When we started brewing beer 30 years ago, the world was just beginning to take climate change seriously. Today, we recognize this threat as the biggest challenge facing our planet. That’s why we view our commitment to environmental stewardship as a necessity...
Spring is officially here, and North Coast Brewing welcomes its arrival with the return of our spontaneously soured Berliner Weisse. Adorned with delicate cherry blossoms, and blushed pink by Montmorency cherry juice from King Orchards in Michigan, the spring edition...
We released our first Old Stock Ale in the year 2000, but our interest in the “Old Ale” brewing style dates back to a time in the 1990s, when the last of the classic English old ales had nearly disappeared from the market. Cellaring and aging isn’t just for fine wine...
By Jeff Alworth | Beervana I spoke to Mark Ruedrich this week about Old Rasputin Imperial Stout. The company he cofounded, North Coast Brewing, first made that wonderful beer 24 years ago, and it will feature in a forthcoming “Classic Beer” column....
From its seaside perch on California’s Mendocino coast, North Coast Brewing began its now 30 year craft brewing tradition with a flagship beer dedicated to a local marine mammal: Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale. Since that time, the brewery has grown its family of...
Did you know that our Le Merle Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale was named for North Coast Co-founder Mark’s wife? She has been an inspiration since the brewery’s founding in 1988. On Valentine’s Day we like to raise a glass of this fine saison in her...