Karl Strauss Wins Sixth Gold Medal at 2018 Great American Beer Festival
KARL won gold in the English-Style Summer Ale category for Liquid A/C, which also won bronze at GABF in 2016.
Karl Strauss Brewing Company won another gold medal at last weekend’s Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) competition.
This year, GABF judges blind tasted over 8,800 different beers from 2,450 American breweries.
KARL won gold in the English-Style Summer Ale category for Liquid A/C. The beer was brewed at their satellite brewery in La Jolla. Liquid A/C also won bronze at GABF in 2016.
“We are honored to have won gold at this year’s GABF! This medal is a testament to the talents of our brewing team. Special shout out to our Head Brewer Lyndon Walker for this medal winning recipe.” says Matt Johnson, Brewmaster - Karl Strauss Brewing Company.
KARL has now won 13 medals at GABF since they started competing in 2009. Liquid A/C is KARL’s sixth GABF gold medal. The brewery has also won GABF golds for Red Trolley, Windansea Wheat, Queen of Tarts Dark Sour and Honey Common.
To learn more about Karl Strauss Brewing Company’s award-winning prowess visit www.karlstrauss.com.
ABOUT KARL STRAUSS BREWING COMPANY
Karl Strauss Brewing Company has been proudly independent since 1989, pioneering the craft beer scene with innovative beer releases like Aurora Hoppyalis IPA, Queen of Tarts Dark Sour, and Wreck Alley Imperial Stout. The brewery has won 110 medals since 2009 and was recently honored with the “Mid-Size Brewing Company of the Year” award at the Great American Beer Festival in 2016.
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Karl Strauss Wins Gold At The Great American Beer Festival
Karl Strauss won gold in the Honey Beer category for their Orange Blossom Common. The beer is a small batch release from their satellite brewery in Carlsbad.
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SAN DIEGO, CA — Karl Strauss Brewing Company added more bling to their trophy case with a gold medal at this year’s Great American Beer Festival (“GABF”), the premier U.S. beer festival and competition.
The company won gold in the Honey Beer category for their Orange Blossom Common. The beer is a small batch release from their satellite brewery in Carlsbad.
“We are delighted to win again at this year’s GABF. The beer that won is a unique California Common Ale brewed with Orange Blossom Honey. Props to our brewer Mickail Murawski for this medal-winning recipe. We were also stoked to see many of our independent, San Diego brewery friends also taking home medals!” says Matt Johnson, Brewmaster, Karl Strauss Brewing Company.
To learn more about Karl Strauss Brewing Company’s award-winning prowess visit www.karlstrauss.com.
About Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Karl Strauss Brewing Company has been proudly independent since 1989, pioneering the craft beer scene with innovative beer releases like Aurora Hoppyalis IPA, Queen of Tarts Dark Sour, and Wreck Alley Imperial Stout. The brewery has won 105 medals since 2009 and was recently honored with the 2016 “Mid-Size Brewing Company of the Year” award at the Great American Beer Festival. For more information visit www.karlstrauss.com or call the brewery at (858) 273-2739. Share it. Cheers.
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Kiersten Winant— kiersten.winant@karlstrauss.com; 619.396.5105