ALL BARS IN METRO AREA: Lincoln, NE

  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1485th bar, first visited in 2021. Boiler Brewing’s second location, in the same shopping center as the two previous brewery tap rooms. I had the King Size...

    #1485: Boiler Brewing Company – South

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1485th bar, first visited in 2021. Boiler Brewing’s second location, in the same shopping center as the two previous brewery tap rooms. I had the King Size...

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  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1484th bar, first visited in 2021. Zipline’s second location in Lincoln, sandwiched between two other brewery tap rooms in the same shopping center. I had the Things...

    #1484: Zipline Beer Hall

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1484th bar, first visited in 2021. Zipline’s second location in Lincoln, sandwiched between two other brewery tap rooms in the same shopping center. I had the Things...

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  • (Lincoln, NE) Formerly Local Kitchen + Patio Scooter’s 1483rd bar, first visited in 2021. This big restaurant/brewery with a big patio is located in a relatively new shop[ping center in...

    #1483: Catalyst – Kitchen, Taproom, Patio, & Brewing Co.

    (Lincoln, NE) Formerly Local Kitchen + Patio Scooter’s 1483rd bar, first visited in 2021. This big restaurant/brewery with a big patio is located in a relatively new shop[ping center in...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1482nd bar, first visited in 2021. I tried to come here twice earlier on this trip. Both times the door was locked even though I was...

    #1482: V’s Arcade Bar

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1482nd bar, first visited in 2021. I tried to come here twice earlier on this trip. Both times the door was locked even though I was...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1481st bar, first visited in 2021. I know I’ve been saying for the past few bars that I was done and needed to go back to...

    #1481: D.B. Cooper’s Hijackers Lounge

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1481st bar, first visited in 2021. I know I’ve been saying for the past few bars that I was done and needed to go back to...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1480th bar, first visited in 2021. Back on July 15, 2009, my friend Brandon and I were on the first day of a 5-day bar crawl....

    #1480: The Beacon Lounge

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1480th bar, first visited in 2021. Back on July 15, 2009, my friend Brandon and I were on the first day of a 5-day bar crawl....

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1479th bar, first visited in 2021. This place finished me. I was done. Pretty much out of stomach volume and mostly out of liver capacity as...

    #1479: The Old Pub

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1479th bar, first visited in 2021. This place finished me. I was done. Pretty much out of stomach volume and mostly out of liver capacity as...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1478th bar, first visited in 2021. This quirky dive has a large square bar, lots of empty glass bottles of what I believe to be Buddha...

    #1478: The Hot Mess

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1478th bar, first visited in 2021. This quirky dive has a large square bar, lots of empty glass bottles of what I believe to be Buddha...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1477th bar, first visited in 2021. I almost cut this one off my list because the second half of my planned day was a focus on...

    #1477: Barrymore’s

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1477th bar, first visited in 2021. I almost cut this one off my list because the second half of my planned day was a focus on...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1476th bar, first visited in 2021. As a long-time denizen of Zoo Bar in Kansas City, I’ve been long trying to visit the famous blues venue...

    #1476: Zoo Bar

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1476th bar, first visited in 2021. As a long-time denizen of Zoo Bar in Kansas City, I’ve been long trying to visit the famous blues venue...

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  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1475th bar, first visited in 2021. Diagonally opposite Code Beer across a tricky intersection (both for myself as a pedestrian and, earlier, for my Uber driver). A...

    #1475: SARO Cider

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1475th bar, first visited in 2021. Diagonally opposite Code Beer across a tricky intersection (both for myself as a pedestrian and, earlier, for my Uber driver). A...

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  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1474th bar, first visited in 2021. Located right at the extreme eastern edge of what could be considered downtown Lincoln. I was really starting to slow down...

    #1474: Code Beer Company

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1474th bar, first visited in 2021. Located right at the extreme eastern edge of what could be considered downtown Lincoln. I was really starting to slow down...

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  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1473rd bar, first visited in 2021. Deja Vu from this morning? Nope, this is location is the main White Elm brewery. The tasting room is a long...

    #1473: White Elm Brewing Company

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1473rd bar, first visited in 2021. Deja Vu from this morning? Nope, this is location is the main White Elm brewery. The tasting room is a long...

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  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1472nd bar, first visited in 2021. I found the tap room here, which is essentially a hybrid of indoor-outdoor space, the most enjoyable among those I visited...

    #1472: Backswing Brewing Company

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1472nd bar, first visited in 2021. I found the tap room here, which is essentially a hybrid of indoor-outdoor space, the most enjoyable among those I visited...

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  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1471st bar, first visited in 2021. Sl;ightly hard to find, the main Zip Line Brewery is located in an industrial area a couple miles west of downtown...

    #1471: Zipline Brewing Company

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1471st bar, first visited in 2021. Sl;ightly hard to find, the main Zip Line Brewery is located in an industrial area a couple miles west of downtown...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1470th bar, first visited in 2021. Lazlo’s is the front-end tasting room for the adjacent Empyrean Brewing. I had a snack here and unfortunately they don’t...

    #1470: Lazlo’s Brewery & Grill

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1470th bar, first visited in 2021. Lazlo’s is the front-end tasting room for the adjacent Empyrean Brewing. I had a snack here and unfortunately they don’t...

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  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1469th bar, first visited in 2021. This brewery taproom didn’t have anything in my wheelhouse so I had to be brave and branch out to try other...

    #1469: Kinkaider Tap Room

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1469th bar, first visited in 2021. This brewery taproom didn’t have anything in my wheelhouse so I had to be brave and branch out to try other...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1468th bar, first visited in 2021. The downtown location of White Elm brewing comes with an indoor/outdoor bar, a patio looking down on the street, and...

    #1468: White Elm Brewing – Haymarket

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1468th bar, first visited in 2021. The downtown location of White Elm brewing comes with an indoor/outdoor bar, a patio looking down on the street, and...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1467th bar, first visited in 2021. I would like to have spent more time here because it seems like a pretty cool place, but it was...

    #1467: Tavern on the Square

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1467th bar, first visited in 2021. I would like to have spent more time here because it seems like a pretty cool place, but it was...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1466th bar, first visited in 2021. Away from the more crowded sections of downtown Lincoln, this place is well known for its great selection of craft...

    #1466: The Happy Raven

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1466th bar, first visited in 2021. Away from the more crowded sections of downtown Lincoln, this place is well known for its great selection of craft...

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  • (East Park Plaza, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1465th bar, first visited in 2021. Massive horror-themed brewery taproom in a former laser tag space. The cavernous main taproom is filled with picnic...

    #1465: Cosmic Eye Brewing

    (East Park Plaza, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1465th bar, first visited in 2021. Massive horror-themed brewery taproom in a former laser tag space. The cavernous main taproom is filled with picnic...

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  • (Bennet, NE) Scooter’s 1464th bar, first visited in 2021. From what it sounds like, this place recently opened under new ownership. The bar is divided into three main seating areas,...

    #1464: Big Ten Tavern

    (Bennet, NE) Scooter’s 1464th bar, first visited in 2021. From what it sounds like, this place recently opened under new ownership. The bar is divided into three main seating areas,...

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  • (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....

    #1301: Boiler Brewing Company

    (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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  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 980th bar, first visited in 2013. Spacious sports bar were we stopped in for some lunch. The menu has a good variety of traditional bar food options,...

    #980: The Garage Sports Bar/Grill

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 980th bar, first visited in 2013. Spacious sports bar were we stopped in for some lunch. The menu has a good variety of traditional bar food options,...

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  • (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 979th bar, first visited in 2013. I picked this place out because of a Google review griping that this bar doesn’t cater to customers in their early...

    #979: WC’s South Lounge

    (Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 979th bar, first visited in 2013. I picked this place out because of a Google review griping that this bar doesn’t cater to customers in their early...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 965th bar, first visited in 2012. Lincoln location of a small midwest cajun restaurant/bar chain. I thought the catfish was a little too “natural” tasting for...

    #965: Buzzard Billy’s

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 965th bar, first visited in 2012. Lincoln location of a small midwest cajun restaurant/bar chain. I thought the catfish was a little too “natural” tasting for...

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  • (Utica, NE) Scooter’s 587th bar, first visited in 2009. After The Bullet Hole there really wasn’t much to say about this place, it was pretty plain, but it had some...

    #587: First Street Bar & Grill/American Legion Post 49

    (Utica, NE) Scooter’s 587th bar, first visited in 2009. After The Bullet Hole there really wasn’t much to say about this place, it was pretty plain, but it had some...

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  • (Utica, NE) Scooter’s 586th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a COMPLETE bonus bar, absolutely nothing in our research indicated this would be here and we wouldn’t expect a...

    #586: Bullet Hole

    (Utica, NE) Scooter’s 586th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a COMPLETE bonus bar, absolutely nothing in our research indicated this would be here and we wouldn’t expect a...

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  • (Seward, NE) Scooter’s 585th bar, first visited in 2009. This was originally supposed to be our first Seward bar but it was closed when we arrived, we spotted it open...

    #585: RO’S

    (Seward, NE) Scooter’s 585th bar, first visited in 2009. This was originally supposed to be our first Seward bar but it was closed when we arrived, we spotted it open...

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  • (Seward, NE) Scooter’s 584th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bowling alley bar but was pretty isolated from the bowling, enough to give it its own personality. It...

    #584: Spare Time Lounge

    (Seward, NE) Scooter’s 584th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bowling alley bar but was pretty isolated from the bowling, enough to give it its own personality. It...

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  • (Staplehurst, NE) Scooter’s 583rd bar, first visited in 2009. We weren’t 100% sure if there would be a bar here or not, our research had given us an iffy impression...

    #583: DJ’s Bar & Grill

    (Staplehurst, NE) Scooter’s 583rd bar, first visited in 2009. We weren’t 100% sure if there would be a bar here or not, our research had given us an iffy impression...

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  • (Bee, NE) Scooter’s 582nd bar, first visited in 2009. Luckily for us, Lou and Mary Ann were awake and doing business. This place felt like a perfect small town gathering...

    #582: Lou & Mary Anne’s Bar

    (Bee, NE) Scooter’s 582nd bar, first visited in 2009. Luckily for us, Lou and Mary Ann were awake and doing business. This place felt like a perfect small town gathering...

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  • (Emerald, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 581st bar, first visited in 2009. I think we were the day’s first customers, though more began trickling in. There was no shortage of service, we...

    #581: Merle’s Food & Drink

    (Emerald, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 581st bar, first visited in 2009. I think we were the day’s first customers, though more began trickling in. There was no shortage of service, we...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 580th bar, first visited in 2009. It was microbrew/import night, all microbrews and imports were $2.50. While B perused the cooler I I went to use...

    #580: Bison Witches Bar & Deli

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 580th bar, first visited in 2009. It was microbrew/import night, all microbrews and imports were $2.50. While B perused the cooler I I went to use...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 579th bar, first visited in 2009. Upon entering we noticed that this was definitely a fratboy hangout. 1436 O St Lincoln, NE 68508US [launch map] (402)...

    #579: Brass Rail

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 579th bar, first visited in 2009. Upon entering we noticed that this was definitely a fratboy hangout. 1436 O St Lincoln, NE 68508US [launch map] (402)...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 578th bar, first visited in 2009. On the advice of our friends at The Spigot we crossed the street and found ourselves in a nice little...

    #578: Harry’s Wonder Bar

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 578th bar, first visited in 2009. On the advice of our friends at The Spigot we crossed the street and found ourselves in a nice little...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 577th bar, first visited in 2009. There were a couple of college kids loitering outside. “”I don’t want any trouble!”" B informed them as we stepped...

    #577: The Spigot

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 577th bar, first visited in 2009. There were a couple of college kids loitering outside. “”I don’t want any trouble!”" B informed them as we stepped...

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  • (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 576th bar, first visited in 2009. Whenever you have a bar that’s set up primarily to be a music venue, very often you wind up with...

    #576: Sidewinders

    (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 576th bar, first visited in 2009. Whenever you have a bar that’s set up primarily to be a music venue, very often you wind up with...

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  • (Woods Park, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 575th bar, first visited in 2009. There were quite a few motorcycles in the parking lot. We stepped inside and the first thing we noticed...

    #575: The Keg

    (Woods Park, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 575th bar, first visited in 2009. There were quite a few motorcycles in the parking lot. We stepped inside and the first thing we noticed...

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  • (Woods Park, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 574th bar, first visited in 2009. It was ‘Crappy Beer Night’ on our visit, so we got $2 Miller High Lifes. 105 S 25th St...

    #574: Tam O’Shanter Lounge

    (Woods Park, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 574th bar, first visited in 2009. It was ‘Crappy Beer Night’ on our visit, so we got $2 Miller High Lifes. 105 S 25th St...

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  • (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...

    #573: The Cellar

    (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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