Bailey's Taproom

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Bailey's Taproom was a beer bar in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The bar, which was established by owner Geoff Phillips in 2007, was a popular destination for craft beer tourism and garnered a positive reception. The bar had a second-floor sibling establishment called The Upper Lip, which was also known as Bailey's Upper Lip.{{Cite book |last=DeBenedetti |first=Christian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U0reDgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&pg=PT27 |title=The Great American Ale Trail (Revised Edition): The Craft Beer Lover's Guide to the Best Watering Holes in the Nation |date=2016-04-26 |publisher=Running Press |isbn=978-0-7624-6102-8 |language=en |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221185044/https://books.google.com/books?id=U0reDgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT27&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&hl=en |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Bar Guide 2014: Bailey's Taproom and Upper Lip |url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22252-bar-guide-2014-baileys-taproom-and-upper-lip.html |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Willamette Week |date=9 April 2014 |language=en |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222021208/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22252-bar-guide-2014-baileys-taproom-and-upper-lip.html |url-status=live }} Both establishments closed in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Description

Bailey's Taproom was a beer bar in Southwest Portland's Trident building.{{Cite journal |last=Fehrenbacher |first=Lee |date=August 13, 2012 |title=Former Church of Elvis Building in Portland has space for lease |journal=Daily Journal of Commerce |url=https://djcoregon.com/news/2012/08/13/former-church-of-elvis-building-has-space-for-lease/ |quote=Over the years, the Trident has experienced many changes. It held the Nugget Restaurant beginning in 1939, the Nugget Beer Parlor beginning in 1943, and the Nugget Tavern beginning in 1953. The building was renovated in 2006 and now houses Bailey's Taproom on the ground floor. |access-date=25 December 2022 |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225223805/https://djcoregon.com/news/2012/08/13/former-church-of-elvis-building-has-space-for-lease/ |url-status=live }} According to the travel guide Frommer's, Bailey's Taproom had large windows and prioritized Oregon beers. The space had a "handsome", minimalist decor{{Cite book |last=Dresbeck |first=Rachel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iw0_AwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&pg=PA47 |title=Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon |date=2014-03-18 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4930-0781-3 |language=en |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221184408/https://books.google.com/books?id=Iw0_AwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA47&dq=%22Bailey%27s%20Taproom%22%20portland&hl=en |url-status=live }} and hosted board games, darts, and regular events.{{Cite web |title=Bailey's Taproom in Portland OR - Nightlife {{!}} Frommer's |url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/portland-or/nightlife/baileys-taproom |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Frommer's |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221161850/https://www.frommers.com/destinations/portland-or/nightlife/baileys-taproom |url-status=live }} In her 2011 book "Cheap Bastard's Guide to Portland, Oregon", Rachel Dresbeck said the open space had an "industrial-chic feel" and allowed for "cheap and interesting" dates.{{Cite book |last=Dresbeck |first=Rachel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yqh7BAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&pg=PA83 |title=Cheap Bastard's® Guide to Portland, Oregon: Secrets of Living the Good Life--For Less! |date=2011-11-22 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-7627-7578-1 |language=en |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221184752/https://books.google.com/books?id=Yqh7BAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA83&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&hl=en |url-status=live }} The bar offered 24 rotating taps and growler fills,{{Cite web |title=Where to Get Crowlers in Portland |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2017/02/28/where-to-get-crowlers-in-portland/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=March 2017 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221164353/https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2017/02/28/where-to-get-crowlers-in-portland/ |url-status=live }} and allowed food to be ordered from nearby eateries.{{Cite web |title=Bailey's Taproom |url=https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/portland/bar/baileys-taproom |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Thrillist |date=5 October 2017 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221161850/https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/portland/bar/baileys-taproom |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |last=McCollom |first=Hollyanna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cudsDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&pg=PT128 |title=Moon Portland |date=2019-05-14 |publisher=Avalon Publishing |isbn=978-1-64049-368-1 |language=en |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221184838/https://books.google.com/books?id=cudsDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT128&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&hl=en |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |last=Cioletti |first=Jeff |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG4qDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&pg=PT253 |title=Beer FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The World's Most Celebrated Adult Beverage |date=2016-08-01 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=978-1-61713-675-7 |language=en |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222185435/https://books.google.com/books?id=vG4qDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT253&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&hl=en |url-status=live }}

History

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Bailey's Taproom opened in downtown Portland in 2007.{{Cite web |title=Bar Guide 2013: Listings A-Z |url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20530-bar-guide-2013-listings-a-z.html |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=Willamette Week |date=24 April 2013 |language=en |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225182024/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20530-bar-guide-2013-listings-a-z.html |url-status=live }} Owner Geoff Phillips drove to craft breweries to source unique kegs for the bar.{{Cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Joshua M. |date=November 8, 2021 |title=Last Call for the Beer Bar? |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2595305662 |access-date=2022-12-21 |quote=Geoff Phillips founded Bailey's Taproom in downtown Portland, Ore., in 2007, driving to breweries to bring unique kegs to the bar. His extra-mile effort drew locals, tourists and neighborhood workers, but the pandemic turned the area into a ghost town, Mr. Phillips said. Uncertain of the neighborhood's recovery, he sold the building, permanently closed Bailey's last fall and is focusing on Level Beer, a Portland brewery that he helped open in 2017. |via=ProQuest |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111201925/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2595305662/2D51A0DD832B4379PQ/1 |id={{ProQuest|2595305662}} |url-status=live }} The formula was popular with locals and tourists. The magazine GQ noted that it had a keg-tracking system that "ensure[d] you never get the dregs of the Northwest's best hops bombs."{{Cite news |last1=DeBenedetti |first1=Christian |last2=Bostwick |first2=William |last3=Sullivan |first3=Eric |date=October 2012 |title=The Pursuit of Hoppiness |volume=82 |work=GQ |issue=10 |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=82046204&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2022-12-21 |via=EBSCOHost |issn=0016-6979 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221162012/https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=82046204&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |url-status=live }} Bailey's emphasis was on local and Oregon beers but also served some rare and unusual beers from California and Washington.{{Cite book |last=Morrison |first=Lisa M. |title=Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest: A beer lover's guide to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia |publisher=Timber Press |year=2011 |isbn=9781604690897 |location=Portland, Oregon |pages=36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72saTXFBzuIC&dq=%22Craft+Beers+of+the+Pacific+Northwest%22+Lisa+Morrison+Bailey%27s+Taproom&pg=PA36 |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111201928/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Craft_Beers_of_the_Pacific_Northwest/72saTXFBzuIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Craft+Beers+of+the+Pacific+Northwest%22+Lisa+Morrison+Bailey%27s+Taproom&pg=PA36&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }} The business installed a beer engine in 2008.{{Cite web |title=Where to Get Proper Cask Ales Inside and Outside Portland |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2018/02/26/where-to-get-proper-cask-ales-inside-and-outside-portland/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=2 March 2018 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221164941/https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2018/02/26/where-to-get-proper-cask-ales-inside-and-outside-portland/ |url-status=live }}

Bailey's began hosting CellarFest in 2010.{{Cite book |last=Yaeger |first=Brian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iN5KBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&pg=PA379 |title=Oregon Breweries |date=2014-12-01 |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=978-0-8117-1211-8 |language=en |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221185537/https://books.google.com/books?id=iN5KBQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA379&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&hl=en |url-status=live }} The bar also hosted a yearly Belgium-themed event called Belgianfest, and used the 2016 event "to launch the first of its Hausbier releases, a year-round series which begins with a Belgian lager from The Commons".{{Cite web |title=Beer Hall: Fire and Brimstone, Belgian Fest, and the Bodhizafa Victory Lap |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/11/11/beer-hall-fire-and-brimstone-belgian-fest-and-the-bodhizafa-victory-lap/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=11 November 2016 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221182006/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/11/11/beer-hall-fire-and-brimstone-belgian-fest-and-the-bodhizafa-victory-lap/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, Bailey's Taproom hosted the New Oregon Breweries Showcase, which featured eleven new Oregon breweries.{{Cite news |date=June 10, 2017 |title=Six highlights from beer week |work=The Oregonian}} The bar also hosted Killer Beer Fest, the final event of Brewpublic's 9th Annual Killer Beer Week, which was held at various locations in the area.{{Cite web |title=Strip Club Haunted House, Killer Beer Fest and 12 Other Things To Do the Week of October 25–31 |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/events-arts/2017/10/24/strip-club-haunted-house-killer-beer-fest-and-12-other-things-to-do-the-week-of-october-25-31/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=25 October 2017 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221182812/https://www.wweek.com/arts/events-arts/2017/10/24/strip-club-haunted-house-killer-beer-fest-and-12-other-things-to-do-the-week-of-october-25-31/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Cotner |first=Meg |date=2017-10-18 |title=Portland Area Food Events, October 19–26 |url=https://bridgetownbites.com/2017/10/18/portland-area-food-events-october-19-26/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Bridgetown Bites |language=en-US |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222095022/https://bridgetownbites.com/2017/10/18/portland-area-food-events-october-19-26/ |url-status=live }}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bailey's Taproom operated in Ankeny Square and via food delivery services.{{Cite web |last=Nanbu |first=Seiji |date=2020-03-31 |title=How to Get Booze Delivered to Your Door in Portland |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/31/21199337/alcohol-delivery-portland |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123065235/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/31/21199337/alcohol-delivery-portland |url-status=live }} In February 2021, Phillips announced the closure of Bailey's Taproom and The Upper Lip,{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Jamie |title=Bailey's Taproom, one of Portland's best beer bars, closes for good |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2021/02/baileys-taproom-closes-for-good.html |access-date=February 10, 2021 |work=The Oregonian |publisher=Advance Publications |issn=8750-1317 |date=February 6, 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208010914/https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2021/02/baileys-taproom-closes-for-good.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Prewitt |first1=Andi |title=Bailey's Taproom Has Permanently Closed Its Doors Following a Temporary Closure |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2021/02/05/baileys-taproom-has-permanently-closed-its-doors-following-a-temporary-closure/ |access-date=February 10, 2021 |work=Willamette Week |date=February 5, 2021 |archive-date=February 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209160350/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2021/02/05/baileys-taproom-has-permanently-closed-its-doors-following-a-temporary-closure/ |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |last1=Bjorke |first1=Christopher |title=Longtime downtown beer hall makes pandemic shutdown permanent |journal=Portland Business Journal |publisher=American City Business Journals |date=February 8, 2021 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2021/02/08/longtime.html |access-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208155633/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2021/02/08/longtime.html |url-status=live }} attributing the closures in part to the pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2020-09-14 |title=Elephants Delicatessen's Specialty Market Pioneer Elaine Tanzer Has Died |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/9/14/21436433/elephants-delicatessen-elaine-tanzer-dead-taqueria-nueve-sexual-harassment-air-quality |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221182006/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/9/14/21436433/elephants-delicatessen-elaine-tanzer-dead-taqueria-nueve-sexual-harassment-air-quality |url-status=live }} Bailey's had closed indefinitely in September 2020.{{cite news |last1=Prewitt |first1=Andi |title=Beloved Downtown Beer Bar Bailey's Taproom Has Closed Its Doors Indefinitely |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2020/09/14/beloved-downtown-beer-bar-baileys-taproom-is-closing-its-doors-indefinitely/ |access-date=February 10, 2021 |work=Willamette Week |date=September 14, 2020 |archive-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406210830/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2020/09/14/beloved-downtown-beer-bar-baileys-taproom-is-closing-its-doors-indefinitely/ |url-status=live }} Christopher Bjorke of the Portland Business Journal called the business a "victim" and wrote,{{Cite news |last=Bjorke |first=Christopher |date=September 15, 2020 |title=Five Things for Tuesday, including grounded flights and a big layoff |work=Portland Business Journal}} "The popular pub known for the excellence of its beer selection could not survive the extended closure in a downtown area turned desolate by the pandemic."{{Cite news |last=Bjorke |first=Christopher |date=February 8, 2021 |title=Five Things for Monday, including a beloved beer hall is gone for good |work=Portland Business Journal}} Phillips sold the building{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Janey |date=2021-01-20 |title=Portland's Restaurant, Bar, and Food Cart Closures |url=https://pdx.eater.com/22240842/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-closings |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121191206/https://pdx.eater.com/22240842/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-closings |url-status=live }} and reused some of the bar's furniture when he opened another bar named Level 3 later in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Level Beer Holds Grand Opening for a Buckman-Kerns Location |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2021/10/15/level-beer-holds-grand-opening-for-a-buckman-kerns-location/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=15 October 2021 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221163752/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2021/10/15/level-beer-holds-grand-opening-for-a-buckman-kerns-location/ |url-status=live }}

Reception

Julian Smith of travel guide Frommer's rated Bailey's Taproom with one star out of three, and said the bar's "constantly changing taps with an amazing range of brews helps rank this place above most Portland beer bars". Portland Monthly said the bar was staffed with a "chipper cast of beer nerds" who could offer helpful suggestions; the magazine recommended the five-beer sampler tray and included Bailey's Taproom in a 2017 list of 20 "essential" Portland bars.{{Cite web |title=Bailey's Taproom |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/bars/baileys-taproom |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |issn=1546-2765 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221162143/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/bars/baileys-taproom |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=20 Essential Portland Bars |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2017/11/portland-s-20-essential-bars |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222021830/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2017/11/portland-s-20-essential-bars |url-status=live }} Michael Russell included both Bailey's Taproom and The Upper Lip in The Oregonian{{'s}} 2014 and 2016 lists of the city's 10 best beer bars and 21 essential bars, respectively.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2014-09-23 |title=Portland's 10 best beer bars: Bar Tab |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2014/09/portlands_best_beer_bars_bar_t.html |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221182628/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2014/09/portlands_best_beer_bars_bar_t.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2016-08-26 |title=Portland's 21 essential bars |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/08/portlands_21_essential_bars.html |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043412/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/08/portlands_21_essential_bars.html |url-status=live }} In his 2015 book The Best Beer in the World, Mark Dredge described Bailey's Taproom as "modern and cool" with a "superb" beer list.{{Cite book |last=Dredge |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6h-eDgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&pg=PT252 |title=The Best Beer in the World: One man's globe search for the perfect pint |date=2015-10-08 |publisher=Ryland Peters & Small |isbn=978-1-911026-35-8 |language=en |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221190239/https://books.google.com/books?id=6h-eDgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT252&dq=%22Bailey%27s+Taproom%22+portland&hl=en |url-status=live }} Nathan Isaacs included Bailey's Taproom in U.S. News & World Report{{'s}} 2017 list of seven "great" bars in Portland and said it "aims to cater to beer connoisseurs as well as uninitiated beer drinkers".{{cite news |last1=Isaacs |first1=Nathan |title=7 Great Bars in Portland |url=https://travel.usnews.com/features/7-great-bars-in-portland-locals-picks |access-date=December 21, 2022 |work=U.S. News & World Report |date=September 8, 2017 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221162804/https://travel.usnews.com/features/7-great-bars-in-portland-locals-picks |url-status=live }}

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The Willamette Week named Bailey's Taproom one of the best bars in Portland on several occasions.{{Cite web |title=A Portland Walking Tour of "My Own Private Idaho" |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/movies/2016/10/11/a-portland-walking-tour-of-my-own-private-idaho/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=11 October 2016 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221165914/https://www.wweek.com/arts/movies/2016/10/11/a-portland-walking-tour-of-my-own-private-idaho/ |url-status=live }} The business was a runner-up in the Best Beer Selection on Tap category in the newspaper's annual readers' poll.{{Cite web |title=Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners |url=https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2016/07/18/bop2016/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=18 July 2016 |language=en |archive-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055341/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2016/07/18/bop2016/ |url-status=live }} Willamette Week also included Bailey's Taproom in a 2017 list of the "best Portland bars for hardcore beer geeks", citing it as downtown Portland's most-popular establishment of its type.{{Cite web |title=The Best Portland Bars for Hardcore Beer Geeks |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2017/02/28/the-best-portland-bars-for-hardcore-beer-geeks/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=March 2017 |language=en |quote=Bailey's Taproom is still the best and most popular beer bar in downtown Portland, with 25 hand-selected taps stocked with the rarest, newest and most-desirable pours. Explore during off-peak hours—that's when the knowledgeable staff have time to lead you to the right pour on the digital taplist, and when you won't have to box out newcomers eyeing your table for the burritos delivered from Santeria across the alleyway. |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221163534/https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2017/02/28/the-best-portland-bars-for-hardcore-beer-geeks/ |url-status=live }} Martin Cizmar of the same outlet called the bar "vaunted",{{Cite web |title=East Portland Now Has a Huge Barn Brewery, Greenhouse and Beer Patio |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/bar-reviews/2017/07/25/east-portland-now-has-a-huge-barn-brewery-greenhouse-and-beer-patio/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=26 July 2017 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221171024/https://www.wweek.com/bars/bar-reviews/2017/07/25/east-portland-now-has-a-huge-barn-brewery-greenhouse-and-beer-patio/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=The Massive Covered Patio at East Portland's Level Beer is the Best Place to Be on a Sunny, Chilly Day |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2018/03/12/the-massive-covered-patio-at-east-portlands-level-beer-is-the-best-place-to-be-on-a-sunny-chilly-day/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=12 March 2018 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221172718/https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2018/03/12/the-massive-covered-patio-at-east-portlands-level-beer-is-the-best-place-to-be-on-a-sunny-chilly-day/ |url-status=live }} and Matthew Korfhage included the bar in a 2018 list of "the 10 best and most iconic" beer bars in Oregon.{{Cite web |title=The 10 Best and Most Iconic Beer Bars in Oregon |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2018/03/02/the-10-best-and-most-iconic-beer-bars-in-oregon/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Willamette Week |date=2 March 2018 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221163928/https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2018/03/02/the-10-best-and-most-iconic-beer-bars-in-oregon/ |url-status=live }}

Thrillist described Bailey's Taproom as a "well-worn PDX favorite". The website's Alexander Frane included Bailey's Taproom in a 2017 list of the city's best beer bars, and wrote, "It's cramped and busy, especially on weekends, but Bailey's is the best beer bar downtown, with great beers and excellent service."{{Cite web |title=The Best Beer Bars in Portland |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/best-craft-beer-bars-portland |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Thrillist |date=9 April 2014 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221173022/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/best-craft-beer-bars-portland |url-status=live }} Pete Cottell included the bar in Thrillist's 2018 "beer drinker's ultimate guide to Portland" and wrote, "you simply won't find a bigger or better list of beers that are guaranteed to surprise even the most hardened beer snob."{{Cite web |title=The Beer Drinker's Ultimate Guide to Portland |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/portland-best-craft-beer-bars-bottle-shops |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Thrillist |date=12 September 2018 |language=en |archive-date=3 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203100524/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/portland-best-craft-beer-bars-bottle-shops |url-status=live }} Frane also included Bailey's Taproom and The Upper Lip in Eater Portland{{'s}} 2019 list of 13 "stellar beer bars to hit in Portland".{{Cite web |last=Frane |first=Alex |date=2019-03-22 |title=13 Stellar Beer Bars to Hit in Portland |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/beer-bars-portland |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222021629/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/beer-bars-portland |url-status=live }} In 2022, Janey Wong of Eater Portland called Bailey's Taproom "one of the city's best beer bars". In 2020, Andy Giegerich of the Portland Business Journal called the bar a "Portland craft beer mecca" that he said was "known for its customer service, which included early adoption of the DigitalPour board".{{cite journal |last1=Giegerich |first1=Andy |title=Bailey's Taproom, a Portland craft beer mecca, to close through the pandemic |journal=Portland Business Journal |date=September 14, 2020 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/09/14/baileys-closing-in-portland.html |access-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111201923/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/09/14/baileys-closing-in-portland.html |url-status=live }}{{efn|Bailey's was the first bar to install the software DigitalPour.{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-06-25 |title=Best Up-to-the-Minute Craft Beer Menu |url=http://chicagoreader.com/best-of-chicago/best-up-to-the-minute-craft-beer-menu/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US |issn=1096-6919 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111201932/https://chicagoreader.com/best-of-chicago/best-up-to-the-minute-craft-beer-menu/ |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |last1=Bernstein |first1=Joshua M. |title=Craft Beer Trends to Look Out for in 2015 |journal=Bon Appétit |date=April 29, 2015 |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/drinks/beer/article/craft-beer-trends-2015 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225181542/https://www.bonappetit.com/drinks/beer/article/craft-beer-trends-2015 |url-status=live }}}}