Paul Segura Brewmaster

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” - Ben Franklin

Q: What is your education?: A: San Diego State University Undergraduate Bachelor of Science, American Brewer’s Guild UC Davis California, and Intensive Brewery Science and Engineering.
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?: A: Black’s Beach Extra Dark because it has huge amounts of flavor for such a light beer.
Q: What is the secret ingredient?: A: San Diego soul.
Q: What is your favorite thing about living in San Diego?: A: San Diego always has the perfect beer drinking climate.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?: A: Pouring myself another one.

Matt Johnson Senior Brewer

“Brewers enjoy working to make beer as much as drinking beer instead of working.”
- Harold Rudolf

Q: What is your education?: A: American Brewers Guild- Intensive Course in Brewing Science and Engineering BA Speech Communication- Cal State Northridge
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?: A: Windansea Wheat Hefeweizen. A good German style Hefeweizen is so delicious.
Q: What is the secret ingredient?: A: Love and Passion for beer.
Q:What inspired you to brew?: A: I love to create beers that everyone enjoys.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?: A: Playing with my 2 kids, Jack and Audrey.

Nolan Clark Brewer

“I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day.”
-Frank Sinatra

Q: What is your education?: A: Institute of Brewing and Distilling
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?: A: Right now the Saison is poppin, the combination of a unique yeast note, spice and tartness makes my stomach dance inside!
Q: What is the secret ingredient?: A: “It's all about the love.” - If I told you, it would'nt be a secret now would it.
Q: What is your favorite thing about living in San Diego?: A: The mix of many cultures and ideals makes S.D. a well rounded environment, can’t complain about the climate either.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?: A: Composing music is my first love. I mainly focus a lot of my time on improving technique and making new grooves.

James Petti Brewer

“I’m drinking a beer, now I fell down some stairs, I’m in love.” - Frank Sinatra

Q: What is your education?: A: Siebel Institute of Technology and World Brewing Academy
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?: A: Black’s Beach Extra Dark. Amazingly the definition of smooth, well balanced, AND tasty.
Q:What is the secret ingredient?: A: Attention to detail.
Q: What is your favorite thing about living in San Diego?: A: You can always find something to do. It’s hard to be bored here.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?: A: Recording music at my analog home studio.

Lyndon Walker Brewer

“I’m gonna drink lots of beer and stay out all night.” - Homer Simpson

Q: What is your education?: A: Bachelor of Science in Communication from University of Phoenix
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?: A: The bitter hoppy flavor and citrus aroma make
Tower 10 IPA my favorite Karl Strauss beer. (The 6.5% ABV doesn’t hurt either)
Q: What is the secret ingredient?: A: No secrets, good beer comes from good ingredients and attention to detail.
Q: What is your favorite thing about living in San Diego?: A: Of course there is the nice weather, and the beautiful beaches, and the laid back people, and the food, and the beer, and the…
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?: A: Cooking up some grub or maybe playing some Frisbee golf.

Derek Gallanosa Brewer

“Brewers are, quite possibly, the sexiest men alive.”
-Oprah Winfrey

Q: What is your education?: B.S. of Marketing, California State University San Marcos
Brewing Processes Certificate of Completion, Siebel Institute of Brewing Science and Technology
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?: Unblended 22nd Anniversary. I’ve never done “shrooms” but I would imagine the euphoria would feel a little something like when I tasted this gem.
Q:What is the secret ingredient?: Vodka…uh oh, cat’s out of the bag.
Q:What is your favorite thing about living in San Diego?: That a good burrito is always an arm’s length away. Oh, and the fact that it is the greatest beer destination in this country!
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?: Eating everything in sight!!

John Hunter Assistant Brewer
(aka Resident Hipster Lumberjack)

“Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”
-Winston Churchill

Q: What is your education?: Attended San Diego State University for Geography with an emphasis in Geographic Information Systems.
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?: My favorite Karl Strauss beer is Double Dry-Hopped Pintail because regular Pintail is probably the best American Pale Ale on the market and Double Dry-hopped off a cask just gives it amazing floral and citrus aromas that make it just that much better.
Q:What is the secret ingredient?: Love for the craft, cleanliness in every process and a beard.
Q:What is your favorite thing about living in San Diego?: I can ride my bike to work year-round and it’s hard to complain about the amazing selection of award winning breweries.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?: Going to concerts, making music with some friends and riding my sweet neon fuchsia fixie.

Paul Segura Brewmaster

A: San Diego State University Undergraduate Bachelor of Science, American Brewer’s Guild UC Davis California, and Intensive Brewery Science and Engineering.

A: Black’s Beach Extra Dark because it has huge amounts of flavor for such a light beer.

A: San Diego soul.

A: San Diego always has the perfect beer drinking climate.

A: Pouring myself another one.

Matt Johnson Senior Brewer

A: American Brewers Guild- Intensive Course in Brewing Science and Engineering BA Speech Communication- Cal State Northridge

A: Windansea Wheat Hefeweizen. A good German style Hefeweizen is so delicious.

A: Love and Passion for beer.

A: I love to create beers that everyone enjoys.

A: Playing with my 2 kids, Jack and Audrey.

Nolan Clark Brewer

A: Institute of Brewing and Distilling

A: Right now the Saison is poppin, the combination of a unique yeast note, spice and tartness makes my stomach dance inside!

A: “It's all about the love.” - If I told you, it would'nt be a secret now would it.

A: The mix of many cultures and ideals makes S.D. a well rounded environment, can’t complain about the climate either.

A: Composing music is my first love. I mainly focus a lot of my time on improving technique and making new grooves.

James Petti Brewer

A: Siebel Institute of Technology and World Brewing Academy

A: Black’s Beach Extra Dark. Amazingly the definition of smooth, well balanced, AND tasty.

A: Attention to detail.

A: You can always find something to do. It’s hard to be bored here.

A: Recording music at my analog home studio.

Lyndon Walker Brewer

A: Bachelor of Science in Communication from University of Phoenix

A: The bitter hoppy flavor and citrus aroma make Tower 10 IPA my favorite Karl Strauss beer. (The 6.5% ABV doesn’t hurt either)

A: No secrets, good beer comes from good ingredients and attention to detail.

A: Of course there is the nice weather, and the beautiful beaches, and the laid back people, and the food, and the beer, and the…

A: Cooking up some grub or maybe playing some Frisbee golf.

Derek Gallanosa Brewer

B.S. of Marketing, California State University San Marcos Brewing Processes Certificate of Completion, Siebel Institute of Brewing Science and Technology

Unblended 22nd Anniversary. I’ve never done “shrooms” but I would imagine the euphoria would feel a little something like when I tasted this gem.

Vodka…uh oh, cat’s out of the bag.

That a good burrito is always an arm’s length away. Oh, and the fact that it is the greatest beer destination in this country!

Eating everything in sight!!

John Hunter Assistant Brewer (aka Resident Hipster Lumberjack)

Attended San Diego State University for Geography with an emphasis in Geographic Information Systems.

My favorite Karl Strauss beer is Double Dry-Hopped Pintail because regular Pintail is probably the best American Pale Ale on the market and Double Dry-hopped off a cask just gives it amazing floral and citrus aromas that make it just that much better.

Love for the craft, cleanliness in every process and a beard.

I can ride my bike to work year-round and it’s hard to complain about the amazing selection of award winning breweries.

Going to concerts, making music with some friends and riding my sweet neon fuchsia fixie.

A: The bitter hoppy flavor and citrus aroma make
Tower 10 IPA my favorite Karl Strauss beer. (The 6.5% ABV doesn’t hurt either)

B.S. of Marketing, California State University San Marcos
Brewing Processes Certificate of Completion, Siebel Institute of Brewing Science and Technology

John Hunter Assistant Brewer
(aka Resident Hipster Lumberjack)