North Coast Brewing Company

Original logo
Old Rasputin
Downtown Fort Bragg
Type	For-profit B Corporation
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 / 39.4465; -123.8062
Opened	August 17, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-08-17)
Key people	Jennifer Owen, CEO / CFO [1][2] Chuck Martins, Brewmaster [3]
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.com
Active beers
Name Type Blue Star American wheat beer Brother Thelonious Belgian strong dark ale Foggy Day IPA IPA Hazy India Pale Ale Laguna Baja Vienna dark lager Le Merle Saison North Coast Steller IPA India pale ale Old No. 38 Dublin dry stout Old Rasputin Russian imperial stout Old Stock Ale Old ale Pacific Magic IPA West Coast IPA IPA PranQster Belgian-style golden ale Red Seal American amber ale Scrimshaw Pilsner
Seasonal beers
Name Type Tart Cherry Berliner Weisse Berliner Weisse
Other beers
Name Type Anniversary XX Agave nectar pale ale
Inactive beers
Name Type Acme California Brown Brown ale Acme IPA India pale ale Acme Pale Ale California pale ale Beachmaster Imperial 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 Beer Petite 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]

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]

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

• 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 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

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

• 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

Gold and platinum medals won

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

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