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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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The Drift Inn
25 May 2018(Downtown, Bremerton, WA) Scooter’s 1235th bar, first visited in 2018. This old dive bar is practically the first place you see after stepping out of the ferry terminal. We really...
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Midnight Mine
26 May 2018(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1239th bar, first visited in 2018. I never would have guessed that the very first bar I would ever visit in Alaska would be my favorite...
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Dragonmead Microbrewery
18 August 2019(Warren, MI) Scooter’s 1363rd bar, first visited in 2019. When I first stepped in here and saw the beer list I had to ask the bartender how to tell which...
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#730: The Five Spot
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Garnett, KS) Scooter’s 730th bar, first visited in 2010. You could almost call this a motel bar, and you’d probably be right. But it’s isolated enough from the motel that... -
#729: Trade Winds Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Garnett, KS) Scooter’s 729th bar, first visited in 2010. This looks like a good bar, unfortunately the conversations at a table behind us got so obnoxious that we couldn’t...