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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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Brickway Brewery & Distillery
14 October 2023(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1715th bar, first visited in 2023. Since this was directly across the street from Jackson Street Tavern it made sense for this to be our next...
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Full Moon Bar & Grill
26 November 2008(Vandalia, IL) Scooter’s 519th bar, first visited in 2008. Been in business since 1988. Friendly local dive with pool table, jukebox, and an aquarium behind the bar. 120 S 6th...
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#1643: Old Stove Brewing
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Seattle, WA) Scooter’s 1643rd bar, first visited in 2023. We came across this place while walking around Pike Place Market during a layover and trying to find someplace for... -
#1642: Lula B’s Breakfast, Lunch, & Bar
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1642nd bar, first visited in 2023. This was the only brunch place we could find nearby, and since it was quite busy we ended up sitting... -
#1640: Parliament Pub
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1640th bar, first visited in 2023. This wasn’t a place we’d planned to visit, but we stumbled across it after finding the place we were heading... -
#1637: Surly Brewing Company
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1637th bar, first visited in 2023. I saved the biggest for last, with this being my only brewery to visit on this Sunday before heading... -
#1633: Insight Brewing
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Mid-City Industrial, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1633rd bar, first visited in 2023. Because this place was a little out of the way and I had planned on several dive bars earlier... -
#1632: 612Brew
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1632nd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one of several tenants in a larger commercial building, and the common restroom shared by them... -
#1631: Bauhaus Brew Labs
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1631st bar, first visited in 2023. Has the weather been better I’d have just walked here. But there was just too much snow on the... -
#1630: Indeed Brewing
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1630th bar, first visited in 2023. This was a massive brewery complex, much larger than I realized for the majority of my visit. I only... -
#1628: Fair State Brewing Cooperative
Posted on April 2023 | No Comments(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1628th bar, first visited in 2023. The last time I had a drink on this block, 1,464 bars ago in August 2006, it was directly... -
#1626: Pog Mahone’s Pub & Grill
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1626th bar, first visited in 2023. With the blizzard beginning to come together within minutes after I returned to my hotel, it became clear I would... -
#1625: Urban Growler Brewing Company
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1625th bar, first visited in 2023. This was supposed to come before Bang Brewing, but I made a last-second switch. Dumb idea.... -
#1624: Bang Brewing Company
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1624th bar, first visited in 2023. This was originally planned to be my last brewery of the night. It was a late... -
#1623: Black Stack Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Hamline-Midway, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1623rd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located inside a giant abandoned factory that has been repurposed into separate spaces for an eclectic... -
#1622: Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1622nd bar, first visited in 2023. If I can be quite honest for a moment — I don’t actually particularly like the beer styles... -
#1621: Bad Weather Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1621st bar, first visited in 2023. Though the location made this a natural choice, the primary reason I picked this brewery was that I... -
#1616: Saint Paul Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Dayton’s Bluff, St Paul, MN) Formerly Flat Earth Brewing Scooter’s 1616th bar, first visited in 2023. My first stop of this day was something absolutely spectacular! Originally named Flat Earth... -
#1614: Pryes Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1614th bar, first visited in 2023. After walking the past several breweries, it was back to an Uber ride for this one. I started to get... -
#1613: Modist Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1613th bar, first visited in 2023. Modist Brewing reminded me enough of Fulton Beer that I had to double check to make sure I hadn’t wandered...