Saddle Up, Pub Peddlers, and Head to Greeley Avenue Bar!

In a town nicknamed “Beervana” the world-famous bar culture has infiltrated nearly every activity Portlanders participate in—including cycling. Pub pedaling tours have become a fun and effective way to incorporate two of our city’s most popular pastimes.

North Portland’s Greeley Avenue Bar & Grill is a frequent stop on these tours. Cyclists love the convenient location, vast menu choices, and the delicious choices in light beer they find on our leader board.

Refueling for Your Ride

Start your day off with a protein packed breakfast with our All Day Breakfast plate of eggs, bacon or sausage, and toast or plan a mid-day refueling with our Spinach Bacon Salad topped with two crispy chicken tenders.

Don’t forget the most important part of a pub pedal—the beer! Refresh yourself during your ride with a light summer brew or give your day on a bike a toast at the conclusion of your ride with a heavier brew. Our bar is filled with tasty options that won’t weigh you down on your journey through town.

Take a Moment to Relax During Your Ride

Plan your stop at Greeley to coincide with the most anticipated games of the day. Baseball season is just getting started, but you’ll also find golf, NASCAR, tennis, and every other kind of sport there is on our twelve big screen TVs.

We’ve even got your bike’s parking spot waiting for you! We installed new, extended bike racks a couple of years ago to accommodate the many pub peddlers we see come through our doors.

Add Greeley Avenue Bar & Grill to your pub pedal route. Refresh, unwind, and refuel for your next jaunt through Beervana!

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Best Finish of the Playoffs? Find Out at Greeley Avenue Bar

If you missed the Portland Trail Blazers v. the Oklahoma City Thunder game last Tuesday you may have missed one of the greatest endings in Portland Trail Blazers playoff history.

Image: Frenchie in Portland via Wikipedia

In a stunner of a game, and after already scoring 47 points, Damian Lillard made the winning shot from 37-feet at the buzzer that ended the game at 118 – 115. And, as Blazers coach Terry Stotts declared, “The legend grows.”

Lillard has a history of making these game-stealing shots. In the 2014 Western Conference playoffs he scored an inbound play with a mere 0.9 seconds left on the clock and eliminated the Houston Rockets. Tuesday night’s impressive play was even better than the one deemed “The Shot.”

Lillard’s confidence on the court was evident throughout the game. He scored 19 points in the first quarter (racking up 11 consecutive points during one stretch) and by halftime he claimed 34 points total. By the end of the game he’d racked up 50 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals, making 17 of 33 field goals, including 10 of 18 three-pointers.

Image: Frenchie in Portland via Wikipedia

Damian Lillard’s backcourt mate CJ McCollum assisted in the high-scoring game, with key baskets that kept the score close. His actions were essential for Lillard to take the team all the way to victory. Additionally, Seth Curry carried out an important steal that led to a reverse layup by Lillard, and Moe Harkless sank a couple of free throws that added to the score.

Current talk in the NBA is that Damian Lillard is one of the best clutch players on the court. If he continues like this, with his last minute, game stealing plays, the possibility of the Portland Trail Blazers claiming the championship title is well within our grasp.

Greeley Avenue Bar and Grill will be hosting Blazer fans throughout the NBA championship games. Fans of all the teams are welcome, so come in and cheer on your favorite NBA players!

Two Great Sporting Events to Watch at Greeley Avenue Bar & Grill

April is an important month for sports fans, as one of America’s favorite sports declares a champion and another begins their run through four championship games. It’s the Final Fours and the Masters Tournament!

The Final Four (April 5 – April 8)

Grab your brackets and come watch the NCAA’s Final Four with us on our twelve big screen TVs at Greeley Avenue Bar & Grill!

March Madness has been an exciting ride this year and the league’s best teams have risen to the top of the pack as we head into the playoffs. One big surprise this year is the fact that there’s only one number one seed left in the tournament—Virginia has been able to hang on longer than any of the tournament’s highest ranked competitors. But that doesn’t mean it’ll be an easy ride for them. Number five seed Auburn has clawed its way into a top position and is ready to hit the court for a great game.

Masters Tournament (April 11^th – 14th)

The Masters is the following weekend and golf aficionados everywhere are waiting to see which pro gets to wear the much-sought-after green jacket. Favorites of the day are Dustin Johnson, who dominated the WGC-Mexico Championship but looked shaky at the Valspar tournament, Justin Rose, who’s consistency put him on a course to a win, and Rory McIlroy who has racked up six consecutive top sixes at the start of the 2019 season.

Enjoy the sunshine and the competition while you watch the tournament from Greeley Avenue Bar & Grill front and back porches. We’ve got TVs set up so you don’t have to miss one stroke or layup of these fan favorite competitions.

March Madness Takes to the Court at Greeley Avenue Bar and Grill

Grab your brackets and come down to North Portland’s favorite sports bar for college basketball’s most exciting month of the year! Greeley Avenue Bar will be featuring the NCAA March Madness games every single one of our twelve T.V.s all through the playoff games.

The Action Heats Up

The competition is just getting started and the heat is getting turned up on college basketball fans’ most anticipated event. In the second week of play, you can expect the players on the court to gain traction as each team chases down the dream of taking home the championship trophy.

What the Experts are Saying

The experts at cbssports.com are predicting several outcomes, but they mostly settle on Duke giving a strong performance, as wells as Kentucky, North Carolina, and our own Western Region’s Gonzaga team was mentioned by one. A few of the players that are expected to shine are Zion Williamson and Mike Kryzewski (by basketball insider Gary Parrish), the trio of De’Andre Hunter, Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome (by Senior college basketball writer Matt Norlander), and Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield (by “Bracketology expert Jerry Palm).

With so many great teams and players to watch, we’re sure you’ll find a favorite among the final four to cheer.

Let Greeley Avenue Bar and Grill be your courtside seat to catch all the exciting action to come in the NCAA March Madness race to the championship title. Our bartenders will keep your glasses full and our kitchen staff is ready with a menu full. (Check out our leader board to see what’s on tap right now!) Come in early on the weekends for breakfast and enjoy our food and drink specials every day!

 

St. Patrick’s Day Provides the Luck of the Draw to the NCAA’s Selection Sunday

A lot of NCAA fans will be tuning into Selection Sunday this weekend to find their luck on St. Patrick’s Day as we head toward the playoffs. Join us at Greeley Avenue Bar & Grill on Sunday, March 17^th to see if your team has the luck of the Irish on their side.

Setting the Playoff Schedule

Everyone has their favorites going into the playoff season, but the outcome of Selection Sunday will tell us a lot about which teams will have the opportunity to advance, who will be the top contenders and who are the favorites to push past rivals during the next few weeks of play.

Get to Know the New Selection Process

The NCAA has come up with a new tool to guide how the selections made. Their NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) combines data based on game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses. The NET system was optimized until it was as accurate as possible and will be used going forward, as strategists feel this system will make better sense when looking at team performance data and late-season games (including the NCAA tournament. Additionally, certain types of data were omitted from the model, like game date and order, to ensure fairness and give equal importance to both early and late-season games. Also, a cap of ten points was put into place on the winning margin as a stop-gap measure to prevent rankings from encouraging unsportsmanlike play, like needlessly running up the score in a game where the outcome was certain.

Get Your March Madness Brackets Ready

Put your NCAA playoff luck into place at Greeley Avenue Bar on Sunday, March 17^th . Here is a printable bracket to get you started. We’ve got a great selection of Irish beer and whiskey ready for you to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as you watch coverage of the NCAA Selection Sunday!

 

 

 

A New Ablis CBD Drink to Try at Greeley Avenue Bar

Another flavor of Ablis Beverages’ CBD drink has found a home at Greeley Avenue Bar, and it has quickly become a favorite of people who love great taste with a boost of CBD.

We’ve tried Ablis’s Lemon Ginger drink and the great response we got from our customers told us that we were onto something good with this healthful, delicious drink. Based on that, we were very happy to learn that this innovative company has come up with a new flavor; Cran-Orange!

The uncarbonated drink is packed with a mellow sweet flavor that is a nice alternative to its alcohol laced friends on our rotating taps. It’s sweet, without being overly saccharine, and rich in layered fruit flavors. The complex drink is an excellent accompaniment to a meal enjoyed during the waning winter months of February.

Ablis™ products are crafted in Bend, Oregon using all-natural, GMO-free ingredients. All Abliss products contain 99+% pure THC-free hemp CBD cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agriculture Act of 2014, or sourced through DEA and FDA recognized producers. (Ablis does not make any statement or claim on the health benefits of using CBD products.

The evidence of CBD’s health benefits are still being investigated, but you don’t have to rely on its effectiveness as a health aid as a reason to enjoy this drink—it’s delicious, too! Come into Greeley Avenue Bar & Grill today and try Ablis’s new Cran-Orange CBD drink. It’s sweet, tangy and delicious!

Checking in With the Blazers on the Way to the NBA Playoffs

It’s been a better than expected season for the Portland Trailblazers and, as our thoughts turn to the 2019 playoff season, our hopes are still high for a chance they’ll make the Final Four. Greeley Avenue Bar & Grill has all the action playing on our twelve big screen TVs and this is what we’re seeing.

Trail Blazers at Wizards 1/16/17

The Portland team has been blazing a surprising trail through the regular season and are coming up to the NBA playoffs with a mixed, but good, record on the court. With point guard Damian Lillard, shooting guard C.J. McCollum, and center Joseph Nurkic making up the “Big Three” team, they’ve become a force to reckon with and fans can get behind with hope for more wins.

Add to that their recent acquisition of Rodney Hood from the Cleveland Caviliers and they could be positioned to chase down the 4^thor even the 2^ndseed to get the home court advantage going into the playoffs.

Predictions are telling us their first hurdles will be the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets, and the Oklahoma City Thunder. If we can take these teams we’re set up for a great start to the finals.

Come out to Greeley Avenue Bar & Grill to watch the Blazers as they work their way, game by game, toward the championships. We’ll keep the games on, the food hot, and the drinks coming throughout the championship. And, with our free WiFi you can keep up to date with all the latest news and scores for all the teams that are fighting their way toward March Madness!