Karl Strauss Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery | San Diego, CA, United States of America

Vital Statistics

Beers

Overall average: 65 (logged 13 times)
Karl Strauss Follow the Sun Kölsch: 67 (logged 1 time)
Kölsch
Karl Strauss Golden Stout: 50 (logged 1 time)
Stout
Karl Strauss Moment of Zen: 67 (logged 1 time)
Japanese Rice Lager
Karl Strauss Mosaic Session IPA: 58 (logged 1 time)
American India Pale Ale / IPA
Karl Strauss Peanut Butter Cup Porter: 75 (logged 2 times)
Porter
Karl Strauss Red Trolley Ale: 67 (logged 2 times)
Amber / Red Ale
Karl Strauss Windansea Wheat: 50 (logged 1 time)
Bavarian Hefeweizen
Karl Strauss Wreck Alley Imperial Stout: 67 (logged 1 time)
Stout
Naples House Blonde: 67 (logged 1 time)
American Blonde Ale

Limited Edition Single Releases

Karl Strauss 28th Anniversary Ale: 83 (logged 1 time)
Belgian Quadrupel Ale (Aged in Barrels, Bourbon)

Logs for beers from this brewery

I don’t have it to compare but this tastes suspiciously like the Moment of Zen from earlier today.
Draft
Extremely fragrant, floral. A funky cereal finish that is lightly sweet but also a little musty.
Draft
Bottle at A house in Rowland Heights, CA
A bit spicy sweet. Sweet smoke on top. May be trying too hard to be "holiday."
Bubblegum, pine, lemon. A bit simply sweet. Perfumy.
Banana clove. Slightly smoky. Sweet wheat finish.
A clean kolsch, slightly cloudy in flavor. Hints of banana and sweet cereal.
Fairly smooth strong stout. After a flight of somewhat off beers this one hit the spot just fine. My favorite of the night by a fair margin.
Amazing smell, which is basically exactly like opening a pack of Reese's peanut butter cups. A very mild, creamy porter makes for a great base for the peanut butter flavor, which is a very good balance of chocolate, salt, sweet, and peanut. The finish might be a tad gritty, or maybe that's just my imagination? Still, yum.
Bottle at Xbeer One
Beautiful red-amber color. Crisp, good amount of carbonation, lightly malty aftertaste. Surprising amount of bitterness for a red ale. Perfect for a hot day.
Draft at Dos Coyotes, Davis