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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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Dive bar Archive
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#1009: VFW Post 2368
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Malden, MO) Scooter’s 1009th bar, first visited in 2013. This was a little more of a mixed crowd than the Bears lodge next door — closer to an equal mix... -
#1008: Fraternal Order Of Bears Lodge #238
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Malden, MO) Scooter’s 1008th bar, first visited in 2013. I’m listing this under the “Private Club” category, though I walked in and was served without question so it may very... -
#1007: Paradise Lounge
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Bernie, MO) Scooter’s 1007th bar, first visited in 2013. This is another dive bar right in Bernie’s downtown district. It too has entrances in the front & back — street... -
#1006: Pat’s Place
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Bernie, MO) Scooter’s 1006th bar, first visited in 2013. This is a narrow little dive bar right in the middle of Bernie’s downtown district. It has entrances in the front... -
#1005: The Den
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Bell City, MO) Formerly a gas station Scooter’s 1005th bar, first visited in 2013. When I began planning my Black Friday pub crawl, I knew I would be limited in... -
#1003: Schindler’s Tavern
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(New Hamburg, MO) Scooter’s 1003rd bar, first visited in 2013. Located in a tiny little village consisting of 2 intersecting streets, Schindler’s is a really cool small-town tavern that I... -
#1002: Vikings USA Bootheel MO #133
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Downtown Square, Clinton, MO) Scooter’s 1002nd bar, first visited in 2013. It was a little afternoon on a cold day-before-Thanksgiving, and I walked around Clinton’s historic square looking for a... -
#999: Mutual Musicians Foundation
Posted on September 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 999th bar, first visited in 2013. I came here on the last leg of a 21st birthday party. The birthday girl didn’t make it this... -
#998: VFW #5531
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Wathena, KS) Scooter’s 998th bar, first visited in 2013. We really wanted to find one more Kansas bar. But here we were just a mile or so from the state... -
#997: Dew Drop Inn
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(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... -
#996: Rosey’s Cantina
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Hiawatha, KS) Scooter’s 996th bar, first visited in 2013. This was nothing at all like I expected. From the name, I was thinking Mexican restaurant. Instead I found a... -
#994: Centerfield
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Shubert, NE) Scooter’s 994th bar, first visited in 2013. This place is kind of unusually shaped. The bar forms a central core (floor to ceiling), and the space wraps around... -
#993: The Hitch’n Post
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Stella, NE) Scooter’s 993rd bar, first visited in 2013. This was a nice little small town bar in a very cool looking old building. The bartender, as well as... -
#992: Southside Bar
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Courthouse Square, Auburn, NE) Scooter’s 992nd bar, first visited in 2013. This is another bar that a lot of online maps get wrong. It’s on the south side of 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... -
#990: Geno’s Grill & Lounge
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Nebraska City, NE) Scooter’s 990th bar, first visited in 2013. I was supposed to have first visited Geno’s on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, as part of what ended up being... -
#989: Farragut Tavern
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Farragut, IA) Scooter’s 989th bar, first visited in 2013. Our third stop on my brother’s birthday pub crawl. Most online maps get the location of this bar wrong. It’s... -
#988: Dirt’s Place
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Formerly Mike’s Place Scooter’s 988th bar, first visited in 2013. You know, for a place called Dirt’s Place, this is one of the cleanest bars I’ve ever... -
#987: Kap’s Tavern
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Scooter’s 987th bar, first visited in 2013. Walking in from the bright sunshine outside, we stumbled a bit in what initially seemed like complete blackness. It took... -
#985: The End Zone II
Posted on July 2013 | No Comments(Gladstone Plaza, Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 985th bar, first visited in 2013. A small neighborhood sports bar located in a corner of a once-dying strip mall that appears to be trying... -
#983: Fat Boyz
Posted on June 2013 | No Comments(Garden City, MO) Scooter’s 983rd bar, first visited in 2013. For years I’ve been curious about this bar that’s attached to a gun shop and indoor shooting range, but every...
