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#1040: The Elbow Room

Posted on August 2014 | No Comments
(Beals, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1040th bar, first visited in 2014. This really great neighborhood dive looks sketchy from the outside but is well worth stopping in. Very friendly staff and...
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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
- Liquor Lyle’s
  11 August 2006
  (Uptown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 145th bar, first visited in 2006. Yep, it was happy hour, so we had no choice but drink two beers. This place had a cool, funky,...
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- Quarthouse Bar
  19 July 2009
  (Downtown, Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 656th bar, first visited in 2009. We headed over to Main Street and drove up and down both sides trying to decide what our next...
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- Full Moon Bar & Grill
  26 November 2008
  (Vandalia, IL) Scooter’s 519th bar, first visited in 2008. Been in business since 1988. Friendly local dive with pool table, jukebox, and an aquarium behind the bar. 120 S 6th...
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