Decatur City Archive

#102: Poor Boys Lounge

Posted on August 2006 | No Comments
(Decatur City, IA) Scooter’s 102nd bar, first visited in 2006. Lots of dead animals on display, and showers in the restrooms, leading us to believe this used to be a...
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Welcome!
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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Ninja Moose Brewery
  23 May 2015
  (Hamilton, MO) Scooter’s 1102nd bar, first visited in 2015. Located in a former telephone building, this brewery opened just last year and is drawing crowds from many miles away. There...
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- The Cellar
  15 July 2009
  (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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- The Alaskan Hotel & Bar
  12 May 2023
  (Downtown, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1651st bar, first visited in 2023. We used this historic bar as our meet-up spot after our group converged from three different directions. I was the...
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