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The Early, Tenuous Days of Centennial Hops
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....
North Coast Releases its First Imperial IPA
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...
Will You Beer My Valentine?
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...
Happy Birthday, Grigori: Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout Wins Gold!
Imperial Stouts (read: extra strong stouts) were first brewed in Britain in the 18th century and were exported along the shipping routes of the Baltic Sea. Strong porters, also brewed for export at that time, were favored in Poland, Finland, and Sweden, while Russians...
