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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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Bohannon’s East
14 November 2010(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 820th bar, first visited in 2010. This is kind of weird, the address implies this is west of Speakeasy but it’s actually east of Speakeasy. It’s...
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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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Evergreen Farm Brewing
30 December 2023(Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1734th bar, first visited in 2023. Our original plan was for our next destination to be Tres Rojas Winery in the nearby town of Washington. But When...
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#1463: Bing’s Sports Bar
Posted on June 2021 | No Comments(Downtown, Nebraska City, NE) Scooter’s 1463rd bar, first visited in 2021. Sports Bar serving pizza that I’ve somehow managed to miss despite passing through Nebraska City numerous times in the... -
#991: Linemen
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Nebraska City, NE) Scooter’s 991st bar, first visited in 2013. I first tried to go here during a visit back in 2009, but arrived in Nebraska City too early... -
#560: Wagon Wheel Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Nebraska City, NE) Scooter’s 560th bar, first visited in 2009. To our right, an old man with a very, very large nose. To our left, a child shot pool...