Sharing The Beer

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Each year, we support hundreds of charitable events through our community partnerships and donations program. These events run the gamut between large festivals and street fairs to art exhibits and independent film premiers. As a brewery, we’re committed to supporting non-profit organizations that aid the arts, the environment, action sports, and independent music, while continuing to cultivate awareness and promote Southern California’s vibrant and growing craft beer community.

If you know of an event within these categories that could use some Karl Strauss beer or if you have the 411 on upcoming beer festivals, please let us know by submitting an online request. For up-to-date information on Karl Strauss events, be sure to follow us on Facebook & Twitteror subscribe to our Blog: all are updated regularly.

If you’d like Karl Strauss to donate beer to your non-profit organization, please see our request form for more details.


Q: Can you donate beer to my organization if we don’t have a 501c3 or 501c6 tax ID #?
A: Unfortunately, no. The state of California requires that all beer donations be made to tax exempt organizations.

Q: Do I need a license to sell donated beer at my event?
A: Yes, the state of California requires that non-profit organizations acquire a 1-day license to sell alcoholic beverages.
The application can be found here.

Q: Do you donate merchandise and/or gift cards?

A: As a brewery, we’re committed to only donating our beer in support of non-profits.