October 1, 2011
Drove here after Anderson Valley, along Route 1. Interesting decor like a German style pub and cafeteria feel all in one. The beers weren’t anything too special, it was nice to visit, wouldn’t rave about it.

January 2, 2011
The locals avoid the place.

October 13, 2010
Beautiful area. Decent service and atmosphere. The selection was pretty standard, nothing special on draft. This was one of the breweries to introduce me to a good imp stout, so glad to visit.

August 24, 2010
Stopped in here for dinner and a sampler on 8/5/10. Place was pretty packed, but we got there about 40 minutes to closing and were able to grab a table. Service was decent. Food was very good. I got one of their daily specials, which was a pasta with garlic, mushrooms, goat cheese, spinach, grape tomatoes (halved) and pepper. Very tasty. Sampler consisted of stuff that’s mostly accessible where I live and the stuff that wasn’t was the Acme brand and not very good. Still, can’t complain about Old Rasputin and Brother Thelonius on tap. They also had a cool gift shop that still had bottles of Rasputin XI and 20th Anniversary.

January 2, 2010
Got to the brewpub just before open. Unlike most other’s I’ve visited, this one is decorated like a mid-tier steak house....or something... As one of the first thru the door, I was the only one at the bar, but that didn’t stop them from taking ten minutes to greet me. I had a burger. It was average. Old Rasputin on tap was excellent, as always. The brewery is right across the street. The shipping from there must have been exorbitant, because they wanted $9 for a thimble full of old stock ale. 6 or 9oz. (I think.) ...which is weird, ’cause it only cost $9 for a 12oz. bottle at the place I work in Chicago... Bombers in the gift shop also over-priced....though that didn’t stop my from buying a couple. What can I say? It’s delicious!

October 25, 2009
The drive on US 20 into Fort Bragg was beautiful but you best have sea legs as it is very curvy and mountainous. The pub was not what I expected but was nice and clean with their great beers on tap. Jazz was playing, maybe it was Theolonius! We had several beers,all fine, but I prefered the cask Red Seal (great English style ale), Pranqster and Thelonius(two fine Belgium style ales). Happy hour started at 4 with $3 pints, I think, We thought the food was very acceptable especially the local fish and chips. I would be glad to return here.

July 25, 2009
Just by the Skunk train station, North Coast ’brags’ a pub and a brewery/store across the street from one another. They were selling special barrel-aged rasputin and 20th anniversary at both places, but the price stickers indicated 12.99 at the brewery and 19.99 at the pub. It so happened that they 12.99 labels were not valid anymore; we would have been pretty pissed if they sold a third cheaper once we had already bought at the pub. Heavy inflation in crisis’ time is not an economist’s nightmare, but it seems to be the beer lover’s. Besides, the selection is solid, you know their beers, wonderful strong classic beers, superb saison. They’re here and fresh. Otherwise, the place is not particularly attractive, a standard pub without so much atmosphere at lunch time and average service, not too proactive and certainly not caring much about price tags’ consistency. The food was fair, very simple and priced reasonably. Not worth driving a hundred mile, but if you’re going along road 101, that’s a worthy stop.

June 30, 2009
Shiiiit!!! Don’t miss this place or you will be sorry. Beer, food, ambiance, coastline. This is what memories are made of.

June 26, 2009
Somehow I missed that there was a restaurant. This is still aggravating (I won’t be back that way for a while). But the people at the brewery are awesome. And I left with six world-class brews. Now I just need an excuse to go back to Fort Bragg.

January 29, 2009
The restaurant/bar is across the street from the brewery and this review is for the restaurant/bar. I ate at the bar. Good food at reasonable prices, nice people and good service, this place is nothing fancy, but definitely worth visiting.