Our Story

The name of our bar has a special place in Timbers history. It was the opening round of the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs. A dramatic game went into overtime and eventually to penalty kicks. Sporting Kansas City had a chance to win the shootout in the 9th round, after Alvas Powell missed his shot. Saaud Abdul-Salaam took the shot, sending Timbers' goalkeeper the wrong way. What happened next, felt like a moment frozen in time... The shot looked like it was heading straight for the corner of the goal, but instead hit the post, ricocheting back across the goal line, hitting the other post, and somehow bouncing away from the goal. Time stood still at that moment, and many feel like that was the turning point of the post season that year. The Timbers went on to win the PK shootout in the 11th round, and later went on to win MLS Cup that same year.

Even though our bar gets its name from a moment during a Timbers game, we are equally passionate about the Portland Thorns! Every Thorns game will be shown in our pub, and if both teams are playing at the same time, we will split the TVs so that everyone can watch both games! Nothing gets us more excited than cheering on our favorite teams to victory! If neither the Thorns or Timbers are playing, we will always try and find soccer matches to show. If there are any major tournaments happening, check our events page for special hours to accommodate different game times.