Oskaloosa Archive

#974: Stinky’s Other Side

Posted on April 2013 | No Comments
(Downtown Square, Oskaloosa, KS) Scooter’s 974th bar, first visited in 2013. This was a place I had to make a side trip to just for the name alone. I mean...
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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
- L D’s Corner Bar
  05 July 2019
  (McKinley School/ Columbus Park, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1339th bar, first visited in 2019. Originally we had made the difficult decision of cutting this place from our itinerary. But after...
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- 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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- Back Door Lounge
  02 December 2006
  (River Bend, MO) Scooter’s 208th bar, first visited in 2006. This is a tiny dive bar on the back side of a gas station at 291 & 210 Hwys. Access...
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