St. Paul Archive

#1638: Hi-Lo Diner

Posted on April 2023 | No Comments
(MSP Airport, St. Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1638th bar, first visited in 2023. As I was heading to the airport my online boarding pass showed my flight departing from concourse G,...
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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
- The Cloak Room
  26 August 2022
  (Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1564th bar, first visited in 2022. I wanted to visit at least one true honest to goodness local dive bar while we were hear, and all...
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- Dragonmead Microbrewery
  18 August 2019
  (Warren, MI) Scooter’s 1363rd bar, first visited in 2019. When I first stepped in here and saw the beer list I had to ask the bartender how to tell which...
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- Midnight Mine
  26 May 2018
  (Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1239th bar, first visited in 2018. I never would have guessed that the very first bar I would ever visit in Alaska would be my favorite...
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