Westside South Archive

#1023: Red Room Lounge

Posted on July 2014 | No Comments
(Westside South, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1023rd bar, first visited in 2014. This cash-only dive features a rectangular island bar in the center of the main room, small but cheap...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Buoy Beer Company
  09 April 2022
  (Downtown, Astoria, OR) Scooter’s 1526th bar, first visited in 2022. This is a pretty fascinating brewery build right on the wharf overlooking the Columbia River. A glass bottom in the...
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- Gusoline Alley
  21 November 2022
  (Downtown, Royal Oak, MI) Scooter’s 1588th bar, first visited in 2022. A craft beer dive bar, decorated like a service station, with a pinball machine. I’ve had a t-shirt with...
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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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