Downtown Archive

#1294: Tallgrass Taphouse

Posted on September 2018 | No Comments
(Downtown, Manhattan, KS) Scooter’s 1294th bar, first visited in 2018. For some reason I always pictured this as a small place with a rustic unfinished wood interior. It’s the exact...
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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
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  27 August 2022
  (Westfield, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1568th bar, first visited in 2022. On the way back in to drop off the rental car we decided to take in one last must-see dive...
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- Barrymore’s
  19 June 2021
  (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1477th bar, first visited in 2021. I almost cut this one off my list because the second half of my planned day was a focus on...
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- The District
  13 October 2023
  (Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1713th bar, first visited in 2023. After Leavenworth Bar we headed out to revisit The Elbow Room, which we had both previously visited in August 2014....
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