North Coast Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: North Coast Brewing Company

Established in 1988

Contact
455 North Main Street, Fort Bragg, CA, 95437, United States
Description
Independent Since 1988. A pioneer in the Craft Beer movement, North Coast Brewing Company opened in 1988 as a local brewpub in the historic town of Fort Bragg, located on California’s Mendocino Coast.

Under the leadership of former President & Co-Founder Mark Ruedrich, the brewery has developed a strong reputation for quality, having won more than 110 awards in national and international competitions.

We continue our mission to “Make the World a Better Place, One Pint at a Time”.
These exceptional beers are available in 48 states now and also are exported to Europe and the Pacific Rim.

North Coast Brewing Company is also a leader in philanthropy and sustainability. In addition to being a Certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation, the brewery is proud to be TRUE Platinum Zero Waste Certified, offer 14 Non-GMO Project Verified beers, and spearhead an innovative carbon farming project to reverse its carbon footprint and advance the science of carbon sequestration in agriculture.

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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, espresso, liquorice, fruits, plum, chocolate, hops. Flavour is moderate sweet with a medium bitter finish. Body is medium to full. Quite a fruity hoppy profile for an Imperial Stout. If this were a bit fuller this would be an absolute beast. As it stands, it has very high drinkability and smoothness. Damn tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2025 at 05:02

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Aroma is malt, caramel, spicy herbal notes, ’kerststol’, cinnamon, yeast, brown sugar, a little chocolate. Flavour is sweet with a hint of bitterness in the finish. Body is medium to full. Rich and tasty, enjoyable sippin’ beer.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2025 at 05:00

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Aroma is spicy yeast, fruity, bready malt, floral notes, bubblegum, hint of funk. Flavour is moderate sweet with a little bitterness in the fairly dry finish. Body is medium, pretty lively carbonation. Rich and tasty Saison.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:41

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at home. Aroma is grainy malt and floral notes with a touch of fruity grassy hoppiness. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Body is light to medium. Fairly enjoyable midly hoppy floral-ish Pilsener.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:33

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at home. Aroma is slightly toasted malt, berries, touch of unfresh fruits, some caramel toffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Dull Pale Ale, lacks hops and character.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2025 at 04:51

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is roasted malt, cocoa, sweetish chocolate, and coffee. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and moderate bitter. Body is medium. Very fine Stout with a tasty roasty chocolate coffee aroma.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2025 at 04:50

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Аромат кофейный, немного изюма и горького темного шоколада, ощущается слегка жженый и очень терпкий солод, намеки на ваниль. Цвет темный как подобает бороде Распутина, пена средняя, но очень стойкая. Вкус немного винный, ощущается солод и нотки кофе. Послевкусие идет с сильной кислинкой, скорее всего кофейной, затем плавная хмелевая горечь, нотки различного темного шоколада. Ощущается алкоголь весьма отчетливо, но не забивает нотки. В целом отличный имперец
Tried on 01 Feb 2025 at 11:33

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2025 at 23:10

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Pulled out of the cellar. Very dark brown almost black with a skim of a head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, oak barrel, rye and vanilla. Taste is also chocolate, coffee, oak barrel, rye and vanilla.
Tried on 21 Jan 2025 at 05:38

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
(Draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm, 1 Nov 2024) Golden amber colour with lasting, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with orange peel, apricots and resin. Hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, pine needles, resin, roast, white bread and a generous citric/piney bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Solid and well made WCIPA. Very nice.
Tried from Draft at Man in the Moon on 19 Jan 2025 at 20:23