Throughout 2009 I had drinks at 150 bars that I’d never been to before. Not a record, but still more than I expected to see.
The bars were spread among 51 cities in 8 states. More than half were in Nebraska, with more in Omaha than any other city.
So, in order, here is a brief rundown of each of the 150. :) Enjoy!

MOKansas CitySouth Plaza
#1 in 2009(#531 overall)
TuesdayJanuary 13
The Peanut (details)5000 Main (map)Kansas City, MO 64112(816) 753-94995.0 miles S from homeArguably the best of …

Wanting to get a few more bars in before 2009 comes to an end, I grabbed one of my brothers at headed east to fill in one of the holes in my map.
(See also: Scoot’s Complete Bar List)
We started our Saturday afternoon in Grain Valley, where we visited a bar that had only just had its grand opening a week earlier…

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Sunday, July 19, 2009. Thee 5th and final day of our July barhopping trip that would end up taking us to 101 bars.
We were not in any particular hurry today, so we were slow at getting ready. Once we finally checked out, we drove around downtown Omaha to take pictures that we were unable to get the night before. We drove around downtown a lot, actually, because we couldn’t figure out how to get to the freeway bridge.
Council Bluffs, IA
(pop 58,268)
Originally …

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Saturday, July 18, 2009. Day 4 of our July barhopping trip that would end up taking us to 101 bars.
We got an early start this morning, knowing we had a big day in store. We only had 40 miles to drive, but those 40 miles would take 11 hours to cover and we’d still have a big cab/walking evening after that. So we skipped the free waffle breakfast our motel offered and hit the road by about 9:30am.

Valley, NE
(pop 1806)
A nice little …

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Friday, July 17, 2009. Day 3 of our July barhopping trip that would end up taking us to 101 bars.
The third day of the trip began with excitement and energy as we set forth on our newly-devised goal of visiting 100 bars. This enthusiasm would not last, however, as an unusual number of closed bars and the inevitable gastrointestinal issues that always result from drinking this much beer threatened to derail the day.
Not yet realizing the troubles in store for thee first part …

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Thursday, July 16, 2009. Day 2 of our July barhopping trip that would end up taking us to 101 bars.
At 6am on Thursday morning, far too early for the condition I was in, I was awakened by the sound of a baby crying in a nearby room. After about 15 minutes of that, the sound was joined by the shrieks of an older child throwing a tantrum. Eventually the screeches subsided into sobbing, and after at least half an hour of this …