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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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New Glarus Brewing Company
13 August 2016(New Glarus, WI) Scooter’s 1156th bar, first visited in 2016. After a long drive across Wisconsin we arrived here about 55 minutes before closing time, but with people still arriving...
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Mary’s Place
10 April 2015(Emporia, KS) Scooter’s 1082nd bar, first visited in 2015. One of the ratings I sometimes give when visiting bars in new city is, “This is the Zoo Bar of ____.”...
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Fair State Brewing Cooperative
01 April 2023(Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1628th bar, first visited in 2023. The last time I had a drink on this block, 1,464 bars ago in August 2006, it was directly...
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Decatur Archive
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#832: Nellie’s Lounge
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Decatur, IL) Scooter’s 832nd bar, first visited in 2010. This was a bonus bar, that we spotted across a highway behind Curly’s as we were getting ready to leave. It... -
#831: Curly’s Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Decatur, IL) Scooter’s 831st bar, first visited in 2010. We were starving when we pulled into Decatur, and some quick Google research on our phones made it appear that Curly’s...