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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!
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Iowa Archive
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#741: Dan’s Village Pump
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 741st bar, first visited in 2010. The glare of the sun in this Google Maps Street View image left us with virtually no advance knowledge about this... -
#740: VFW Post 3519
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Knoxville, IA) John Myers Post Scooter’s 740th bar, first visited in 2010. From the Google Maps Street View of this place, we were unable to determine in advance if this... -
#739: Columbia Store & Tire
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Columbia, IA) Scooter’s 739th bar, first visited in 2010. This is one of the most unusual “bars” I have ever been to. From what I can gather, it was originally... -
#738: Sportsman’s Bar
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Chariton, IA) Scooter’s 738th bar, first visited in 2010. This was a pretty big venue, though the actual bar was fairly small. Nothing on tap. There were pool tables,... -
#737: The Office
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Chariton, IA) Scooter’s 737th bar, first visited in 2010. This place was brightly lit from natural lighting and very proudly showed off its Iowa Hawkeyes heritage. There was a... -
#736: Hurribak Club
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Chariton, IA) Scooter’s 736th bar, first visited in 2010. I settled in here at the MegaTouch machine as I needed to kill about an hour of time. The interior... -
#657: Caddy Shack
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 657th bar, first visited in 2009. We were the first customers of the day, and the bartender was still cleaning up from previous night’s RAGBRAI crowd... -
#656: Quarthouse Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 656th bar, first visited in 2009. We headed over to Main Street and drove up and down both sides trying to decide what our next... -
#655: Glory Days
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 655th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a pretty nice sports bar. We discussed our plans for the day — would we stop when... -
#654: Barley’s
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 654th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a really nice looking old bar. However, the bartender was MIA. We sat there for about 10... -
#559: Blue Moon Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Hamburg, IA) Scooter’s 559th bar, first visited in 2009. It was pretty busy inside, with a smell of burgers and fries permeating the air. There was nothing on tap so... -
#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... -
#311: Cocanana’s
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 311th bar, first visited in 2007. We got our beers ($1 each for 10oz Bud Light draws) and I began looking through my notebook to see how... -
#310: The Salty Frog
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 310th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1.25 Right across the street from Scooters, this... -
#309: Scooters
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 309th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Tall Kamikaze – $3.50 S: Tall Kamikaze – $3.50 We entered through the back door and discovered that this was... -
#308: Tom Tom Tap
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 308th bar, first visited in 2007. Hotel bar for the Hotel Ottumwa B: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 Our... -
#307: Owl’s Nest
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 307th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 We were now both feeling it. Not... -
#306: Uncle Buck’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 306th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 And, again, another zig-zag across the street.... -
#305: Dugout
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) OUT OF BUSINESS Shut down in July 2008 after a drug raid. Scooter’s 305th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Miller Light 10oz draw – $1.50 S: Miller... -
#304: The Keg
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 304th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 A zig-zag across a busy street from...
