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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!
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Tartan Inn
31 December 2023(West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and...
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The Scheme
05 May 2007(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 266th bar, first visited in 2007. B had a Bud Light, I had a Miller Lite. Bottles, I believe they were $2 each. B’s was an insulated...
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New Holland Brewing – Holland Tap Room
05 October 2024(Downtown, Holland, MI) Scooter’s 1812th bar, first visited in 2024. This brewery has been on my bucket list for a few years, and today our driving route just happened to...
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Warbird Whiskey
(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1829th bar, first visited in 2024. A whiskey/cocktail bar that opened a few months ago, this one with theme honoring American military aviation history. When…
Huey’s Hidden Vault
(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1828th bar, first visited in 2024. This is a new whiskey, cocktail, and cigar bar that opened this past August. Don’t worry if you don’t…
The Undertow
(Orange Beach, AL) Scooter’s 1827th bar, first visited in 2024. One of the locals suggested we go here next. We were a little let down when we saw it was…
The Sloop
(Gulf Shores, AL) Scooter’s 1826th bar, first visited in 2024. We were looking for a true dive bar among a sea of touristy bars, and we struck gold with this…
Grassroots Garden Lounge
(Downtown, Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1825th bar, first visited in 2024. While I was circling around the block after leaving the brewery I noticed this cocktail bar and decided to check…
WelCo Brewing Project
(Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1824th bar, first visited in 2024. I was camping nearby at Smithville Lake and got bored one afternoon so decided to head into town to check out…
Ron’s Bar
(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1823rd bar, first visited in 2024. While we were at the winery my wife asked one of the servers, “If we wanted to go to a dive…
Mackinaw Trail Winery, Brewery & Bistro
(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1822nd bar, first visited in 2024. This winery / brewery is a few miles south of Petoskey. I’d originally planned to do a wine tasting or have…
The Back Lot
(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1821st bar, first visited in 2024. We were looking for someplace to get lunch, and I was charged with finding a place, but no one could…
Legs Inn
(Cross Village, MI) Scooter’s 1820th bar, first visited in 2024. This historic tavern is a must-see tourist destination at the end of the Tunnel of Trees scenic highway. It was…
Petoskey Brewing
(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1819th bar, first visited in 2024. This had been on my must-visit list ever since I saw a picture of the building a little over a year…
Tap30 Pourhouse
(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1818th bar, first visited in 2024. Since this was right next door we decided it was a must-visit before heading out of downtown. Most of the…
Mitchell Street Pub
(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1817th bar, first visited in 2024. We had parked a couple of blocks away and shopped and a candy shop and a clothing store. I took…
Great Turtle Brewery & Distillery
(Mackinac Island, MI) Scooter’s 1816th bar, first visited in 2024. After high tea at the Grand Hotel we went to the bar at the top of the hotel, which offers…
Mustang Lounge
(Mackinac Island, MI) Scooter’s 1815th bar, first visited in 2024. While we were at the Pink Pony we heard about the oldest bar on the island, so headed over there…
Pink Pony Bar & Grill
(Mackinac Island, MI) Scooter’s 1814th bar, first visited in 2024. Our visit to Mackinac Island was kind of a spur of the moment decision. Upon arrival we had a great…
Vue Wine Bar
(Downtown, Charlevoix, MI) Scooter’s 1813th bar, first visited in 2024. It was too windy and choppy to put our kayaks into Lake Michigan, so we decided to drive down to…
New Holland Brewing – Holland Tap Room
(Downtown, Holland, MI) Scooter’s 1812th bar, first visited in 2024. This brewery has been on my bucket list for a few years, and today our driving route just happened to…
Barley & Vine
(Downtown, Platte City, MO) Scooter’s 1811th bar, first visited in 2024. Half brewery, half wine bar, this place opened (I believe) around the end of last year. I opted for…
Willcott Brewing Company
(Downtown, Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 1810th bar, first visited in 2024. As we walked in the door we were stopped by a lady who said “Here’s even more people I don’t…
VFW Post # 56
(Downtown, Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 1809th bar, first visited in 2024. We were walking from Fluffy’s to Willcott Brewing when we found ourselves in front of an open VFW that we…
Fluffy’s Swedish Pub
(Downtown, Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 1808th bar, first visited in 2024. I was hoping to find some sport of crazy Swedish beer here, but it turns out the owner spent quite…
11Worth Station Brew House
(Downtown, Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 1807th bar, first visited in 2024. Came here as the first stop on a belated birthday bar crawl for my youngest brother. They do brew their…
Republic Bar
(MSP Airport, St. Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1806th bar, first visited in 2024. Though I had another long layover at MSP, this time I decided to not leave the airport and…
Fernson Brewing Company
(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1805th bar, first visited in 2024. The next morning I woke up to dense but rapidly-lifting fog and I first walked a block north to…
The Hello Hi
(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1804th bar, first visited in 2024. Just kidding about being in for the night! After an hour lying on my bed watching a tornado documentary,…
Severance Brewing Company
(North End East, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1803rd bar, first visited in 2024. After I left Silver Moon Bar I began walking to Severance Brewing by way of the walking…
Silver Moon Bar
(North End East, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1802nd bar, first visited in 2024. The ride to Silver Moon would be my last Uber ride of this vacation apart from tomorrow’s…
Hi Ho Tavern
(Whittier, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1801st bar, first visited in 2024. Hi-Ho Tavern (also listed as Walter’s Hi-Ho Casino) is a cash-only, beer-only dive bar located just a little bit…
Look’s Beer Company
(Look’s Marketplace, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1800th bar, first visited in 2024. This was the one brewery on my list that I considered cutting because it was so far away…
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#632: Delta House
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(West Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 632nd bar, first visited in 2009. An “”Animal House”" themed bar! The walls were covered with props, publicity photos, and posters from the movie. We... -
#631: Moe & Curly’s Pub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(West Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 631st bar, first visited in 2009. We picked this location on name alone, and the fact that its advertising uses the phrase “”Why Soitenly!”" sealed... -
#630: Lighthouse Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Northwest Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 630th bar, first visited in 2009. This one came very close to not making the cut, but it was saved only because the very nondescript... -
#629: The Fire Barn
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Waterloo, NE) Scooter’s 629th bar, first visited in 2009. Not too far from The Depot we found The Fire Barn, a firefighter-themed bar in a brand new strip mall. (Which... -
#628: Depot
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Waterloo, NE) Scooter’s 628th bar, first visited in 2009. A railroad themed bar, though we didn’t notice the theme quite so much on the inside as we did on the... -
#627: Outer Limits Sports Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Valley, NE) Scooter’s 627th bar, first visited in 2009. I honestly didn’t expect this place to be open, suburban style sports bars usually do not open this early. But this... -
#626: Willie’s Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Valley, NE) Scooter’s 626th bar, first visited in 2009. We had called ahead and knew that this place opened at 8am, though neither of us remembered this at the time... -
#625: Remedy Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 625th bar, first visited in 2009. Except for J’s Steakhouse, every bar we had visited tonight was busy. So it was surprising to find this place,... -
#624: DJ’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 624th bar, first visited in 2009. We made it just in time, 10 minutes before the kitchen closed. B ordered a hot ham and cheese sandwich,... -
#623: Doe’s Place
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 623rd bar, first visited in 2009. There’s a pretty big courtyard, monitored on a closed circuit television facing the bar. The bartender told us that the... -
#622: Corner Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 622nd bar, first visited in 2009. Our beers were $1.80, an odd price. This was a risky place to enter and exit, the dart boards are... -
#621: J’s Steakhouse
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 621st bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bonus bar in a building that looked like it had been converted into some sort of mall.... -
#620: Dugout Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 620th bar, first visited in 2009. Before we went inside we walked around the block looking for a pizza place that was supposed to be there,... -
#619: Big Red Keno
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 619th bar, first visited in 2009. Having missed the Big Red Keno in Lincoln, we made sure to visit this location. It wasn’t what I expected on... -
#618: Franky & Oly’s
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 618th bar, first visited in 2009. 353 W 23rd St Fremont, NE 68025US [launch map] (402) 727-4119 -
#617: Bottom Road Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Morse Bluff, NE) Scooter’s 617th bar, first visited in 2009. This place looked like it was built somewhat recently. I expected it to be a biker bar, but it seemed... -
#616: The Pour House
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(North Bend, NE) Scooter’s 616th bar, first visited in 2009. The bartender’s side of the bar is a pit sunken down about 2 feet below floor level. The bar itself... -
#615: Little Ricky’s Saloon & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(North Bend, NE) Scooter’s 615th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a surprisingly nice place. We played with some interlocking horseshoe puzzles for a while that were very tricky,... -
#614: Tiny’s Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Schuyler, NE) Scooter’s 614th bar, first visited in 2009. 50-cent draws! A new all-time price record for us! (Excluding quarter draws of Natural Light served in dixie cups at frat... -
#613: Bootleggers Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Schuyler, NE) Scooter’s 613th bar, first visited in 2009. We watched an episode of “”Cash Cab”" here. I got a laugh out of a handwashing poster in the men’s room,... -
#612: 4 Jokers Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 612th bar, first visited in 2009. There were two things about this placed that cracked us up. One was all of the KISS decor throughout the...