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Brewery Taproom Up & Running

Posted on March 6, 2013

The new stone hearth oven casts a warm and welcoming glow over North Coast’s Brewery Taproom. The centerpiece of the menu, the oven is in constant use as the chefs bake a tempting variety of made-to-order pizzas. The handsome historical bar in the pub has been refinished and looks stunning. At this 25th anniversary year, we are excited and enthusiastic about presenting new culinary choices to diners, serving delicious and healthy fare and emphasizing the pairings of our award-winning beers with stone hearth cuisine. You can go to our Brewery Taproom pages to find the complete menu, including appetizers, salads and nightly specials. www.northcoastbrewing.com/food.htm

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Ensemble VIII—Upcoming Concert Sponsored by North Coast Brewing

Posted on February 22, 2013

North Coast Brewing is proud to sponsor Ensemble VIII, a Renaissance and Baroque a capella ensemble. If you’re in Texas, check out their upcoming concerts! http://www.ensembleviii.org/

Ensemble VIII, under the direction of conductor Dr. James Morrow, will present The Passion of Seven—North German Masterworks for Holy Week on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Lois Perkins Chapel on the campus of Southwestern University in Georgetown, and on Friday, Mar. 1, at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in Austin. The Georgetown concert begins at 7 p.m.; the Austin concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Featuring works by Bach, Buxtehude and Schütz, the concert will include three transcendent works that will transport listeners to a realm of great devotion and profound spirituality.

Bach - Christ lag in Todes Banden
Buxtehude – Membra Nostri Jesu
Schütz - Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Lois Perkins Chapel, Southwestern University
1001 E. University Ave.
Georgetown, TX 78626
(Free for Southwestern faculty, staff and students)

Friday, Mar. 1, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
606 West 15th St.
Austin, TX  78701

Prices range from $10 for students to $45 for special priority seating (available for the Austin concert only). The Georgetown concert is free for those with a Southwestern University I.D.

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Super Bowl Sunday at North Coast Brewing

Posted on January 31, 2013

North Coast Brewing TaproomThey did it! The San Francisco 49ers made it to the Super Bowl! The next best thing to having tickets to the game at the Superdome in New Orleans is to watch the action on the big screen at North Coast Brewing’s Taproom & Grill in Fort Bragg, California.

Doors open at 3:00 pm on Sunday, February 3rd. Catch the 3:30 kickoff, drink North Coast’s great beers and enjoy the special Super Bowl appetizers prepared exclusively for this game, including

•    Kaepernick’s Buffalo Wings
•    Vernon Davis’ Sausage Bites
•    Sourdough Sam’s Garlic Waffle Fries
•    Frank Gore’s Fried Mushrooms
•    David Akers’ Killer Nachos
•    Randy Moss’ Shrimp Ceviche
•    A.J. Jenkins’ Fried Ravioli
•    Demarcus Dobbs’ Chicken Chimis
•    Mario Manningham’s Clam Chowder
•    Crabtree’s Pepperoni Pizza

You can follow up on those appetizers with complete dinners and specials of the evening beginning at 5:00 pm.

If you are one of those fortunate football fans who live on California’s Mendocino Coast, join us at North Coast Brewing’s Taproom & Grill at 3 pm this Sunday, February 3 and watch the San Francisco 49ers play the Baltimore Ravens in the 47th Super Bowl game. You can find us at the corner of Main and Pine Streets in Fort Bragg.

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NCBC Sponsors SFJAZZ Opening Night Concert

Posted on January 24, 2013

SFJAZZ’s Grand Opening Night on Wednesday, January 23rd was sold out, but there will be many more concerts this season. Check out the concert line up at http://www.sfjazz.org/events/season1/opening-night.

The opening night performance was the first to take place in the new SFJAZZ Center’s Robert N. Miner Auditorium, the first concert hall of its type in the U.S. built specifically for the performance of jazz music and audiences. Click here to read a great article about the opening night in the New York Times.

North Coast Brewing, a strong supporter of the arts, and jazz music in particular, is an Official Sponsor of the SFJAZZ. Local Public Radio station KZYX & Z broadcast the opening night concert on January 23.

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The Jazz Kitchen to Host Dinner Featuring North Coast Brewing Company Craft Beers

Posted on January 19, 2013

The Jazz Kitchen, located at 5377 N College Ave, Indianapolis IN, will host a dinner on Thursday, January 24 at 7 pm featuring the brews of North Coast Brewing paired with unique food offerings prepared by Chef/Owner David Allee. Tickets are $35, including tax and gratuity and can be purchased online at thejazzkitchen.com or by phone at 317 253-4900.

Four course North Coast Brewing Dinner Menu:
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner paired with Shrimp Etoufee
Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale paired with Red Seal marinated Flat Iron Steak
Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale paired with Roasted Root Vegetable Stack Andouille Mashed Potato
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout Float + Chocolate Truffles

North Coast Brewing’s John Bisson will lead the educational part of the event to help prepare guests for the Brewers Guild of Indiana Winterfest 2013 beer tasting festival on Saturday, January 26 from 4 to 6 p.m.

THE JAZZ KITCHEN
The Jazz Kitchen is a prominent jazz club and restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana. The club showcases local, regional and national jazz acts. Opening in 1994, The Jazz Kitchen was voted one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world in 2009 by Down Beat magazine. In 2009, a year of significant changes for the jazz club, a “smoke-free” policy was adopted and the corporate partnership of The Jazz Kitchen, Owl Studios and the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation took over production of the Indy Jazz Fest, an annual festival held in September.  Facebook.com/indyjazzkitchen or @thejazzkitchen

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North Coast Brewing Participates in Mendocino County Crab, Wine & Beer Fest 2013

Posted on January 18, 2013

North Coast Brewing Scrimshaw PilsnerNorth Coast Brewing is pleased to participate in this annual festival that celebrates local breweries, wineries, and Pacific Ocean Dungeness Crab, while raising funds for local non-profit organizations.

We are donating Scrimshaw Pilsner, Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale, and Acme Pale Ale to the Cioppino Dinner on Friday, January 25 that benefits Mendocino Coast Clinics. This family-style dinner has three seatings: 4:30, 6:00 & 8:00 pm.

Loretta Evans, North Coast Brewery’s Food & Beverage Manager, is participating in the Professional Judges and the People’s Choice Crab Cake Cook-Off Competitions.

On Friday, January 24, she’ll make her specialty crab cakes for six celebrity judges and the next day, between 12 noon and 3:00 pm, Loretta and her team will make 500 crab cakes for the People’s Choice Cook-Off that also benefits Mendocino Coast Clinics. North Coast Brewing will pour Le Merle Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale to pair with the crab cakes.

Click here to purchase dinner tickets and People’s Choice Crab Cake Cook-Off tickets and get directions to the venues.

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Join Us at the Taproom for the Playoff

Posted on January 10, 2013

If you’re fortunate enough to live on the Mendocino Coast, you can watch the playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers this Saturday night, January 12th, at North Coast Brewing’s Taproom or on the big screen in the Sequoia Room.

Enjoy North Coast’s great brews and the special football appetizers created exclusively for this playoff by Loretta Evans, North Coast Brewing’s Food & Beverage Manager:

  • Kaepernick’s Buffalo Wings with house made blue cheese dressing and dipping veggies
  • Vernon Davis Sausage Bites
  • Sourdough Sam’s Garlic Waffle Fries
  • Cheese Head Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza
  • Alex Smith’s Eggs from Hell (spicy pickled eggs)
  • Frank Gore’s Stuffed Mushrooms with Bacon and Cream Cheese

You can follow up on those appetizers with complete dinners and specials of the evening. The Taproom opens at 4:00 and the Sequoia room at 5:00.

Don’t miss the big playoff game at North Coast Brewing’s Taproom and Grill, located on the big corner of Main and Pine Streets in Fort Bragg.

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Mendocino County Beer, Wine & Mushroom Festival Brewmaster Dinner—SOLD OUT!

Posted on November 5, 2012

North Coast Brewing Old Stock pourJoin Brewmaster Mark Ruedrich for an exceptional Brewmaster Dinner at the North Coast Brewing Company’s Taproom & Grill. This five-course dinner will feature award-winning beers paired with a selection of wild mushroom dishes designed by North Coast’s culinary wizard Loretta Evans. This not-to-be-missed event is one of the highlights of the Beer, Wine & Mushroom Festival!

November 7, 2012, 6 PM

$50 per person plus tax (includes gratuity)

As of November 5, all seats are now SOLD OUT. For more information, please call Terrie at (707) 964-2739, ext. 117.

1st Course
Wild Mushroom Pizza with Arugula and Fresh Goat Cheese
Le Merle

2nd Course
Wild Mushrooms/ Heirloom Tomato Salad with Barrata and Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
North Coast Grand Cru

3rd Course
Grilled Mushroom Polenta, with Wild Mushroom Hash and a Fried Quail Egg
Red Seal Ale

4th Course
Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Hen-of-the-Woods and Old Rasputin Huckleberry Sauce Brother Thelonious

Dessert
Candy Cap Bread Pudding with an Old Stock Reduction
Old Stock Ale

Click here for more info on the Mendocino County Beer, Wine & Mushroom Festival

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Everything’s Big in Texas

Posted on October 28, 2012

North-Coast-Dinner-JazzNorth Coast Brewing at Coco BarNorth Coast Brewing has just completed a couple of high-profile, sellout beer dinners at some of the most-happening spots in Texas. Coco Bar in El Paso was the site of a great food/beer/music evening co-hosted by Audrey Kiefer, North Coast’s Texas Sales Manager, and Chef Julio. One of the favorite pairings of the evening was savory lamb sliders which were a great match for Red Seal Ale. Marty Olivas and his jazz group, Case Closed, provided some first-rate sounds including some Thelonious Monk tunes in tribute to, guess what, our Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale.

North Coast Beers with Chocolate CakeThat was followed by a memorable evening at Rudyard’s British Pub in Houston. Audrey Kiefer teamed with co-founder, Tom Allen to represent the brewery while Chef Joe Apa and his crew handled the food duties. The menu was a Texas tour-de-force with each dish incorporating a beer ingredient to match the accompanying ale. A smoked trout pate with Scrimshaw Pilsner started the meal followed by Venison sliders with Red Seal Ale and Texas wild boar cassoulet with Brother Thelonious. A chocolate flan made with Old Rasputin rounded out the dinner. It was a landmark event capped off by a round of standing applause from the well-fed and  thirst-slaked capacity crowd.

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Ensemble VIII—Upcoming Concert Sponsored by North Coast Brewing

Posted on October 11, 2012

Ensemble VIII ConcertNorth Coast Brewing is proud to sponsor Ensemble VIII, a Renaissance and Baroque a capella ensemble. If you’re in Texas, check out their upcoming concerts!

http://www.ensembleviii.org/

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North Coast Brewing Extends Its Long-Term Partnership with the Monterey Jazz Festival

Posted on September 7, 2012

Terence Blanchard at the Monterey Jazz FestivalSupport Jazz with us at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Sept. 21–23, 2012!

North Coast Brewing will be the Official Beer of the Monterey Jazz Festival through 2014. Now in our seventh year of partnership with the Monterey Jazz Festival, we are the longest continuous financial supporter of the Festival. A strong supporter of Jazz education, we have also been a longtime contributor to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, making donations for every case of Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale sold.

“The guys on the management team here at North Coast have been hardcore Jazz fans for decades, and traveling to Monterey to take part in the Jazz Festival has been a much-anticipated annual highlight for us for the past seven years,” said Doug Moody, Senior VP and Director of Sales. “It’s been a privilege for us to be associated with both the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and to be able to contribute in some measure to this American art form.”

“Monterey Jazz Festival is honored to extend our long-standing partnership with North Coast Brewing, whose commitment to the art of Jazz is admirable. Our organizations share similar values and we are proud to exclusively offer their award-winning craft beers to our patrons,” said Chris Doss, Managing Director of the Monterey Jazz Festival.

The Monterey Jazz Festival celebrates the legacy of Jazz and expands the boundaries of and opportunities to experience Jazz through the creative production of performances and educational programs. The Festival, now in its 55th year, is the world’s longest continuously running Jazz festival.

In addition to partnering with the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, North Coast Brewing is also a supporter of other Jazz organizations, including the Redwood Jazz Alliance, the San Francisco Jazz Festival, the American Jazz Museum, the Oregon Coast Jazz Party, and We Always Swing.

Click here to view a printable PDF of this press release.

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Presenting the Legendary Jazz Masters Series: The Claire Daly Quartet in Concert

Posted on June 2, 2012

Claire DalyNorth Coast Brewing Co. is proud to present the  Legendary Jazz Masters Series: The Claire Daly Quartet in Concert, performing the music of Thelonious Monk with Steve Hudson, Mary Ann McSweeney, and Peter Grant

7:00 pm | Thursday, June 7, 2012 | Preston Hall, Mendocino

$20 Advance | $25 at the door | seniors 65 and over & students 18 and under $15

100% of ticket sales benefit The Mendocino Music Festival

This is the fifth of six benefit performances in preparation for recording “Baritone Monk,” in New York City on June 18, 2012. The recording will feature a dozen Monk compositions and will be produced by North Coast Brewing Co. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz — release date Fall 2012

For tickets:
Mendocino Music Festival Office in Mendocino: 707 937-2044
North Coast Brewing Co. “Brewery Shop” in Fort Bragg: 707 964-1286

Additional 2012 Tour Benefit Dates

- Sunday, June 3: The Cellar Jazz Club, Vancouver, BC, a benefit for sea lion research by the University of British Columbia in partnership with the Vancouver Aquarium

- Monday, June 4: Tula’s Jazz Club, Seattle, WA, a benefit for Earshot Jazz 

- Tuesday, June 5: Newport Performing Arts Center, Newport, OR, a benefit for the Oregon Coast Jazz Party

- Wednesday, June 6: Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA, a benefit for the Redwood Jazz Alliance

- Friday, June 8: Kuumbwa Jazz Center, a benefit for Kuumbwa Jazz

Your support of Jazz supports these organizations! Click here for a printable PDF of this press release.

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Flipper Tappin’ Jazz Fundraiser

Posted on May 24, 2012

SealNorth Coast Brewing Presents Jazz in Support of Sea Lion Research

In support of sea lion research being conducted by the University of British Columbia in partnership with the Vancouver Aquarium, North Coast Brewing is presenting two benefit Jazz events in June at Cory Weed’s Cellar Jazz Club, 3611 West Broadway Street, in Vancouver, BC.

Cory Weeds Quintet: A Tribute to Cannonball Adderly
Saturday, June 2, 2012 | Cellar Jazz Club | $17
Featuring: Cory Weeds (alto sax), Chris Davis (trumpet), Brad Turner (piano & rhodes), Andre LaChance (bass), and Roy McCurdy, original Cannonball Adderly drummer (drums)

100% of the cover charge will be donated to sea lion research at the Open Water Research Station. Co-presented by The Cellar Jazz Club and The Hard Rubber New Music Society. For more information, visit: http://cellarjazz.com & http://www.coryweeds.com

The Claire Daly Quartet: The Music of Thelonious Monk
Sunday, June 3, 2012 | Cellar Jazz Club | $15
Featuring: Claire Daly (baritone sax & flute), Steve Hudson (piano), Mary Ann McSweeney (bass), and Peter Grant (drums)

100% of the cover charge will be donated to sea lion research at the Open Water Research Station. This event is the opening night for a tour of the New York-based Claire Daly Quartet in preparation for recording a follow-up CD to North Coast Brewing’s 2009 Brother Thelonious Quintet. With sales of both CDs benefitting the education fund of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, North Coast Brewing is able to combine its support of Jazz education with their new effort to provide support for and bring awareness to the research of Steller sea lions being conducted by the University of British Columbia in partnership with the Vancouver Aquarium at the Open Water Research Station in Port Moody, BC. For more information, visit: http://cellarjazz.com & http://www.clairedalymusic.com

For both events:
Cellar Jazz Club
3611 West Broadway Street
Vancouver, BC V6R 2B8
604 738-1959
doors open at 6:30 pm
set times: 8 pm & 9:30 pm

About the Open Water Research Station program: Since 1993, researchers at the University of British Columbia’s Marine Mammal Research Unit have partnered with the Vancouver Aquarium to study the mysterious decline of the Steller sea lion population in the North Pacific. This is an ambitious project to discover the reasons behind the mysterious disappearance of 80 percent of the world’s Steller sea lions and what it could mean for the ocean ecosystem.

The Vancouver Aquarium is a non-profit society dedicated to the conservation of aquatic life.

The University of British Columbia is one of Canada’s leading research universities and is consistently ranked among the top 40 in the world. The university attracts 54,000 students from across Canada and 140 countries around the world.

Click here to read this as a printable PDF.

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John Ash Benefit for Mendocino Music Festival

Posted on May 11, 2012

John Ash with North Coast Brewing's Mark Ruedrich and Doug MoodyRenowned California wine country chef John Ash dazzled a sold-out crowd of Mendocino Music Festival supporters at North Coast Brewing’s Sequoia Room on Wednesday night, April 25. The James Beard Award-winning chef created a spectacular menu, collaborating with North Coast Brewmaster Mark Ruedrich. Each course was paired with a North Coast Brewing beer so successfully it was generally agreed that it was difficult to determine where the food ended and the drink began.

The evening represented a continuation of North Coast’s support of the arts with 100% of the proceeds going to the Mendocino Music Festival, for which the brewery is a sponsor. Among North Coast Brewing’s other music sponsorships are the Monterey, San Francisco, and Healdsburg Jazz festivals, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, the Redwood Coast Jazz Alliance, the American Jazz Museum, and Ensemble VIII, a Texas-based early music group.

Menu from John Ash dinner at North Coast Brewing, 2012Ash is a well-established culinary figure and educator who first came into national prominence in 1985 when he was named as one of the “hot new chefs” by Food and Wine. Since then, among other accomplishments, he has opened John Ash & Co. restaurant; taught regularly at the Culinary Institute of America’s (CIA) Greystone facility; been the Culinary Director at Fetzer Vineyards; served as dean of the Brown-Forman Center for Global Wine Education; written three books; received both the James Beard and Julia Child awards; contributed to the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, as well as numerous other publications; and taught, lectured, and consulted on culinary matters for decades. He is truly one of the community’s living treasures.

Ruedrich is well known throughout the Craft brewing community as a brewer who consistently produces exceptional beers garnering critical recognition. His beers have received Gold Medal awards at the Great American Beer Fest, the World Beer Championships, the World Beer Cup, the Stockholm Beer Fest, and the Hong Kong Beer Fest, among many others. This marks the third occasion that Ash and Ruedrich have collaborated on food/beer pairings, and each one has been grander than the last. There already have been requests for a repeat performance by the duo. Stay tuned.

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Old Stock Vertical Pairing at Craft Brewers Conference

Posted on May 8, 2012

Old Stock Cheese PairingOn May 3, we raided our library of rare beers for the Craft Brewers Conference to organize a vertical offering of our award-winning Old Stock Ale, featuring eight vintages going back to 2001. These amazing beers were paired with a selection of artisanal cheese including Valdeon from Spain; Colston-Bassett Stilton, Lincolnshire Poacher, and Keen’s Cheddar from England; and San Joaquin Gold and Rogue Creamery Blue from the USA. We heard from many industry leaders at the event that the Old Stock tasting was the highlight of the conference.

Old Stock Ale has been brewed by North Coast since 2000 as an annual vintage-dated limited release made with Maris-Otter malt, and Fuggles and Kent Golding hops. It has won medals at the World Beer Championships and the Great American Beer Fests among others and has been described as “Superlative! Demands respect and deserves every ounce of it.”

 

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