Karl Strauss Brewmaster and Brewers
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.
“Ah, good ol’ trustworthy beer. My love for you will never die.”
-
Homer Simpson
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: Karl Strauss Beer-Pintail Pale Ale, it is one of the best pale ales on the market today.
Q: What is the secret ingredient?
A: 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: Spending time with my beautiful wife Jennifer and my two kids, Jack and Audrey.
“I wish it were winter so we could freeze it into ice blocks and skate on it and melt it in the spring time and drink it!”
-Barry Badrinath
Q: What is your education?
A: Institute of Brewing and Distilling
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?
A: We make so many awesome beers it’s hard to say but the Wreck Alley imperial Stout whoa. Amazing chocolate coffee aromas and nuances followed by superb malty backbone makes this a truly amazing beer.
Q: What is the secret ingredient?
A: I’d like to think that the ancient Annunaki really loved beer and somehow instilled the knowledge of brewing into the human culture thousands of years ago. The reality is that passion, integrity, and the sense of providing happiness to many one pint at a time is what makes beer so special.
Q: What inspired you to brew?
A: Definitely growing up in San Diego has molded my appreciation for craft beer and brewing. Mainly my two older brothers and close friends were the ones who introduced me to “craft beer.” Breweries have an awe inspiring quality to a lot of people, once you walk in you smell the wort boiling, there’s so much going on you see all the beautiful tanks and machinery one can’t help but gravitate towards something like that.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?
A: Usually my free time involves me driving all over the place with a drum set in the back of my car playing with my bros in Stranger Band.
“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.
“Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”
-Winston Churchill
Q: What is your education?
A: Attended San Diego State University for Geography with an emphasis in Geographic Information Systems.
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?
A: 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?
A: Love for the craft, cleanliness in every process and a beard.
Q: What is your favorite thing about living in San Diego?
A: 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?
A: Going to concerts, making music with some friends and riding my sweet neon fuchsia fixie.
“I drink to make other people interesting.”
-George Jean Nathan
Q: What is your education?
A: Chico State, B.A. Media Arts
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?
A: Wreck Alley
Q: What is the secret ingredient?
A: It's the San Diego water.
Q: What inspired you to brew?
A: Working across the street from Sierra Nevada.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?
A: Trick question. Next.
“Good people drink good beer.”
-Hunter S. Thompson
Q: What is your education?
A: AA in Graphic Design from Platt College
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?
A: Fullsuit - it has great flavor, good balance and enough character to keep it interesting.
Q: What is the secret ingredient?
A: Yeast Relationships. People may not know this, but we actually talk to the yeast everyday to make sure they're all happy and comfortable. That’s what makes our beer so special. We're like Yeast Whisperers in addition to Brewers.
Q: What inspired you to brew?
A: After having a handful of brews one night, I had a vision. I wanted to make the world a happier place, so I decided it was my destiny to bring delicious beer to the people. My memory is a bit hazy but I’m pretty sure that’s how it happened.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?
A: Enjoying sunsets, doing yoga, listening to classical music and adopting puppies.
“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed - Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, ‘It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.’”
-Deep Thought, Jack Handy
Q: What is your education?
A: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Humboldt State University
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?
A: Bourbon Oak Conditioned Wreck Alley Imperial Stout
Because this medley of Bourbon, Oak, and this stand alone Stout pair together in harmony.
Q: What is the secret ingredient?
A: It’s all about the fermentation. And a Beard doesn’t hurt either.
Q: What inspired you to brew?
A: My uncle passed down his homebrewing equipment to me and thus began the obsession.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?
A: My Drinking team has a Softball problem.
“Nothing ever tasted better than a cold beer on a beautiful afternoon with nothing to look forward to but more of the same.”
- Hugh Hood
Q: What is your education?
A: Siebel Institute World Brewing Academy
Q: What is your favorite Karl Strauss beer and why?
A: Wreck Alley on cask.
Q: What is the secret ingredient?
A: Pride.
Q: What inspired you to brew?
A: Trying to duplicate my favorite beer.
Q: When you are not drinking beer what are you doing?
A: Cycling the coast or swimming La Jolla Cove.
