One of Portland’s most popular downtown beer bars will close for good.
Bailey’s Taproom and sister bar, The Upper Lip, will shut down permanently after temporarily closing in September, owner Geoff Phillips told Brewpublic Saturday.
Phillips temporarily shut down the bars in September after struggling to draw customers while open for limited seating, leaving open the possibility that the bars could reopen this year. But Phillips told Brewpublic on Saturday that the building has been sold to a new owner and that the closures will be permanent.
Bailey’s opened in 2007 and quickly became known as one of Portland’s best beer bars thanks to an interesting and extensive list of rotating taps. The popular bar hosted several annual beer events, including Brewpublic’s KillerBeerFest.
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has led to the closure of a handful of notable Portland beer bars and breweries.
Base Camp Brewing closed for good last month, Rogue Ales announced the closure of its longtime Pearl District pub in September and beer bar, Thirsty Monk, shut its door in July. Other breweries, including Grixsen Brewing and Back Pedal Brewing, are closed, but have left open the possibility of reopening if things change.
-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com | @jamiebgoldberg
