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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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Dean’s Place
21 June 2014(Fisk, MO) Scooter’s 1017th bar, first visited in 2014. This was a fantastic bonus bar find! I was turning the corner to go to Morgan’s Place when I spotted a...
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Betty Danger’s Country Club
12 August 2016(Nordeast, Minneapolis, MN) Formerly Psycho Suzi’s Scooter’s 1146th bar, first visited in 2016. Kitschy to borderline bizarre country-club themed bar, complete with event space, a restaurant, indoor and outdoor dining/drinking,...
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Mary’s Place
10 April 2015(Emporia, KS) Scooter’s 1082nd bar, first visited in 2015. One of the ratings I sometimes give when visiting bars in new city is, “This is the Zoo Bar of ____.”...
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Irvine Park Archive
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#1622: Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1622nd bar, first visited in 2023. If I can be quite honest for a moment — I don’t actually particularly like the beer styles... -
#1621: Bad Weather Brewing
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(Irvine Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1621st bar, first visited in 2023. Though the location made this a natural choice, the primary reason I picked this brewery was that I...