I love the Speakeasy, @nodak_dave! It's a great basement hideout. But, alas, when it comes to writing lists, you've got to make choices. Thanks for repping Portland's other basement dives!
@askmefirst: I left off the Speakeasy Tavern, Basil Bar and the Basement Pub as the primary bar is entered at street level -- all fun bars in their own respect, but I wanted to focus on bars that required you to descend a flight of stairs to access the main bar area. I'm saddened by the closure of the The Modern Man's basement dive on Mississippi -- that would've been a fun inclusion.