Karl Strauss is one of the world's most accomplished Master Brewers. In Minden, Germany where his father was the president of a small brewery, Karl was born on brewery premises and lived in the family quarters at the brewery while he was growing up (hence the claim that he has beer in his blood). As a young man, Karl left Minden to study in Bavaria where he earned his degree in the science of malting and brewing from the Technical University Munich at Weihenstephan.

In his lifetime, he has brewed more than seven billion servings of beer, more than enough for every person on earth to enjoy a Karl Strauss beer. Karl is a past president of the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) and co-author of The Practical Brewer, the definitive handbook of brewing in America. He is also the only person ever to receive both the MBAA's Lifetime Achievement Award of Honor and the Award of Merit, considered to be the two highest honors in the American brewing industry. Karl retired from Pabst in 1983 and began a second career as a brewing consultant. Since 1983, he has traveled internationally to consult for large and small breweries on all aspects of production.

As Master Brewer, Karl Strauss designs the brewery operations and processes used by Karl Strauss Breweries, formulates the beers produced, and personally trains their brewmasters.

Karl Strauss Beers

Karl Strauss Brewing Company is located at:

5985 Santa Fe Street

San Diego, CA, 92109

Telephone: (858) 273-(BREW)2739

Fax: (858) 581-5691

For Distributorship and Sales information:

Contact:

Paul Timm

Director of Beer Operations

email: PaulT@karlstrauss.com

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At Karl Strauss Breweries they always strive to be the best at what they do: they aim to make the best beer, provide the best service, operate the best brewery restaurants, all while building the best relationships with their guests.

Once again Karl Strauss swept all the major local awards this year, and for the tenth year in a row was named San Diego's "Best Microbrewery" by San Diego Magazine, which is judged by professional restaurant reviewers and by the magazine's readers.

They are proud to have received the Gold Medallion award from the California Restaurant Association again this year, in addition to being awarded "Best Microbrewery" by the readers of the San Diego Union Tribune and San Diego Reader. For the first time, they have received the "Best Business Lunch" from the San Diego Reader

                                              Awards:

San Diego Magazine Dining and Nightlife Guide, Reader's Poll 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 

Gold Medallion Award Winner California Restaurant Association 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

San Diego Union-Tribune Readers Poll 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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