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Type | For-profit B Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 455 N. Main St., Fort Bragg, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°26′47″N 123°48′22″W / 39.4465°N 123.8062°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | August 17, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Annual production volume | 44,516 US beer barrels [52,239 hL] (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | US$13.2 million (est. 2018)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employees | 75 (2018)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | northcoastbrewing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The North Coast Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Fort Bragg, California. As of 2018, it is the 46th-largest craft brewer by annual sales volume in the United States.[5]
History
[edit]The North Coast Brewing Company was founded in 1988 as a brewpub by Mark Ruedrich, Tom Allen and Doug Moody, producing 400 barrels of beer its first year.[6] In 1996, they acquired the rights to the Acme Brewing Company brand, originally founded in San Francisco in 1907.[7]
Beers
[edit]Current
[edit]North Coast Brewing Company currently produces 13 beers year-round as well as 4 seasonal beers that are produced quarterly.[8]
Year-round
[edit]- Blue Star[9] - unfiltered American wheat beer
- Brother Thelonious[10] - Belgian-style strong dark ale, in honor of Thelonious Monk and some profits are donated to the education programs at the Monterey Jazz Festival
- Foggy Day IPA - Hazy IPA
- Laguna Baja - Vienna dark lager
- Le Merle - saison
- North Coast Steller IPA - India pale ale
- Old No. 38 - Dublin dry stout
- Old Rasputin[9] - Russian imperial stout
- Old Stock Ale[9] - Old ale, also bottled in limited reserve vintages and barrel-aged, including one to benefit
- Pacific Magic IPA - IPA
- PranQster - Belgian-style golden ale
- Red Seal - American amber ale
- Scrimshaw - pilsner
Barrel-aged
[edit]- Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XXIV - Russian imperial stout, aged in bourbon whiskey barrels
- Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XXIII - Russian imperial stout, aged in bourbon whiskey barrels
- Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XXIII - Russian imperial stout, aged in rye whiskey barrels
- Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XXII - Russian imperial stout, aged in bourbon whiskey barrels
- Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XXII - Russian imperial stout, aged in rye whiskey barrels
- Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XXI - Russian imperial stout, aged in bourbon whiskey barrels
Limited reserve
[edit]- Anniversary XX - agave nectar pale ale, released in celebration of the brewery's Twentieth anniversary
Retired
[edit]- Acme California Brown - Brown ale
- Acme IPA - California India pale ale
- Beer Engine Red - Irish red ale
- Black Hart - a dry Irish-style stout
- Class of '88[9] - a barley wine produced in collaboration with Rogue Ales and distributed via Deschutes Brewery's channels
- Cru D'or - Dubbel
- Grand Cru[11] - brewed with agave nectar and aged in used bourbon barrels
- Mary's Pilsner - Pilsner
- Puck the Beer" - Petite Saison
- Wintertime Ale - Christmas beer
Awards
[edit]Name | Style | Competition |
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Blue Star | Unfiltered American wheat beer | World Beer Championships, Chicago (2005 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brother Thelonious | Belgian-style strong dark ale | World Beer Championships, Chicago (2019 ![]() ![]() |
Le Merle | Saison | Brussels Beer Challenge (2012 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Old No. 38 | Dublin dry stout | World Beer Championships, Chicago (2003 ![]() |
Old Rasputin | Russian imperial stout | Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival (2012 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Old Stock Ale | Old ale | World Beer Championships, Chicago (2006 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PranQster | Belgian-style golden ale | International Beer Competition, San Diego (2014 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Red Seal Ale | American amber ale | World Beer Championships, Chicago (2006 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Scrimshaw | Pilsner | North American Brewers Association (2001 ![]() ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Swindell, Bill (2022-02-01). "North Coast Brewing names Jennifer Owen as new CEO of Fort Bragg brewery". North Bay Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ Calder, Chris (2019-01-17). "Owen named NCBC's chief financial officer". Fort Bragg Advocate-News. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ De Graw, Debra (2022-02-01). "Chuck Martins Named Brewmaster at North Coast Brewing Co". Cision PR Newswire.
- ^ a b "North Coast Brewing", Buzzfile
- ^ "2018 Top 50 Brewing Companies By Sales Volume". Brewers Association. 2019-03-12. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Quackenbush, Jeff (2017-12-04). "Mark Ruedrich of North Coast Brewing wins large-brewery award". The North Bay Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "History of the Acme Brewing Co". BreweryGems.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "North Coast Brewing Co. - Fort Bragg, CA". Beer Advocate. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ a b c d Body, Steve. "Deschutes "Class of '88″: Pat and John and Cam Make a Porno". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ George, Anita (2013-04-08). "10 Music-Inspired Beers". Paste. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ Abercrombie, Fred. "North Coast Brewing Releases Grand Cru & Chats with Bay Area Craft Beer". Bay Area Craft Beer. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-04-29.