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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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Darlene’s Place
09 August 2006(Ellston, IA) Scooter’s 107th bar, first visited in 2006. We sat at the short end of the L-shaped bar under the watchful eye of a mounted goat head smoking a...
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Mouse Trap
11 November 2010(Clarksville, TN) Scooter’s 779th bar, first visited in 2010. As soon as we stepped in the door, we knew we had found it… THIS IS THE BEST BAR IN CLARKSVILLE!...
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Iowa Taproom
04 April 2019(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1313th bar, first visited in 2019. I tried to visit this place a couple of years ago, but some sort of bike event/street party (not...
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Hindsboro Archive
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#825: Teresa’s Too
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Hindsboro, IL) Scooter’s 825th bar, first visited in 2010. This place was freshly cleaned and full of hunters. We sat down alone at the boomerang-shaped bar, the hunters were all... -
#824: Stumble In
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Hindsboro, IL) Scooter’s 824th bar, first visited in 2010. We plopped down near the corner of the L-shaped bar that wrapped along 2 sides of the building. Our beers were...

