Brew News


Jennifer Owen Chosen as First Female CEO to Run North Coast Brewing Company
FORT BRAGG, CA, (January 27, 2022) – Since it was founded in 1988, North Coast Brewing Company (“NCBC”) has been focused on crafting delicious high-quality beer, while caring for its employees, community and environment in Fort Bragg, CA. NCBC has been a leader in the...

The History of Our Old Stock Ale
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...

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. I'm not here to...

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...