North Coast Brewing Company

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North Coast Brewing Company
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North Coast Brewing Company
Downtown Fort Bragg
Type For-profit B Corporation
Location455 N. Main St., Fort Bragg, California, United States
Coordinates 39°26′47″N123°48′22″W / 39.4465°N 123.8062°W / 39.4465; -123.8062 Coordinates: 39°26′47″N123°48′22″W / 39.4465°N 123.8062°W / 39.4465; -123.8062
OpenedAugust 17, 1988;34 years ago (1988-08-17)
Key people
Annual production volume44,516 US beer barrels [52,239  hL] (2021)
Revenue US$13.2 million (est. 2018) [4]
Employees75 (2018) [4]
Website northcoastbrewing.com
Active beers
NameType
Blue StarAmerican wheat beer
Brother TheloniousBelgian strong dark ale
Foggy Day IPAIPA Hazy India Pale Ale
Laguna Baja Vienna dark lager
Le Merle Saison
North Coast Steller IPA India pale ale
Old No. 38Dublin dry stout
Old RasputinRussian imperial stout
Old Stock Ale Old ale
Pacific Magic IPAWest Coast IPA IPA
PranQsterBelgian-style golden ale
Red SealAmerican amber ale
Scrimshaw Pilsner
Seasonal beers
NameType
Tart Cherry Berliner Weisse
Berliner Weisse
Other beers
NameType
Anniversary XX Agave nectar pale ale
Inactive beers
NameType
Acme California Brown Brown ale
Acme IPA India pale ale
Acme Pale AleCalifornia pale ale
BeachmasterImperial India pale ale
Beer Engine Red Irish red ale
Black Hart Irish stout
Class of '88 Barley wine
Cranberry-Quince Berliner Weisse Berliner Weisse
Cru D'or Dubbel
Grand Cru Agave nectar saison
Passion Fruit Peach Berliner Weisse Berliner Weisse
Mary's Pilsner Pilsner
Puck the BeerPetite Saison
Wintertime Ale Christmas beer

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]

Contents

History

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

Current

North Coast Brewing Company currently produces 13 beers year-round as well as 4 seasonal beers that are produced quarterly. [8]

Year-round

Barrel-aged

Limited reserve

  • Anniversary XX - agave nectar pale ale, released in celebration of the brewery's Twentieth anniversary

Retired

Awards

Gold and platinum medals won
Name Style Competition
Blue Star Unfiltered American wheat beer World Beer Championships, Chicago (2005 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2004 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2003 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2002 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2001 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg)
Brother Thelonious Belgian-style strong dark ale World Beer Championships, Chicago (2019 Platinum medal icon (P initial).svg); European Beer Star (2015 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg)
Le Merle Saison Brussels Beer Challenge (2012 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); World Beer Championships, Chicago (2006 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2005 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg)
Old No. 38 Dublin dry stout World Beer Championships, Chicago (2003 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg)
Old Rasputin Russian imperial stout Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival (2012 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2006 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); World Beer Championships, Chicago (2018 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2014 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2006 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2005 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2004 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1999 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1998 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1997 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1996 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); Spring Beer & Wine Fest, Portland, Oregon (2004 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); Great American Beer Festival, Imperial Stout (2002 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1999 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); World Beer Cup, Imperial Stout (1996 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg)
Old Stock Ale Old ale World Beer Championships, Chicago (2006 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2005 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2003 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg)
PranQster Belgian-style golden ale International Beer Competition, San Diego (2014 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); World Beer Championships, Chicago (2003 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2002 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1998 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1996 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg)
Red Seal Ale American amber ale World Beer Championships, Chicago (2006 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2005 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2004 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 2003 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1999 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1995 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg, 1994 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); Spring Beer & Wine Fest, Portland (2004 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); Great American Beer Festival, American Amber Ale (2000 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival (2000 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg)
Scrimshaw Pilsner North American Brewers Association (2001 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg); Great American Beer Festival, American Lager Ale (1992 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg)

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