Holland Archive

#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...
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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
- Silver Moon Tavern
  15 November 2010
  (Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 840th bar, first visited in 2010. We left Uncle Bob’s bar with no real destination in mind, and within moments found a residential street with two bars...
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- Ninja Moose Brewery
  23 May 2015
  (Hamilton, MO) Scooter’s 1102nd bar, first visited in 2015. Located in a former telephone building, this brewery opened just last year and is drawing crowds from many miles away. There...
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- Vue Wine Bar
  06 October 2024
  (Downtown, Charlevoix, MI) Scooter’s 1813th bar, first visited in 2024. It was too windy and choppy to put our kayaks into Lake Michigan, so we decided to drive down to...
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