Archive for June 15th, 2007

  • (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 311th bar, first visited in 2007. We got our beers ($1 each for 10oz Bud Light draws) and I began looking through my notebook to see how...

    #311: Cocanana’s

    (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 311th bar, first visited in 2007. We got our beers ($1 each for 10oz Bud Light draws) and I began looking through my notebook to see how...

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 310th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1.25 Right across the street from Scooters, this...

    #310: The Salty Frog

    (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 310th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1.25 Right across the street from Scooters, this...

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 309th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Tall Kamikaze – $3.50 S: Tall Kamikaze – $3.50 We entered through the back door and discovered that this was...

    #309: Scooters

    (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 309th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Tall Kamikaze – $3.50 S: Tall Kamikaze – $3.50 We entered through the back door and discovered that this was...

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 308th bar, first visited in 2007. Hotel bar for the Hotel Ottumwa B: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 Our...

    #308: Tom Tom Tap

    (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 308th bar, first visited in 2007. Hotel bar for the Hotel Ottumwa B: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 Our...

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 307th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 We were now both feeling it. Not...

    #307: Owl’s Nest

    (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 307th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 We were now both feeling it. Not...

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 306th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 And, again, another zig-zag across the street....

    #306: Uncle Buck’s Bar & Grill

    (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 306th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 And, again, another zig-zag across the street....

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) OUT OF BUSINESS Shut down in July 2008 after a drug raid. Scooter’s 305th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Miller Light 10oz draw – $1.50 S: Miller...

    #305: Dugout

    (Ottumwa, IA) OUT OF BUSINESS Shut down in July 2008 after a drug raid. Scooter’s 305th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Miller Light 10oz draw – $1.50 S: Miller...

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 304th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 A zig-zag across a busy street from...

    #304: The Keg

    (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 304th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 A zig-zag across a busy street from...

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 303rd bar, first visited in 2007. B: Old Milwaukee 12oz draw – $1.25 S: Old Milwaukee 12oz draw – $1.25 The change to Old Milwaukee was a...

    #303: Front Runners

    (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 303rd bar, first visited in 2007. B: Old Milwaukee 12oz draw – $1.25 S: Old Milwaukee 12oz draw – $1.25 The change to Old Milwaukee was a...

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  • (Batavia, IA) Scooter’s 302nd bar, first visited in 2007. Batavia was on the way back to Ottumwa and we stopped despite the fact that it was getting late, so we...

    #302: Ned’s Place

    (Batavia, IA) Scooter’s 302nd bar, first visited in 2007. Batavia was on the way back to Ottumwa and we stopped despite the fact that it was getting late, so we...

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  • (Fairfield, IA) Scooter’s 301st bar, first visited in 2007. B: Coors Light bottle S: Coors Light bottle Now, my notes call this place “Taso’s Pizza & Pub”, but my photo...

    #301: George’s

    (Fairfield, IA) Scooter’s 301st bar, first visited in 2007. B: Coors Light bottle S: Coors Light bottle Now, my notes call this place “Taso’s Pizza & Pub”, but my photo...

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  • (Fairfield, IA) Scooter’s 300th bar, first visited in 2007. For years I have known of the statue of a distance ancestor in the town square at Fairfield but never had...

    #300: VFW Post 2271

    (Fairfield, IA) Scooter’s 300th bar, first visited in 2007. For years I have known of the statue of a distance ancestor in the town square at Fairfield but never had...

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) Formerly Harley’s Scooter’s 299th bar, first visited in 2007. Our intention was to pass through Ottumwa for now because we had some business to attend to in Fairfield,...

    #299: Primavera Club

    (Ottumwa, IA) Formerly Harley’s Scooter’s 299th bar, first visited in 2007. Our intention was to pass through Ottumwa for now because we had some business to attend to in Fairfield,...

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  • (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 298th bar, first visited in 2007. We circled around this place twice trying to determine if it was actually a bar or not. Finally we went inside...

    #298: Alpine Inn

    (Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 298th bar, first visited in 2007. We circled around this place twice trying to determine if it was actually a bar or not. Finally we went inside...

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  • (Albia, IA) Scooter’s 297th bar, first visited in 2007. We chatted with a guy named Bob who used to own a hardware store and would come to KC (technically to...

    #297: American Legion #136

    (Albia, IA) Scooter’s 297th bar, first visited in 2007. We chatted with a guy named Bob who used to own a hardware store and would come to KC (technically to...

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  • (Albia, IA) Scooter’s 296th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $0.75 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $0.75 (Our tips were more than the cost...

    #296: Brick Street Pub & Eatery

    (Albia, IA) Scooter’s 296th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $0.75 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $0.75 (Our tips were more than the cost...

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  • (Albia, IA) Scooter’s 295th bar, first visited in 2007. We asked for the smallest draws available, and got the smallest draws we’ve ever had! They were almost embarassing. This guy...

    #295: Tennessee Owl Tap

    (Albia, IA) Scooter’s 295th bar, first visited in 2007. We asked for the smallest draws available, and got the smallest draws we’ve ever had! They were almost embarassing. This guy...

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  • (Albia, IA) Scooter’s 294th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1 S: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1 17 S Clinton St Albia, IA 52531US...

    #294: Murph’s Sports Bar

    (Albia, IA) Scooter’s 294th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1 S: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1 17 S Clinton St Albia, IA 52531US...

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  • (Moravia, IA) Scooter’s 293rd bar, first visited in 2007. Either Annie wasn’t working today or she’s lost a lot of weight. The thing that most caught our attention was the...

    #293: Fat Annie’s

    (Moravia, IA) Scooter’s 293rd bar, first visited in 2007. Either Annie wasn’t working today or she’s lost a lot of weight. The thing that most caught our attention was the...

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  • (Centerville, IA) Scooter’s 292nd bar, first visited in 2007. Address unknown, placement approximate. Located behind the Ben Franklin on the west side of the town square, on State Street. There...

    #292: The Alibi

    (Centerville, IA) Scooter’s 292nd bar, first visited in 2007. Address unknown, placement approximate. Located behind the Ben Franklin on the west side of the town square, on State Street. There...

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  • (Centerville, IA) Scooter’s 291st bar, first visited in 2007. The bartender here was who told us about this town having the largest town square. This bar was on a one-way...

    #291: Gordie’s Bar & Grill

    (Centerville, IA) Scooter’s 291st bar, first visited in 2007. The bartender here was who told us about this town having the largest town square. This bar was on a one-way...

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