Best Sports Bars

Among other things, the Rose City is known for passionate sports fans and beer.

The Vanguard has gone out of its way to give you the top eight spots to enjoy a ball game on the big screen while throwing back your beverage of choice.

Key:
Although all these bars are great, we rated them on a scale of 1-4 based on location, price, atmosphere and whatever else we wanted.

1. Pabst Blue Ribbon: A nice choice but nothing to write home about
2. Budweiser: Like PBR but more expensive
3. Black Butte Porter: A rich and distinctive feel that leaves you satisfied
4. Hefeweizen: Reserved for the unique and distinguished, and good local connections do not hurt either

8.  Claudia’s Sports Bar and Grill
3006 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.
Happy Hour: 11 am to Close, M-F and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. F-Sat.
Celebrating 50 years of service is good. Having a bar cam to inspect the scene is even better. Claudia’s is a perfect spot to get your weekend fix in.
Vanguard Rating: Pabst Blue Ribbon

7. Grand Central Station
839 S.E. Morrison St.
Happy Hour: 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. M-F. 
With over 55,000 square feet of space and TVs in every nook and cranny, not to mention the Jumbotron for watching the Blazers, it’s easy to forget that this place is a bowling alley.
Vanguard Rating: Pabst Blue Ribbon

6. Sam’s Billiard’s
1845 N.E. 41st Ave.
Happy Hour: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., M-Sun.
With 13 billiard tables and breakfast served daily, this is the prefect spot for those early college football games on Saturday after a long Friday night.
Vanguard Rating: Budweiser

5. Tom’s Pizza and Sports Bar
2630 N. Lombard St.
Happy Hour: 9 p.m. to close, M-Sun.
Good pizza, 20 beers on tap and free Wi-Fi for up-to-the-minute information on your team are just some of the nice features that Tom’s provides. It’s a wonder people don’t go missing in this place.
Vanguard Rating: Budweiser

4. On-Deck Sports Bar
910 N.W. 14th St.
Happy Hour: 8 p.m. to close, Sun. – Th. and 9 p.m. to close, F-Sat.
While it is great that On Deck features a 10,000-square-foot deck, it only gets used about three months out of the year. Inside, however, the patrons enjoy the action on one of nearly 100 televisions.
Vanguard Rating: Black Butte Porter

3. Mulligan’s Bar and Grill
3518 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.
Happy Hour: All Day, Th. and Sat. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. other days
What it lacks in size and TVs it makes up with Happy Hour all-day Saturdays and Thursdays, Yes, you heard correctly, all day Saturday.
Vanguard Rating: Black Butte Porter

2. The Cheerful Bullpen
1730 S.W. Taylor St.
Happy Hour: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., M-F
Besides being part of The Cheerful family of bars, this place is home to some of the fiercest and most loyal fans in Portland: the Timbers Army. The Army swarms the Bullpen before and after every Timbers game.  
Vanguard Rating: Black Butte Porter

1. The Cheerful Tortoise
The real center of campus: 1939 S.W. 6th Ave.
Happy Hour: When are you not happy being here?
If you haven’t gotten the $2 breakfast here, then you haven’t experienced the best Portland State has to offer. Period. Nonetheless, the Tortoise is one of the busiest and best sports bars in a city full of drinkers. Be sure to check out theme nights or the Ondine residents engage in some karaoke.
Vanguard Rating: Hefeweizen