"This bar makes me feel like I'm sitting at the kid's table."

This is the single most common complaint we get here at The Old Gold. And it's true, our bar was built just a wee bit too high. Well, we've now remedied this problem. We recently add a nice new custom foot rest (no more swingin' feet!) and we lifted our stools a few inches.

So come on in and have a seat at the bar, we promise it'll be a better fit for you.

Make that, we sponsored an ADORABLE tee ball team. The Wolves (we tried to make them change their name to the Old Gold Urban Achievers but that was nixed) debuted today and toppled their fearsome rivals The Bees by a final score of 31-30.

Come on, Wolves! 30 runs? You call that defense? We'll keep you updated on the Wolves' season and our shameful attempt to live out our failed athletic dreams through these innocent children. 

On Saturday, April 28th we will be opening our doors extra early for the Portland Timbers away match. At the ungodly hour of 11am the Timbers take on the Montreal Impact and we'll be here for you. Bring your finest RCTID scarf and your finest day drinking scarf as well. 

Pop quiz, hotshot: What's the best darn trivia night around? No, you can't use your smart phone to check first. It's O'Trivia Newton-John, which will be returning to the Old Gold on Tuesday, April 24th at 8pm. Our esteemed host Matthew Slessler has previous engagements that evening, so our very own John Naekel will be handling the hosting duties. 

Teams are welcome (and encouraged) and the prizes are great. See you at O'Trivia Newton-John!

O to the M to the G! On Tuesday, March 27th it's time for the much-anticipated return of our monthly pub quiz night, the one and only O'Trivia Newton-John. Hosted by the charming Matthew Slessler, O'TNJ is a casual trivia night that focuses on pop culture, current events, and just about everything else inbetween. Teams are welcome (and encouraged) and the prizes are great.

Your Tuesday night just got a whole lot better,

Hello loyal Old Golders. We will be closed today (Thursday, March 22) from 4pm to 7pm for a private party. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we will be open to the public at 7pm. Hope to see you then.

What's that? is that a cough? Well, I'm no doctor of coughology but I really think you need to call in sick this Friday and come into the Old Gold to watch the chaos and splendor of the opening round of the NCAA tournament. We are opening extra early, at 10am (Oh God, that is early) on Friday, March 16th and we even have a second television devoted entirely to the action. You need to be there. For your health, that is. 

Also, you need to enter our first annual Final Four Pick'Em Contest right now. We have prizes? What kind of prizes, you ask? Fabulous ones.

First Place:
The winner of our bracket contest will get to create their own signature cocktail with our esteemed bartender Andrew Finkelman. Your drink will also be featured as our cocktail special for the entire month of April. Oh, it gets better. You'll also get to show off your newfound mixology skills and work behind the bar on a night of your choosing, a chance to make your drink for your friends and family. (Don't worry, you won't actually have to work hard. This is not an elaborate plot for us to get free labor.)

Second Place:
A "Drink in Oregon" T-shirt.

Third Place:
There is no third prize. 

Here is our Final Four Pick'Em Bracket 
The password: beer

Good luck!

Bring your best fella and your favourite bird to the Old Gold on Saturday, March 17th for our first annual St. Patrick's Day party. While we won't have green beer, frat boyos, or shillelaghs (Does anyone really know what a Shillelagh is?), we will have custom flights of Irish whiskey, Smitwicks on tap, Irish treats from our kitchen, and lots more.  

Right here at the Old Gold, that's where. From Jewsbury to Futty, we rep RCTID and will proudly broadcast each and every Portland Timbers match. We know it can be tough to find a bar in North Portland that will broadcast the Timbers, so we're excited to have them on our TV (with the sound on) this season. We'll also have drink specials for every match—although no one else here approved my idea for a "Diego Charagarita."

First Kick 2012 is this Monday (March 12th) at 6:30. See you here.

(Also, if Glasgow native John Spencer wants to come in and taste our fine single malt scotch collection, he is welcome here any time.)

Where is your Champagne Button? 

That's the number one questions we get here at The Old Gold (number two question: How the hell did you become a bartender?), and our beloved customers have a good point, that button was pretty tough to locate in the dark. That is no longer the case. Our beloved button of bubbly now has its very own glowing custom-made sign.

Now all you need to do is push and drink some champagne. That's not so difficult, is it?