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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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Chupacabra Cantina
25 August 2022(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1553rd bar, first visited in 2022. After The Jackalope we decided that we would just walk down the street and stick our heads in the front...
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Dragonmead Microbrewery
18 August 2019(Warren, MI) Scooter’s 1363rd bar, first visited in 2019. When I first stepped in here and saw the beer list I had to ask the bartender how to tell which...
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Dew Drop Inn
24 August 2013(Downtown, Hiawatha, KS) Scooter’s 997th bar, first visited in 2013. Kansas’s “Beer Bars” (also known as “3.2 Bars” or “CMB Bars”) are almost always unexpected treats. Since they are licensed...
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#1522: My Father’s Place
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Buckman, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1522nd bar, first visited in 2022. Though I wanted to, we were not going to stop here because it was getting late and we needed an... -
#1521: Rum Club
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Buckman, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1521st bar, first visited in 2022. This was a last-second addition to out evening that we almost didn’t get to visit because they were requiring proof... -
#1520: The Slammer Tavern
Posted on April 2022 | No Comments(Buckman, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1520th bar, first visited in 2022. I’ve had a t-shirt for this bar for years but had never been, so it was a convenient find that...