Valley Junction Archive

#1354: Fox Brewing

Posted on July 2019 | No Comments
(Valley Junction, West Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1354th bar, first visited in 2019. Not technically in Valley Junction, but close enough that it’s the best way to describe it. Located...
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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
- Li Po Cocktail Lounge
  14 July 2021
  (Chinatown, San Francisco, CA) Scooter’s 1489th bar, first visited in 2021. We arrived in Chinatown a little after 8pm and were disappointed to find pretty much everything closed and no...
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- Friends Bar
  26 August 2022
  (Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1559th bar, first visited in 2022. After a while we got antsy and wanted a change of scenery, but it only took a couple of doors...
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- Howard & Fine
  12 October 2023
  (Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1706th bar, first visited in 2023. This is a speakeasy tucked in the back of the downtown location of Moe & Curly’s Pub. (Omaha’s Three Stooges...
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