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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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Vine Street Brewing Company
19 August 2023(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1688th bar, first visited in 2023. After an hour delay to go inside caused by them changing their hours in the week since I checked...
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New Glarus Brewing Company
13 August 2016(New Glarus, WI) Scooter’s 1156th bar, first visited in 2016. After a long drive across Wisconsin we arrived here about 55 minutes before closing time, but with people still arriving...
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Percheron Rooftop Bar
05 June 2022(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1531st bar, first visited in 2022. Seasonal rooftop bar at the Crossroads Hotel, with stunning views in all directions. Cocktail-oriented but does have a few...
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#636: Swig’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Midtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 636th bar, first visited in 2009. This was probably the dive-iest dive we went to today. 6913 Maple St Omaha, NE 68104US [launch map] (402) 505-5448 -
#635: Wayside Tavern
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Westside, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 635th bar, first visited in 2009. Why did we have to eat breakfast????? This place was serving up a pizza that looked even better than the... -
#634: Dave’s Pub/Keno
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Westside, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 634th bar, first visited in 2009. This was one that barely made our list, primarily because we couldn’t find any information about it whatsoever. Instead it... -
#633: I Don’t Care
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Northwest Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 633rd bar, first visited in 2009. This was a place we had selected simply because of its name. If we had pulled up and found... -
#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... -
#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... -
#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... -
#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,... -
#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... -
#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... -
#611: Micek’s Shangrila
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 611th bar, first visited in 2009. Micek’s was really busy, we couldn’t sit at the bar and had to take one of the few remaining tables....