Bailey's Taproom

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Bar, Beer-to-go

213 SW Broadway
Portland, Oregon, 97205-3705
United States

// CLOSED //

CLOSED as of September 2020
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.47
Reviews:
76
Ratings:
169
pDev:
8.72%
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Ratings by Floydster:
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Reviewed by Floydster from California

4.7/5  rDev +5.1%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
This was one of the places I was looking most forward to visiting while in Portland and it did not disappoint a bit, the owner is a very nice guy and has a great thing going there, we walked in and sat at the bar, place is black and white, simple and very clean, great beer drinker atmosphere with a lot of knowldegable patrons and people who appreciate the craft experience, lots of regulars by the looks of things, people seemed to be on a name by name basis, we ordered a sampler of five beers for seven dollars, really cool to see a beer bar doing sampling like this, usually only brewpubs offer this luxury, pretty awesome that I had never heard of any of the beers, and only one of the five breweries they came from, they had twenty taps and they were all local or quality American crafts, the least appealing thing on the draft menu that day was Lagunitas Correction Ale and even that is pretty cool, this place had a great bottle list and some of the best prices I have ever seen on them, some of the highlights were Cascade Vine and Sang Royal, Alaskan Barleyine, various Jolly Pumpkins, Adam, Fred, Doggie Claws, Saint Somewhere Lectio Divina and Saison Athene, Midnight Sun Arctic Devil, Green Flash Le Freak, and Stone Vertical Epic 080808, literally fifteen minutes before I was going to call MSUBulldog25, a Portland BA to see if he wanted to meet up with us, I hear a guy talking about reviewing beers sitting next to me, after a while I turned to him and asked him if he was on BA and he said yeah my name is Brian and screen name is MSUBulldog25, crazy coincidence running into the one guy we were going to meet while in the city, this craft beer world truly is small, now I know why he spoke highly of this place, it truly is great, him being the Beerfly guide for Oregon and saying this place is one of the best should say enough by itself, glad we got to meet him briefly at least, I really enjoyed the hour we spent here and wanted to stay for another sampler but Drake looked spent for the day, so we were on our way, this place is a great spot for BAs and to top it off there was empty bottles of rare beer lining the entire window space, saw things like Cable Car and some Westvleteren in there, enough to make beer geeks like us drool, added to the coolness of this spot, I will go here every single time I am in Portland, I highly recommend this joint
Jun 09, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by slasich from Pennsylvania

May 16, 2020
 
Rated: 4.26 by chrisjws from California

May 06, 2020
 
Rated: 4.51 by ttpfau from Oregon

Feb 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by cryptichead from Illinois

Dec 31, 2019
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Reviewed by BeerCartographer from Oregon

5/5  rDev +11.9%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Bailey's is among the cream of the crop -- a shining example of what taprooms in Portland should aspire to be. There is always a table or seat available, only TV's in sight are the taplist, and you can actually have a conversation (however, the music selection is jammin', to its credit). Sitting outside also nets you a front row seat for the heart of downtown Portland -- for better or for worse!

Never had I drunk a beer from Bailey's and thought there was a potential problem with the tap lines. There is always fast and friendly service, there is always a high quality beer available on its 26 rotating taps. If you haven't already done so, please do yourself a favor and visit Bailey's Taproom (and also The Upper Lip, while you're at it!)
Dec 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.58 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Oct 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.78 by BerryKumquat from California

Mar 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.18 by BeerAndFilm from Oregon

Apr 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by kjkinsey from Texas

Feb 14, 2018
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Reviewed by Redrover from Wisconsin

4.26/5  rDev -4.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
I must have been to Portland 25 times over the past 8 years and have never made it to Bailey’s, this was the trip I was going to rectify that.


Bailey’s is a nice and airy pub. It has high windows on two sides of the bar room and really high ceilings with some exposed brick. It has a bit of a quirky shape and that adds to the charm.

The bar is in against the left wall as you enter. It must seat about 20. Only downside for me is some of the bar stools are permanently attached to the floor. I was happy to grab the last seat as it was pretty crowded. There are some tables along the walls/windows and a few seats outside.

The service was fine but a bit slow. Since it was crowded for happy hour and I was not in any real hurry, I was ok with it.

They have a beer board that lists the 26 beers on tap. Most of these were local which is great. They also had a cooler with bottles and cans.

There is no food but they are cool if you want to bring your own in.

The music was turned down low so it was easy to converse. No TVs so not an option to catch a game (there is a huge sports bar about two buildings away if you have to watch a big game).

I was very glad to finally make it here!
Jun 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.46 by Eddiehop from Texas

Apr 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.13 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Jan 31, 2017
 
Rated: 4.29 by metter98 from New York

Oct 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by SimcoeKid from California

Sep 22, 2016
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Reviewed by devilmakesthree from Oregon

5/5  rDev +11.9%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
One of Portland's all-time greats, and a must stop when in town. While it can get pretty crowded in the evening and on weekends the service is always quick and friendly. While there are some bottles for sale, I generally stick with the taps, of which there are twenty-six, representing a range of styles, and most of them from here in Oregon. Along with the Beer Mongers and Horsebrass, it's one of my favorite places to imbibe.
Aug 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.28 by BMMillsy from Florida

Jul 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4.33 by Chris-1911 from Illinois

Mar 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.58 by jakemn91 from New Mexico

Feb 28, 2016
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Rated by Intlpostman from California

4.63/5  rDev +3.6%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5
Must Visit! Get a Crowler!
Feb 10, 2016
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
I stopped in at Bailey's Taproom on a recent trip to Portland because it seemed like a nice watering hole near my hotel. Boy, was I pleased at this find! Relatively small and intimate inside, it's got a big selection of brews (30+ I'd guess), almost all from the NW Oregon area. Service was good and the atmosphere was great for setting down with a book from Powell's and having a couple pints. I highly recommend Bailey's if you're in town for a short time, as there is a good selection of styles and local breweries. I'll definitely try to stop here again on my next trip.
Jan 20, 2016
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Reviewed by MizzDizz from Georgia

4.59/5  rDev +2.7%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 5
Love the selection - always something for everyone in terms of style, locale, abv, etc. The display screen listing the beer on tap is still the best one I've seen even after they invited the idea (at least, in the Portland area, they were the first). The staff are all well-versed beer geeks with spot on suggestions and usually freely offer information about new releases, bad batches... I wish I could bring Bailey's to my current location!
Dec 24, 2015
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Reviewed by flexabull from California

4.31/5  rDev -3.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.75 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.5
Last stop on my first night in PDX from a recent trip.

Vibe is super busy and clean (lots of white). Looks older on the outside, while the inside is pretty barren and basic looking. Definitely had a buzz about the place though.

Quality and selection was top notch. Tap list was 20+ of mostly PNW offerings, I had a Barley Brown and a DeGarde beer, both were excellent.

Service was fine, but nothing special. They were busy, and the guy was quick, but he wasn't super friendly. I can understand though, the place was slammed.

Overall? Well worth a visit, one of the better tap rooms in downtown Portland.
Nov 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by mwar from Kentucky

Nov 12, 2015
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Reviewed by kdlsantos from California

4.82/5  rDev +7.8%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5
I love that the selection and barrel-levels are available online. They also have a standing understanding/relationship with Santeria across the street. I ordered some tacos, and the kind waiters brought them to me, condiments and all. I'm not so sure about the "rude" "hipster" bartenders that I've read some complain about, but my experiences there have been stellar.
Oct 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4.97 by Sir_Goatman from Oregon

Oct 05, 2015
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.66/5  rDev -18.1%
vibe: 2.5 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4
Well, let's start with the beer. 20 taps, mostly local, interesting but nothing special. Prices are average maybe a bit higher, handful of random mix of locals bottles. Bartenders are OK, pretty busy and don't seem super knowledgeable, but can't really judge as they are too busy.

Music is loud, dubstep, a bit offensive in music, I realized I went into hipster country to get here too and this is prob the most hipster place I've seen so far.

Typical open cieling with pipes running around, fake brick walls, decent long bar top. Also it's the "fun" part of town, saw cross-dressing stripper pass me on the walk here, some drunk hobos, a bunch of drunk teenagers, thugs, group of hipsters, etc. Even if it was an awesome place, I don't think I'd want to come back. I do like that they tell you how low each keg is on the monitors, as well as on the website.
Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by kristinc from Canada (BC)

Sep 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.72 by Yeti1979 from Louisiana

Aug 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by Beervana from Canada (BC)

Aug 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by acurtis from New Jersey

Aug 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4.6 by StoutSnob40 from California

Aug 16, 2015
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Reviewed by rjd722 from Maryland

4.94/5  rDev +10.5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
I've grown up on the East Coast and for about two years I was lucky enough to travel to Portland, OR for work about every three months. I was staying downtown and looking for a place to taste some of the great beers that the West Coast has to offer and was recommended Bailey's. Only about 4 blocks from my hotel I made it a point to walk to Bailey's at least three of the five nights I was visiting. They have a huge digital beer board and carry about 22 beers on tap along with one nitro selection. About 80-90% of the beers are from the West Coast and once a keg kicks another beer is rotated in; if you go on a Monday and then again on Friday the beers will have probably changed 2-3 times. Phenomenal selection, no matter what you like there will be at least a couple great beers to try.

Can't enough about this place, I'm not traveling to Portland again anytime soon but when I do this place is a sure stop.
Aug 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.41 by DougT from Ohio

Aug 02, 2015
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Reviewed by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)

3.96/5  rDev -11.4%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4
Cool place. Solid but not spectacular. What Bailey's has going for it is location. If you are staying downtown on the west side of the river, there aren't many great beer bars, so Bailey's stands out. Tap list when I was there was solid, but nothing worth noting. Vibe is pretty cool too.
Aug 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.64 by SFCraft from California

Jul 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.34 by tommyguz from Pennsylvania

Jul 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.9 by Geoffq from California

Jun 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by CTJman from Connecticut

Jun 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.4 by jaydoc from Kansas

May 30, 2015
Bailey's Taproom in Portland, OR
Place rating: 4.47 out of 5 with 169 ratings