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!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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Stand-Up Frank’s
12 August 2006(North Side, Minneapolis, MN) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Painted lime green, redecorated with a zombie theme, shows horror movies, and now called “Donny...
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Buoy Beer Company
09 April 2022(Downtown, Astoria, OR) Scooter’s 1526th bar, first visited in 2022. This is a pretty fascinating brewery build right on the wharf overlooking the Columbia River. A glass bottom in the...
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#1613: Modist Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1613th bar, first visited in 2023. Modist Brewing reminded me enough of Fulton Beer that I had to double check to make sure I hadn’t wandered... -
#1611: Fulton Beer
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1611th bar, first visited in 2023. I almost cut this brewery at the last minute because I was running out of stamina, but I’m glad I... -
#1610: InBound BrewCo
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1610th bar, first visited in 2023. After 6 (half pours) of double-digit ABV stouts at the previous three breweries, I was a bit off my game...



