Every Thursday.
Come Thirsty.
ALL Karl Strauss Brewery Restaurants
Downtown 5:00p La Jolla 6:00p
Sorrento Mesa 5:00p Carlsbad 5:00p
Costa Mesa 5:00p Universal CityWalk 4:00p
Our monthly Cask Nights were such a hit, we decided to make it a weekly event. Our brewers will be creating special small batches, one-off brews, and tricked out versions of current beers for every Cask Night. Check back weekly to find out what we’ll be tapping each week.
Tapping this month: February
Thursday 2/4
In honor of our 21st Anniversary it’s Cask Night with the honorable Jerry Sanders. Be there at 5:30p to watch him tap the cask. At our Downtown location only.
Featured On Cask: Oatmeal Stout
Thursday 2/11
Scottish Ale
Thursday 2/18
21st Anniversary Ale
Thursday 2/25
Pintail Pale Ale
What is cask-conditioned beer?Cask-conditioned beer is an ale that undergoes a secondary fermentation by maturing in small casks (approximately 11 gallons), which give it more developed flavors than draught beer. It is also smoother then keg beer because it is dispensed without the use of carbon dioxide (CO2). Draught beer is pushed from a keg using CO2, while cask beer is pulled out of the cask and drawn into the glass using a siphon pump device called a beer engine. This is the traditional serving technique found in pubs in the UK.
Cask-conditioned ales are stored and served slightly warmer than regular beer. The normal temperature for cask ale is 50-55°F. This temperature allows more of the delicate flavors that are developed during the secondary fermentation to be tasted.
For more information on cask-conditioned beer, please visit: Campaign for Real Ale.
