| North Coast Brewing Company | |
| Logo Alt: | A whale diving through a ring emblazoned with the words North Coast Brewing Company |
| Location Place: | 455 N. Main St. |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Production: | 44516lk=onNaNlk=on (2021) |
| Revenue: | US$13.2 million (est. 2018)[1] |
| Num Employees: | 75 (2018) |
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| Inactive Beers: | |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
| Mapframe-Width: | 280 |
| Mapframe-Height: | 220 |
| Mapframe-Marker: | beer |
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| Mapframe-Caption: | Downtown Fort Bragg |
The North Coast Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Fort Bragg, California. As of 2018, it is the -largest craft brewer by annual sales volume in the United States.[2]
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.[3] In 1996, they acquired the rights to the Acme Brewing Company brand, originally founded in San Francisco in 1907.[4]
North Coast Brewing Company currently produces 13 beers year-round as well as 4 seasonal beers that are produced quarterly.[5]
| Style ! Competition | - ! Blue Star | World Beer Championships, Chicago (2005 , 2004 , 2003 , 2002 , 2001 ) | - ! Brother Thelonious | World Beer Championships, Chicago (2019 ); European Beer Star (2015 ) | - ! Le Merle | Brussels Beer Challenge (2012 ); World Beer Championships, Chicago (2006 , 2005 ) | - ! Old No. 38 | World Beer Championships, Chicago (2003 ) | - ! Old Rasputin | 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 | World Beer Championships, Chicago (2006 , 2005 , 2003 ) | - ! PranQster | International Beer Competition, San Diego (2014 ); World Beer Championships, Chicago (2003 , 2002 , 1998 , 1996 ) | - ! Red Seal 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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