Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Founded 1989
Running the show:
Co-Founders Chris Cramer, CEO and Matt Rattner, President
Brewmaster, Paul Segura
Namesake: Karl Strauss
Main Brewery
5985 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, Ca 92109
32,175 Barrels Brewed in 2009
60 Barrel Brewing system
Bottling line:
One-of-a-kind 2 story design
Meyer Bottle Filler, 250 bottles per minute
On average, we bottle 30 hours per month
25,000 bottles per run, each run is about 3 hours, 288,000 bottles per month
Operating at a 90% line efficiency
12oz and 22oz capabilities
Employees:
Brewery: 62
Brewery Restaurants: 344
Total: 406
Distribution:
Karl Strauss Brewing Company is distributed throughout Southern California. Look for our beers as far south as the border, as east as Palm Springs, and as north as Mammoth. We’re also excited to announce limited bottle distribution throughout Northern California.
Brewery Restaurants
Running the show: Executive Chef, Gunther Emathinger
Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Downtown
Location: 157 Columbia St, San Diego, CA 92101
Year opened: 1989
10-barrel JV Northwest brewery system
Brewer: Nolan Clark
Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Sorrento Mesa
Location: 9675 Scranton Rd, San Diego, CA 92121
Year opened: 1994
½-barrel brewery system (test batches)
Brewer: Paul Segura
Karl Strauss Brewing Company, La Jolla
Location: 1044 Wall St, La Jolla, CA 92037
Year opened: 1996
7-barrel Pacific Mechanical brewery system
Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Carlsbad
Location: 5801 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Year opened: 2000
7-barrel Pacific Mechanical brewery system
Brewer: James Petti
Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Universal Citywalk
Location: 1000 Universal Studios Blvd , Universal City, CA 91608-1008
Year opened: 2000
7-barrel Pacific Mechanical brewery system
Brewer: James Petti
Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Costa Mesa
Location: 901 S Coast Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Year opened: 2002
20-barrel JV Northwest brewery system
Brewer: Matt Johnson
