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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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Come Back In
13 August 2016(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1158th bar, first visited in 2016. A dive-ish bar that shares the same kitchen (and I believe owners) as Eseen Haus but has a different menu....
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Otter’s Saloon
01 April 2023(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1635th bar, first visited in 2023. This tiny little karaoke dive bar was packed but a lot of fun, I’ll plan to come back here...
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Main Street Station
10 July 2010(Downtown, Milo, IA) Scooter’s 746th bar, first visited in 2010. Milo was always going to be a last-minute decision. We were on a schedule, and Milo was about thirty minutes...
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South Beach Archive
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#873: Spanky’s Beachside
Posted on May 2011 | No Comments(South Beach, Tybee Island, GA) Scooter’s 873rd bar, first visited in 2011. Spanky’s also seemed more tourist oriented than the bars we visited earlier in the day. It’s a seafood... -
#872: Fannie’s on the Beach
Posted on May 2011 | No Comments(South Beach, Tybee Island, GA) Scooter’s 872nd bar, first visited in 2011. Up until this point, the bars I had visited on Tybee seemed more for the locals. Fannie’s, however,...