Downtown Archive

#1494: Russian River Brewing Company

Posted on July 2021 | No Comments
(Downtown, Santa Rosa, CA) Scooter’s 1494th bar, first visited in 2021. This was our planned dinner spot, and despite their web site stating that the kitchen is open until 8:30pm,...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Howard & Fine
  12 October 2023
  (Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1706th bar, first visited in 2023. This is a speakeasy tucked in the back of the downtown location of Moe & Curly’s Pub. (Omaha’s Three Stooges...
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- Royal Mile
  06 July 2019
  (Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1345th bar, first visited in 2019. This is a fantastic-looking English pub right in the heart of downtown. Along with the great interior, there is...
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- Dick Weed’s Bar
  18 August 2019
  (Mt Clemens, MI) Scooter’s 1365th bar, first visited in 2019. We wanted to get a nice dive bar in on our afternoon, and we picked this one based partly on...
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