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!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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Fair State Brewing Cooperative
01 April 2023(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...
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Nancy Whiskey
27 August 2023(North Corktown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1696th bar, first visited in 2023. An absolutely amazing 120+ year old neighborhood dive bar just outside of downtown Detroit! Inside there’s an antique phone...
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Elephant Room
25 November 2022(Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1594th bar, first visited in 2022. We knew our companion would still be needing some more nap time at the hotel, so we headed on over...
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#725: Holmtown Pub
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Fort Scott, KS) Scooter’s 725th bar, first visited in 2010. Just 2 bars after our favorite bar of the trip came our least favorite bar of the trip. It... -
#724: Rusty’s Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Fort Scott, KS) Scooter’s 724th bar, first visited in 2010. This place looks really nice, but we were kind of bored. The bartender didn’t really interact with us, and...