Polk Archive

#603: Sportsman Bar

Posted on July 2009 | No Comments
(Polk, NE) Scooter’s 603rd bar, first visited in 2009. When we got out of the car we were greeted by a cute little scruffy dog named Chloe who was waiting...
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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!

--ScooterJ
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- Speakeasy Conversation Bar
  14 November 2010
  (Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 819th bar, first visited in 2010. We liked this place a lot. A nice quiet bar with a cool bartender, a place with no games and...
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- Cinder Block Brewery
  09 November 2013
  (North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1000th bar, first visited in 2013. I spent months thinking about what I wanted my 1,000th bar to be. It needed to be local, centrally-located,...
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