Downtown Archive

#1812: New Holland Brewing – Holland Tap Room

Posted on October 2024 | No Comments
(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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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
- DJ’s Bar & Grill
  17 July 2009
  (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,...
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- Locust Tap
  15 July 2017
  (Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1202nd bar, first visited in 2017. FANTASTIC historic dive bar, an old school gem in a highly-gentrified neighborhood. Great people, great times, and a great...
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- Dugout Bar
  17 July 2009
  (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,...
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