The Local (who also works here) recommended it. In... -
#1148: The Local
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1148th bar, first visited in 2016. Beautiful and large Irish pub in the heart of downtown with a big sidewalk seating area. I was disappointed to... -
#1147: Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Nordeast, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1147th bar, first visited in 2016. New incarnation in a new location, so ten years later, to the day, I get to claim it again! Large... -
#1146: Betty Danger’s Country Club
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Nordeast, Minneapolis, MN) Formerly Psycho Suzi’s Scooter’s 1146th bar, first visited in 2016. Kitschy to borderline bizarre country-club themed bar, complete with event space, a restaurant, indoor and outdoor dining/drinking,... -
#1144: Town Hall Brewery
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1144th bar, first visited in 2016. This wasn’t a planned stop as we had thought it closed at 11pm on Thursdays, but when we passed by... -
#1140: Republic
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1140th bar, first visited in 2016. Craft beer bar with a good selection of local beers. I had fish & chips, which were good, but I... -
#1138: The Landing Patio Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Clear Lake, IA) Scooter’s 1138th bar, first visited in 2016. Stopped here for lunch on the way to the Twin Cities, a waterfront bar right on the lake. Had some... -
#1139: The Muddy Pig
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Summit-University, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1139th bar, first visited in 2016. The oldest craft beer bar in the Twin Cities. It’s hard for be to call it a dive with... -
#1137: Lockerbie Pub
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Indianapolis, IN) Scooter’s 1137th bar, first visited in 2016. A small but charming dive bar with good food, a tiny canopy in the back parking lot, and a surprisingly... -
#1134: Seventh Son Brewing Company
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Italian Village, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1134th bar, first visited in 2016. Like the previous places, also a former service station. Food trucks out front. The indoor seating are was crowded... -
#1133: Lineage Brewing
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Old North Columbus, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1133rd bar, first visited in 2016. Shared two flights with family, between the two sampled everything they had. There’s a small patio out front.... -
#1132: Ruins Pub
Posted on July 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly The Bulldog Scooter’s 1132nd bar, first visited in 2016. I only add a new bar located on the site of an old bar if it’s...
