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Lompoc Brewing Is Closing Its Original 23rd Avenue Pub

Lompoc Tavern will serve its final customers Sept. 26. Ankeny Tap & Table is set to take over the lease.

Horse Brass Pub’s Former Owner Purchased the Place With a Drunken Deal Written Out on a Napkin

It would eventually become one of the most iconic beer bars in the United States.

Portland’s Lompoc Brewing is Homey, Friendly and Totally Lacking in All Pretension

To understand Lompoc, you have to understand the Lompocolypse. As the original Lompoc location, a moldering yellow house on Northwest 23rd Avenue, was being prepped for demolition, the brewers invited everyone over for one final blowout brewday-slash-keg-draining party.

Portland’s Lompoc Brewing is Homey, Friendly and Totally Lacking in All Pretension

To understand Lompoc, you have to understand the Lompocolypse. As the original Lompoc location, a moldering yellow house on Northwest 23rd Avenue, was being prepped for demolition, the brewers invited everyone over for one final blowout brewday-slash-keg-draining party.

The Horse Brass is Where Portland Beervana Was Born

The Horse brass lives triumphantly on after 40 years.

An Oral History of The Horse Brass

Portland’s status as a beer mecca can be traced back to a grungy, smoky, dimly lit neighborhood British pub.

An Oral History of The Horse Brass

Portland’s status as a beer mecca can be traced back to a grungy, smoky, dimly lit neighborhood British pub.

Portland Wouldn't Be Beervana Without This 40-Year-Old English Pub Bought on A Cocktail Napkin

The Horse Brass wasn’t just the first place in town to pourEnglish beers—it was the first place to feature Oregon breweries like BridgePort and Deschutes, and helped launch Stumptown Coffee.

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