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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!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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Abick’s Bar
25 November 2022(Michigan-Martin, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1598th bar, first visited in 2022. Now THIS is what looking for good neighborhood dive bars is all about. Easily in my top 5 of all...
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J and J Roadhouse
22 November 2008(Belton, MO) Formerly Jaudon Hideout Scooter’s 511th bar, first visited in 2008. This was a surprising find. Who’d have expected to find a bar at 203rd & Holmes? And how...
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Holler House
07 April 2019(Forest Home Hills, Milwaukee, WI) Scooter’s 1327th bar, first visited in 2019. I have been to a ton of dive bars. Up to the point of this writing, I had...
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#1644: Open Space Tap Room
Posted on May 2023 | No Comments(SEA-TAC, Seattle, WA) Scooter’s 1644th bar, first visited in 2023. We had originally planted ourselves at a table at Tundra Taqueria, but since the liquor regulations here apparently differ from... -
#1529: Alaska Lounge
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(SEA-TAC, Seattle, WA) Scooter’s 1529th bar, first visited in 2022. And another new Alaska Lounge. We didn’t really have time to go to our usual (and favorite) Alaska Lounge in... -
#1413: Alaska Airlines North Satellite Lounge
Posted on November 2019 | No Comments(SEA-TAC, Seattle, WA) Scooter’s 1413th bar, first visited in 2019. This private lounge was a godsend during two long layovers here. Lots of comfortable places to sprawl out and sleep,...


