North Coast Brewing Company
The North Coast Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Fort Bragg, California. As of 2018, it is the -largest craft brewer by annual sales volume in the United States.
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. In 1996, they acquired the rights to the Acme Brewing Company brand, originally founded in San Francisco in 1907.
Beers
Current
North Coast Brewing Company currently produces 13 beers year-round as well as 4 seasonal beers that are produced quarterly.
Year-round
Blue Star - unfiltered American wheat beerBrother Thelonious - Belgian-style strong dark ale, in honor of Thelonious Monk and some profits are donated to the education programs at the Monterey Jazz FestivalFoggy Day IPA - Hazy IPALaguna Baja - Vienna dark lagerLe Merle - saisonNorth Coast Steller IPA - India pale aleOld No. 38 - Dublin dry stoutOld Rasputin - Russian imperial stoutOld Stock Ale - Old ale, also bottled in limited reserve vintages and barrel-aged, including one to benefit Pacific Magic IPA - IPAPranQster - Belgian-style golden aleRed Seal - American amber aleScrimshaw - pilsner
Barrel-aged
Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XXIV - Russian imperial stout, aged in bourbon whiskey barrelsBarrel Aged Old Rasputin XXIII - Russian imperial stout, aged in bourbon whiskey barrelsBarrel Aged Old Rasputin XXIII - Russian imperial stout, aged in rye whiskey barrelsBarrel Aged Old Rasputin XXII - Russian imperial stout, aged in bourbon whiskey barrelsBarrel Aged Old Rasputin XXII - Russian imperial stout, aged in rye whiskey barrelsBarrel Aged Old Rasputin XXI - Russian imperial stout, aged in bourbon whiskey barrels
Limited reserve
Anniversary XX - agave nectar pale ale, released in celebration of the brewery's Twentieth anniversary
Retired
Acme California Brown - Brown aleAcme IPA - California India pale aleBeer Engine Red - Irish red aleBlack Hart - a dry Irish-style stoutClass of '88 - a barley wine produced in collaboration with Rogue Ales and distributed via Deschutes Brewery's channelsCru D'or - DubbelGrand Cru - brewed with agave nectar and aged in used bourbon barrelsMary's Pilsner - PilsnerPuck the Beer - Petite SaisonWintertime Ale - Christmas beer