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News and Reviews Archive October 2010 North Coast Brewing Collaborates in DC Fundraiser
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April 27th
Brewmaster Dinner And Conversations with Mark and John  Come join us on April 27th for an exceptional dining experience featuring the beers of North Coast Brewing and the culinary creations of Chef John Ash.
Over the past 23 years, under the leadership of Brewmaster Mark Ruedrich, the North Coast Brewing Company has developed a worldwide reputation for quality, having won more than 70 awards in national and international competitions. John Ash, one of America’s best known chefs, is an author, educator and restaurateur. He is an instructor at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in the Napa Valley, and has also hosted his own TV show on the Food Network. For this special dinner in the Sequoia Room at the North Coast Brewing Co. Taproom and Grill, Chef Ash has collaborated with Brewmaster Ruedrich to create a menu designed to demonstrate the synergy between great food and the world’s most food-friendly beverage – beer. North Coast Brewing, presenting sponsor of the twenty-fifth season of the Mendocino Music Festival, is donating 100% of the dinner proceeds to the Mendocino Music Festival. This Brewmaster dinner is a wonderful example of NCBC’s support of the music arts, and charitable giving in our community. We hope to see you April 27th.
December 2010
North Coast in Chicago  North Coast brewmaster, Mark Ruedrich, recently teamed-up with James Beard award-winning chef, Paul Kahan to stage an amazing dinner at Chicago's Publican restaurant. The restaurant, which is the go-to spot in the city's trendy Fulton Market district, features pork and seafood dishes that are pristine and simply prepared. The bar offerings are "beer-centric", among the best to be found anywhere and are served in an environment with communal tables reminiscent of a European beer hall.
There was a truffle focus to the evening's menu and each of Chef Kahan's dishes was paired with a different North Coast beer:
At $125 per ticket, over 200 appreciative folks agreed that it was a bargain!!! October 2010 July 2010 July 2010 Thanks for the memories, Quacky.
March 19 May 2010 Every California brewmaster these days seems to want to be a Belgian monk - one who still rocks out to Megadeth and rides to Mass on his hog. We're still scarred from some of the saccharine, piercingly bitter hop-heavy Belgian-style dubbels and triples we've tasted. But North Coast's Le Merle, a Fort Bragg beer that makes it onto most of the cult beer lists in town, is the perfect fusion between American and Belgian brewing traditions. A saison-style beer, the Le Merle begins like a piña colada, albeit one whizzed up with a handful of fresh herbs. It has enough acidity and hops to keep the flavor focused, and a light, malty sweetness that lingers. The Le Merle goes with roast pork. It goes with spring vegetables. It goes with small talk and cigarettes. The only problem: Since it contains almost 8 percent alcohol, you'll have to switch to a lager to avoid getting smashed. December 2009 November 2009
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February 2009 North Coast Brewing Co. has announced the much anticipated release of its 2009 vintage Old Stock Ale. Since it sprang onto the beer scene in 2000 with the award of a Platinum medal at the World Beer Championships, Old Stock has won two Great American Beer Fest medals as well as additional WBC medals. Brewed in the classic English old ale tradition, the Old Stock recipe includes Maris-Otter malts, Fuggles and East Kent Goldings hops and delivers a very friendly 11.5% ABV. The brew’s loyal fan base has learned that the beer cellars beautifully and can be laid down, literally for years, with the rich, winey flavors becoming softer and even more seductive with age. “I think this is one of the finest beers we produce.” said Mark Ruedrich, North Coast’s brewmaster. “It has an elegance that transcends the usual expectations of beer. We’re quite proud of it.” Look for Old Stock wherever fine beers are sold.
September 2008
20th Anniversary Celebration  North Coast Brewing Co. completed the celebration of its 20th anniversary on Sunday, September 7. The festivities began on Friday evening with a banquet honoring many of those in the industry who had contributed to the brewery’s success. That was followed by a beer and cheese tasting on Saturday as a benefit for the Coast Humane Society. The event featured artisan cheeses paired with North Coast brews including Brother Thelonious, Old Stock Ale, Le Merle and others.
The week-end culminated on Sunday with a sell-out concert by the New Orleans group, the subdudes, that was attended by over 900 very enthusiastic fans. North Coast Brewing sponsored the concert as a fund raiser for the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens and the North Coast Salmon Fisheries. The brewery is proud to have been an important part of the Mendocino Coast community for twenty years as an employer, a social hub and a contributor to making life here even more idyllic.  September 2008 Introducing Le Merle Our new Belgian Farmhouse Style Ale (Saison) called Le Merle – The Blackbird, is now widely available at retail outlets in 750ml corked and wired bottles. This subtle, sophisticated beer has already gotten some critical endorsement. It’s lovely stuff traditionally brewed using a unique Belgian yeast strain. Le Merle clothing now available, see our online store! Barrel-aged
Beers
North Coast has an active program of developing even more amazing beers than are in the regular portfolio. Brewmaster, Mark Ruedrich has created some small batch, barrel-aged beers that are truly remarkable.
Aging high gravity beers in oak barrels adds a whole new level of complexity and enjoyment to the flavor profile, and our experience with the technique has been stunning. Coming in the wake of the spectacular Old Rasputin X which was aged in whiskey barrels, Mark has had great success with some ’05 Old Stock Ale aged in Bourbon barrels and some in brandy barrels. It’s exquisite, but there’s not much of it. It’s available only at the brewery retail store or through mail order in California. And, there’s yet another batch of Old Rasputin that’s been aging for several months in whiskey barrels. Stay tuned and keep an eye on the website for details. North Coast Voted Best Northern California
Brewery
The readers of the Northwest Brewing News just voted
North Coast Brewing the Best Brewery in Northern California.
We’re really pleased about this one. They also named Old
Rasputin as the Best Imperial Stout. The folks in the Northwest
have had a head start on the rest of the country where craft
beers are concerned, so we think it’s a pretty knowledgeable
bunch….with great taste. Thanks, guys.
August 2007
Ale and Ahi at Napa’s CIA - North Coast Brewing Company Explores Beer & Food North Coast Brewing Company
(NCBC), pioneers in the production of microbrews since 1988, is
educating consumers about pairing craft beers and fine food, with
guidance from noted chef and author John Ash.
On August 9, brew master Mark Ruedrich and sales manager Doug Moody presented the full line of NCBC beers to students of the “Sophisticated Palate”, a program of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Greystone, Napa Valley. Students tasted all of North Coast Brewing Company’s beers – from light and fruity to rich and robust. Following the tasting, the participants enjoyed a seven-course dinner paired with beer. September 2006
Brother Thelonious Swings With the developing interest in Belgian abbey ales and the monasteries that brew them, it’s time to remind the world that here in the U.S., we have a Monk of our own.
Like a Belgian “Dark Strong Ale”, the beer is rich and robust with an ABV of 9%. The package is a 750 ml bottle with a traditional cork and wire finish or 12oz 4 packs and features a label picturing the jazz master himself. “Being a huge fan of Monk and his music has made working on this project something special”, said Doug Moody, North Coast’s Senior Vice-President and National Sales Manager. “We’re honored to be associated with a world class organization like the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and feel that this terrific beer will represent its namesake well.” Look for Brother Thelonious wherever fine beers are sold and fine sounds are heard. When you buy Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale you also help to support the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz whose mission is to offer the world's most promising young musicians college level training by America's jazz masters and to present public school-based jazz education programs for young people around the world. All of these programs are offered free of charge to the students and schools. North Coast Chosen as
Official
Brewery of the
Monterey Jazz Festival
This coming year marks the 51st anniversary of the Monterey Jazz Festival – the longest-running jazz festival in the world.  And, we’re again very pleased to have been chosen as the official
brewery for the event. It allows us to further our support of jazz
education. Our Brother Thelonious will be featured and other North
Coast beers also will be available there to go along with the great
sounds.
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North Coast Brewing presents a Brewmaster dinner with Mark Ruedrich at 
Acme’s Quacky the Duck Has Another Moment in the Sun.
Don’t miss out on one of the Coast’s most fun events! The 27th Annual Whale Run/Walk Race sponsored
by Soroptimist International of Fort Bragg will be held Saturday, March 19, 2011, and there’s something
for everybody: 5K and 10K competitive runs, a 5K competitive walk, a 5K fun walk. Even kids 4 and
up can get in on the action with short distance races especially arranged for them. The race route is
spectacular—paralleling one of the most dramatic beaches in the country just north of our Taproom and
Grill. So if you’re planning on visiting the brewery during Whale Festival weekend, bring your running
shoes!
SF Weekly has named Le Merle Best Cult Brew: "...North Coast's Le Merle...is the perfect fusion between American and Belgian brewing traditions."
Those two new humps that have just appeared on the brewery roof are not our lame attempt at a camel impersonation. We're simply outgrowing our building. Increased demand for North Coast beers has called for us to add new production tanks, and these two 500 barrel stainless steel fermenters are so big that we've had to redesign the roof of the building to fit them in. These babies are big enough to swim laps in. We've also added a 500 barrel bright beer tank and a new hot liquor tank. The bottling line and storage space have been reconfigured for better efficiency, and our production capacity has been increased about 30%.
North Coast Brewing’s Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale has taken on a new persona with the introduction of The Brother Thelonious Quintet. The quintet is made up of Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance alumni with HelenSung, class of ’97, on piano; Alan Hampton, class of ’05, on bass; James Alsanders, class of ’05, on drums; Wayne Escoffery, class of 99, on tenor sax and Ambrose Akinmusire, class of ’07, on trumpet. Vocalist Gretchen Parlato, class of ’03, performs on the closing track. The Brother Thelonious Quintet CD will be released in September and includes new arrangements of six classic Thelonious Monk compositions along with four original tunes composed by members of the quintet.
