Coast Range Brewing Co.

Established in 1995 in Gilroy, California, the family-owned and operated Coast Range Brewing Company has quickly made a name for itself as one of California's finest microbreweries. Ron Erskine, President of Coast Range, founded the brewery with an eye toward producing draft beers of the highest possible quality and consistency. So popular were the brewery's initial offerings that Erskine soon decided to add a bottling line, and today the award-winning Coast Range beers are available in bottles as well as on draft throughout Northern California.

Erskine's vision of quality is shared by Coast Range's Master Brewer Peter Licht. Trained at U.C Davis' prestigious Master Brewers program, Licht has been with Coast Range since its founding, and has been instrumental in shaping its approach to brewing. In crafting the Coast Range beers, Licht uses the finest ingredients to create the brewery's signature array of flavors.

Coast Range produces its beers in a steam-fired, 20 barrel-batch size brewhouse, custom built by Liquid Assets Brewing Systems; the brewhouse includes four 40- barrel fermenters (double batch size) and one 80-barrel fermenter (four batch size). The brewery's 28-head Crown Cork and Seal Uniblend bottler has been specially retrofitted for double pre-evacuation, producing very low "airs" (residual oxygen) in the bottles and thus ensuring maximum freshness and shelf-life. The bottling line fills 180 bottles per minute..

Coast Range Beers:

Coast Range Pale Ale

Coast Range Pale Ale*

OG 13.5, FG 4.0, Alc. 5.25/4.4, IBU 32

This is our flagship beer and one of the finest pale ales you will find. Coast Range Pale Ale incorporates both British and American ale traditions. It's deep amber color and rich malt body come from our domestic 2-row malt and four of the finest British pale and crystal malts. A generous amount of Pacific Northwest hops supply a well balanced bitterness and fragrant floral bouquet. Our proprietary yeast provides a fresh fruity aroma and a clean satisfying finish. Coast Range Pale Ale won a Silver certificate and a Third place ribbon in the traditional Pale Ale category at the California State Fair Commercial craft Beer competition in 1995 and 1997. It also earned a Silver Medal in the 1998 World Beer Championships and a Bronze in the 1997 World Beer Championships. A complex malt profile and balance hoppiness make our Pale Ale a classic beer drinking experience.
OG 13.5, FG 4.0, Alc. 5.25/4.4, IBU 32.

Coast Range California Blonde Ale*

G 12.5, FG 3.0, Alc. 4.5/4.1, IBU 28

Blonde Ale is a traditional American style of Golden Ale. Our version is fermented cooler and given an extra week of cold conditioning for an ale with the crisp finish of a lager. We use all American malts and hops with Liberty and Mount Hood providing the spicy hop bouquet. California Blonde Ale won a Gold medal at he 1996 World Beer Cup, a Bronze medal in the 1997 World Beer Championships, and a Silver Medal in the 1998 World Beer Championships. It earned a Bronze Certificate in the 1997 California State Fair Commercial Craft Brewing Competition and Third Place and a Silver Certificate at the 1996 California State Fair.
OG 12.5, FG 3.0, Alc. 4.5/4.1, IBU 28

Coast Range Maduro Porter

Maduro Porter is a dark chocolatey ale in the tradition of robust porters. The malt bill includes 2-row pale malt, crystal malts, chocolate malts, and a small portion of black malt for deep black color. This porter is generously hopped with Willamette and Spalter for floral/spicy notes to complement the malty undertones. It won a Bronze Certificate in the 1997 California State Fair Commercial Craft Brewing Competition.
OG 14.5, Alc. 5.5/4.8, IBU 35

Bavarian Style Hefe-weizen

Freshly brewed for summer we introduce a Bavarian Style Hefe-weizen. Brewed with over 60% wheat, German Splater hops, and an authentic German yeast. This beer is spicy and fruity and perfect to quench a summer thirst.
OG 12, Alc. 4.5, IBU 25

Merry Maker

Just before the holiday season, the fresh crop of hops are harvested available to the brewer. To celebrate the new harvest we brewed a holiday ale with an enormous kettle addition of freshly harvested American hops. This robust red ale has been dry hopped as well to finish a thoroughly intense hop presence form the initial burst of aroma through the lingering bitter finish. Hop lovers will enjoy this special brew available only during the holiday season.
OG 15.5, Alc. 5.7, IBU 56

Cask - Conditioned Ales

Coast Range is proud to offer authentic English style cask – conditioned ales. We have genuine unfiltered ales, that are carbonated and dry-hopped in the cask. Our cask ales are available directly from the brewery in three sizes:
7.75 US gal. Golden Gate
15.5 US gal. Golden Gate
10.8 US gal. English Firkin