I read today that Greenshields is closing. It’s been closed since last August, when a fire broke out. Seven months without an insurance settlement process has put the cap on any chance of reopening.
Greenshields was one of the first bars I went to when I was new to Raleigh. My first week at Pioneer Software, a group invited me out and we went to Greenshields. It was before most of the brewing tanks were installed. We sat at fold-up tables in a large, white room.
As the brewery expanded and jazzed up its furnishings, it became a choice spot for watching basketball games. There was a always good chance of getting a good seat in front of the big-screen TV on game day.
The beer Greenshields served was good, but never great. And the food wasn’t the best, either. Still, Greenshields provided a nice, comfortable place to meet friends downtown.
I’m sorry to see it go.
That place was nuts!