Martensdale Archive

#752: Roadside Inn

Posted on July 2010 | No Comments
(Martensdale, IA) Scooter’s 752nd bar, first visited in 2010. So we’re flying down Iowa 92, very far behind schedule for getting to a wedding reception we were do it, when...
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Welcome!
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
- Winslow’s City Market Barbecue
  07 September 2005
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 30th bar, first visited in 2005. BBQ restaurant with a separate bar on the other side of the kitchen. The bar opens to the largest...
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- Darlene’s Place
  09 August 2006
  (Ellston, IA) Scooter’s 107th bar, first visited in 2006. We sat at the short end of the L-shaped bar under the watchful eye of a mounted goat head smoking a...
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- Confluence Brewing
  05 July 2019
  (Greater South Side, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1338th bar, first visited in 2019. Though I’ve had some of their beer before, this is my first visit to an Iowa brewery....
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