ALL BARS IN METRO AREA: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

#935: Crossroads Public House

Posted on November 2011 | No Comments
(Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL) Scooter’s 935th bar, first visited in 2011. Stopped in here around 1am after the LebowskiFest and a subsequent driving tour of the city. Our local friend...
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#934: DRB’s at Diversy River Bowl

Posted on November 2011 | No Comments
(Logan Square, Chicago, IL) Scooter’s 934th bar, first visited in 2011. Bowling alley bar, well-separated from the bowling alley itself. Visited this while here for Lebowskifest 2011. 2211 W. Diversy...
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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
- LynLake Brewery
  30 March 2023
  (Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1608th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located in a former theater, and is two doors over from a bar that I...
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- George’s Pub
  06 April 2019
  (Harbor View, Milwaukee, WI) Scooter’s 1320th bar, first visited in 2019. Back last November, a couple of Canadians came into Zoo Bar on a Saturday. They liked to travel, and...
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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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