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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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The Cellar
15 July 2009(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 573rd bar, first visited in 2009. A retro lounge (in decor, not theme) with a regular, laid-back vibe. The bartender was really into what we were doing...
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The Depot Pub & Grille
03 July 2024(Downtown, Mitchell, SD) Scooter’s 1748th bar, first visited in 2024. We stopped in here for dinner after setting up camp, after checking online menus and determining this looked like our...
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Boiler Brewing Company
21 November 2018(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1301st bar, first visited in 2018. Spectacular brewery in the basement of the Grand Manse building, a former courthouse. Accessed from a stairwell in an alley....
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Archive for July, 2009
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#637: Full House
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Benson, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 637th bar, first visited in 2009. We found a place to park the car and began a short walking adventure in the Benson neighborhood. We started... -
#636: Swig’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Midtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 636th bar, first visited in 2009. This was probably the dive-iest dive we went to today. 6913 Maple St Omaha, NE 68104US [launch map] (402) 505-5448 -
#635: Wayside Tavern
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Westside, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 635th bar, first visited in 2009. Why did we have to eat breakfast????? This place was serving up a pizza that looked even better than the... -
#634: Dave’s Pub/Keno
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Westside, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 634th bar, first visited in 2009. This was one that barely made our list, primarily because we couldn’t find any information about it whatsoever. Instead it... -
#633: I Don’t Care
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Northwest Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 633rd bar, first visited in 2009. This was a place we had selected simply because of its name. If we had pulled up and found... -
#632: Delta House
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(West Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 632nd bar, first visited in 2009. An “”Animal House”" themed bar! The walls were covered with props, publicity photos, and posters from the movie. We... -
#631: Moe & Curly’s Pub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(West Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 631st bar, first visited in 2009. We picked this location on name alone, and the fact that its advertising uses the phrase “”Why Soitenly!”" sealed... -
#630: Lighthouse Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Northwest Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 630th bar, first visited in 2009. This one came very close to not making the cut, but it was saved only because the very nondescript... -
#629: The Fire Barn
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Waterloo, NE) Scooter’s 629th bar, first visited in 2009. Not too far from The Depot we found The Fire Barn, a firefighter-themed bar in a brand new strip mall. (Which... -
#628: Depot
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Waterloo, NE) Scooter’s 628th bar, first visited in 2009. A railroad themed bar, though we didn’t notice the theme quite so much on the inside as we did on the... -
#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... -
#625: Remedy Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 625th bar, first visited in 2009. Except for J’s Steakhouse, every bar we had visited tonight was busy. So it was surprising to find this place,... -
#624: DJ’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 624th bar, first visited in 2009. We made it just in time, 10 minutes before the kitchen closed. B ordered a hot ham and cheese sandwich,... -
#623: Doe’s Place
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 623rd bar, first visited in 2009. There’s a pretty big courtyard, monitored on a closed circuit television facing the bar. The bartender told us that the... -
#622: Corner Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 622nd bar, first visited in 2009. Our beers were $1.80, an odd price. This was a risky place to enter and exit, the dart boards are... -
#621: J’s Steakhouse
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 621st bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bonus bar in a building that looked like it had been converted into some sort of mall.... -
#620: Dugout Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 620th bar, first visited in 2009. Before we went inside we walked around the block looking for a pizza place that was supposed to be there,... -
#619: Big Red Keno
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 619th bar, first visited in 2009. Having missed the Big Red Keno in Lincoln, we made sure to visit this location. It wasn’t what I expected on... -
#618: Franky & Oly’s
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 618th bar, first visited in 2009. 353 W 23rd St Fremont, NE 68025US [launch map] (402) 727-4119 -
#617: Bottom Road Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Morse Bluff, NE) Scooter’s 617th bar, first visited in 2009. This place looked like it was built somewhat recently. I expected it to be a biker bar, but it seemed...