Downtown Archive

#1523: Deschutes Public House – Portland

Posted on April 2022 | No Comments
(Downtown, Portland, OR) Scooter’s 1523rd bar, first visited in 2022. I was tasked with with us finding lunch somewhere along the way to the coast, still in Portland, and only...
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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
A Few Random Favorites
- Bang Brewing Company
  31 March 2023
  (South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1624th bar, first visited in 2023. This was originally planned to be my last brewery of the night. It was a late...
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- Grand Trunk Pub
  25 November 2022
  (Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1596th bar, first visited in 2022. After leaving Detroiter Bar we called to check on our companion who was getting some much needed sleep back at...
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- Darlene’s Place
  09 August 2006
  (Ellston, IA) Scooter’s 107th bar, first visited in 2006. We sat at the short end of the L-shaped bar under the watchful eye of a mounted goat head smoking a...
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