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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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Evergreen Farm Brewing
30 December 2023(Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1734th bar, first visited in 2023. Our original plan was for our next destination to be Tres Rojas Winery in the nearby town of Washington. But When...
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Velvet Dog
06 May 2003(Union Hill, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 12th bar, first visited in 2003. This is one of the trendier bars, a genre I typically am not a fan of. But of...
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#313: Jim’s Silver Dollar
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Bloomfield, IA) Scooter’s 313th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Old Milwaukeee 10oz draw – $1 S: Old Milwaukeee 10oz draw – $1 This place wasn’t bad at all… exactly... -
#312: American Legion Post 78
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Bloomfield, IA) Scooter’s 312th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Coors Light 10oz draw – $1 S: Coors Light 10oz draw – $1 We had trouble figuring out how to...