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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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Sports bar Archive
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#1729: Fat Boyz Grill & Bar
Posted on December 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Kearney, MO) Scooter’s 1729th bar, first visited in 2023. We came up here for a big cannabis sale at a nearby dispensary, then decided to check out the local... -
#1727: 21 Taps
Posted on November 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Cape Girardeau, MO) Scooter’s 1727th bar, first visited in 2023. This is one of those self-service beer wall establishments. I wasn’t 100% sure it was still in business because... -
#1719: The Sociable Inn
Posted on October 2023 | No Comments(Millard, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1719th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided our next bar was close enough to walk to, so we set out on foot passing a new... -
#1711: St. Andrew’s Pub
Posted on October 2023 | No Comments(Benson, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1711th bar, first visited in 2023. This is a separate sports bar attached to and affiliated with Beercade is Beercade. Though both bars share the same... -
#1705: DJ’s Dugout
Posted on October 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1705th bar, first visited in 2023. The place we had originally planned as a possible dinner spot (Gate 10 Sports Bar) turned out to be closed,... -
#1697: Nemo’s Bar
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(Corktown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1697th bar, first visited in 2023. And another great historic dive bar! As we approached we were worried we wouldn’t be able to get in because... -
#1692: The Blue Note
Posted on August 2023 | No Comments(St. Louis Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, MO) Scooter’s 1692nd bar, first visited in 2023. Stopped in here for breakfast and a couple of drinks during a layover. I had... -
#1671: Johnny’s Tavern – Parkville
Posted on July 2023 | No Comments(Old Town at Creekside, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1671st bar, first visited in 2023. Popped in here on my friend’s birthday for a quick Guinness, simply because I hadn’t been here... -
#1652: The Island Pub
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Douglas, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1652nd bar, first visited in 2023. After we got back to our rental house we quickly determined that we didn’t have quite enough food to make... -
#1645: McGiviney’s Sports Bar and Grill
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1645th bar, first visited in 2023. We came here first thing after deplaning because it was the closest place we found to the airport where... -
#1601: Checker Bar
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1601st bar, first visited in 2022. We had almost stopped in here earlier in the evening while walking back to our hotel from Grand Trunk Pub,... -
#1597: Applebee’s
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1597th bar, first visited in 2022. It’s always an embarrassment to list an Applebees on this site, but that’s what our hotel bar happened to be... -
#1595: Detroiter Bar
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1595th bar, first visited in 2022. We decided to make one more quick stop before checking to see if our companion back at the hotel had... -
#1593: Sweetwater Tavern
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1593rd bar, first visited in 2022. One member of our traveling group was exhausted, so the rest of us set out on foot from our hotel... -
#1591: Too-Ra-Loo
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Rochester, MI) Scooter’s 1591st bar, first visited in 2022. A sports bar with pizza, Italian food, and 80 beers on tap. I had two cocktails (one was a chocolate... -
#1586: Callahan’s
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1586th bar, first visited in 2022. Because it was so cold/windy and everyplace we had tried while walking back was way too crowded, we had decided... -
#1582: The Other Place – Shawnee
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1582nd bar, first visited in 2022. This is a massive sports bar/restaurant, a relatively newer location for the Iowa chain. It was extremely crowded and noisy, so... -
#1581: Knub’s Pub
Posted on November 2022 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 1581st bar, first visited in 2022. Given that this was a suburban strip mall bar I wasn’t expecting anything noteworthy, but this turned out to be a... -
#1563: Stagger Lee
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1563rd bar, first visited in 2022. We had decided to get out of this neighborhood and walk back toward out hotel, but then we staggered across... -
#1559: Friends Bar
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1559th bar, first visited in 2022. After a while we got antsy and wanted a change of scenery, but it only took a couple of doors... -
#1558: BBG’s Bar, Kitchen, Sports
Posted on August 2022 | No Comments(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1558th bar, first visited in 2022. We began the day with lunch at Iron Works BBQ, then walked back north to 6th Street in search of...
