Wathena Archive

#998: VFW #5531

Posted on August 2013 | No Comments
(Wathena, KS) Scooter’s 998th bar, first visited in 2013. We really wanted to find one more Kansas bar. But here we were just a mile or so from the state...
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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
- Old Stove Brewing
  10 May 2023
  (Downtown, Seattle, WA) Scooter’s 1643rd bar, first visited in 2023. We came across this place while walking around Pike Place Market during a layover and trying to find someplace for...
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- Main Street Station
  10 July 2010
  (Downtown, Milo, IA) Scooter’s 746th bar, first visited in 2010. Milo was always going to be a last-minute decision. We were on a schedule, and Milo was about thirty minutes...
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- Cotton Exchange Tavern
  02 June 2011
  (North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Scooter’s 887th bar, first visited in 2011. This was tied with Chuck’s as our favorite bar on the riverfront, due in part to the intimate...
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