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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Locust Tap
15 July 2017(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1202nd bar, first visited in 2017. FANTASTIC historic dive bar, an old school gem in a highly-gentrified neighborhood. Great people, great times, and a great...
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Atwater Brewery
26 August 2023(Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1695th bar, first visited in 2023. I’d had their Java Porter many times both from stores and at other bars, now I finally got to see where...
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Garden City Archive
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#1066: Friendly Tavern
Posted on November 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Garden City, MO) Scooter’s 1066th bar, first visited in 2014. Since this was our last stop of the night I don’t remember much here except that it was a... -
#1065: Eric’s Rockin C Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Garden City, MO) Scooter’s 1065th bar, first visited in 2014. For only about the third time in my entire barhopping history, a member of my group nearly wound up... -
#983: Fat Boyz
Posted on June 2013 | No Comments(Garden City, MO) Scooter’s 983rd bar, first visited in 2013. For years I’ve been curious about this bar that’s attached to a gun shop and indoor shooting range, but every...