July 14, 2009
Conveniently located on busy, hip 23rd avenue, this pub boasts a spacey, large terrace with picnic tables and lots of flowers. A most pleasant spot. On the other hand, the inside multi-roomed pub is dark and while it has a bit of character, it feels a bit spooky, old, not particularly pretty. Varied menu of interesting-looking beers, varied, ranging from different Belgian styles to lagers to IPAs. Upon tasting though, I must say I felt let down and even original styles like the Belgian stout left a lot to be desired, being borderline syrupy. Besides, the service was agreeable and pleasant. I might not have hit it on its best day and might visit another Lompoc establishment on a visit to come, but at this point, I consider there are many better places to satisfy your thirst in town.

May 19, 2009
I love their beers, so I am biased. And this was one of the best places to drink and study on a weekend afternoon. What more can I say, good beer, good prices, lit windows in an otherwise dank bar of a joint.

May 11, 2009
Visited the 5th Quadrant location a couple months back, and found an okay little bar with pretty good service. We went early in the afternoon on a saturday so there were a bunch of families in there which wasn’t really my vibe, but whatever. It was entertaining that there was an opening to the booth across the panel from you, my buddy played a joke on a family, swiping their bottles of ketchup. The food was solid enough, some decent nachos were consumed. Out of all the beers we sampled, the only one I really liked was mine, the Old Tavern Rat Barleywine. I’d had their CNote from the bottle many times though, so didn’t grab one of those great beers. Pretty average establishment.

November 16, 2008 [ Updated November 17, 2008 ]
Cool, funky little re-purposing of an old house. Rooms strung together like a rabbit warren. Cool pass-throughs from the bar, which maybe once was a coat closet and part of a stairwell or something. Half the fun is imagining what it would have been like to have lived there, back when. Good beers, efficient service. Nice beat-up old wood floors. Neat place. Genuine, functioning water closet in the men’s--water tank at head height, with a chain. Just another little historical touch.

November 1, 2008
Nice setting. Good outdoor seating. Enjoyable if uninspired food. Good beer all around with nothing outstanding. Quiet at mid-day, good service.

June 24, 2008
We had dinner here - seemed more like a restaurant than a brewpub. The food was good, and the service friendly. They had 10 different of their own beers on when I visited. I will return, if I go back to Portland.

March 30, 2008
I came here to sample everything they had and I did. The brewpub comes across as local hangout where you might head for a decent after work beer. Their selection I believe is better than average and this place is one of the best to sample the local variety.

March 24, 2008
Small and homey cafe feel in this cozy shack. We were here pretty early, so it was quiet and the bartender seemed to be the only server on. The food was good and so was the price. The beer was very good also. The Munich dunkel they had was a nice change from the ordinary, bigger and richer flavors that was one of the stand outs. The C-Note IPA (100 IBUs from a bunch of C-hops, Centennial, Cascade, etc.) was okay. Several house styles to choose from and two seasonal while we were there. Would recommend.

December 20, 2007
Small and funky. Cheap parking a block away. Good service. Good conversation about the beers.

August 17, 2007
Nice place, nice patio. Great to chill out and enjoy a fresh pint. Good local place.