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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Gotahold Brewing
20 September 2025(Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1846th bar, first visited in 2025. Stopped here on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Started out outdoor but later had to move inside. Good thing they are...
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Midland Beer Garden
22 November 2017(Midland, TX) Formerly Garden View Nursery Scooter’s 1217th bar, first visited in 2017. Quite literally a beer garden, as this craft beer bar occupies several greenhouses at a plant nursery....
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#627: Outer Limits Sports Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Valley, NE) Scooter’s 627th bar, first visited in 2009. I honestly didn’t expect this place to be open, suburban style sports bars usually do not open this early. But this... -
#626: Willie’s Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Valley, NE) Scooter’s 626th bar, first visited in 2009. We had called ahead and knew that this place opened at 8am, though neither of us remembered this at the time...

