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Karl Strauss’ Celebration of Independent Beer, Collabapalooza, Returns For Its Third Year

Voted Best Beer Event by West Coaster Magazine, Collabapalooza celebrates the spirit of independent beer made in San Diego.

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SAN DIEGO, CA— Karl Strauss Brewing Company is proud to present the third year of Collabapalooza, an indie beer collaboration celebration featuring independent San Diego craft breweries. This signature event is going down on Saturday, October 19, behind the North Park Observatory. 

Voted Best Beer Event of 2017 and 2018 by the readers of West Coaster Magazine, Collabapalooza celebrates the spirit of independent beer made in San Diego, with once-in-a-lifetime chances to taste a unique selection of one-off collaboration beers and rare releases made by more than 40 local breweries.

This collaboration festival benefits the San Diego Brewers Guild, as well as the North Park Main Street Association. Collabapalooza will take place on Saturday, October 19, from 1 to 5pm. General admission tickets cost $40 per person, with VIP priced at $60 each. All tickets include unlimited 2oz pours and a commemorative taster glass, and VIP admission also boasts early festival access and a festival t-shirt. Tickets are available for purchase here

The complete pour list for Collabapalooza will be announced at the end of September. The complete Collaboration Partner list is available below.

For more information about Collabapalooza, contact Emily Hutto at coop@radcraftbeer.com.

ABOUT KARL STRAUSS BREWING COMPANY

Karl Strauss Brewing Company has been proudly independent since 1989, pioneering the craft beer scene with innovative and award-winning beer releases like Aurora Hoppyalis IPA, Queen of Tarts Dark Sour, and Boat Shoes Hazy IPA. For more information, visit www.karlstrauss.com or call the brewery at (858) 273-2739. Share it. Cheers.

Karl Strauss Collaboration Beers with…     

AleSmith

Alta Brewing      

Thorn

Helix Brewing    

Belching Beaver

Stone    

Mission Brewery

                

Participating Breweries 

Abnormal Beer Co. with Thr3e Punk Ales & SouthNorte  

Alpine Beer Company with Pizza Port OB

Amplified Ale Works with OB Brewery & Half Door 

Automatic Brewing Co. with Gravity Heights 

Bagby Beer Company with Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company

Bay City with Thunderhawk Alements

Bitter Brothers with Stave and Nail

Black Plague with SLO Brew & My Yard Live          

Booze Brothers with Stave & Nail 

Burgeon Beer Company with Eppig Brewing         

Burning Beard Brewing with Automatic Brewing Company

Coronado Brewing Company with Ketch Brewing

Duck Foot Brewing Co. with Deft Brewing

Eppig Brewing with Home Brewing Co     

Fall Brewing Company with Artifex Brewing

Gravity Heights Brewery with Automatic Brewing Company          

Half Door with Southpark Brewing & Pizza Port Bressi Ranch

Mason Ale Works with Horus Aged Ales

Mike Hess Brewing Co. with Pariah Brewing

Mikkeller Brewing with Setting Sun Sake

Mother Earth Brewing Company with (TBD!)

New English Brewing Company with Automatic Brewing Company

Nickel Beer Co. with (TBD!)          

North Park Beer Co. with Original 40 Brewing Company  

Novo Brazil Brewing Co. with (TBD!)

Pizza Port Brewing Co. with Alpine Brewing

Pure Project with JuneShine

Resident Brewing Co. with Helia Brewing Company

Rip Current with Long Beach Beer Lab

Rouleur Brewing Company with Black Plague

San Diego Brewing Company with BnS Brewing

Second Chance Beer Company with New English Brewing

Societe Brewing Company with Burning Beard Brewing

South Park Brewing Company with Burning Beard Brewing

The Lost Abbey with Burning Beard Brewing

Thr3e Punk Ales Brewing with Abnormal Beer Co.

Thunderhawk Alements with Border X Brewing

White Labs Brewing Co. with Latchkey Brewing

Wild Barrel Brewing with Pink Boots Society

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Karl Strauss Supports Wildfire Relief Efforts with Two Beer Releases

Karl Strauss Brewing Company is supporting those affected by the California wildfires currently devastating the brewery’s home state through two charitable beers set to release Friday, December 21.

photo by Dustin Hall, The Brewtography Project

photo by Dustin Hall, The Brewtography Project

SAN DIEGO, CA— Karl Strauss Brewing Company is supporting those affected by the California wildfires currently devastating the brewery’s home state through two charitable beers set to release Friday, December 21 with the proceeds to benefit relief efforts. KARL will also institute an internal Beer it Forward donation system to match employee donations for aid efforts.

On November 27, Karl Strauss Brewing Co. brewed a 7bbl batch of Resilience IPA to support the Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund along with a 7bbl batch of Strauss Relief Brut IPA – an American Brut IPA brewed with a light malt profile along with Cascade, Simcoe, Strata, and Nelson hops to showcase piney aromatics, tropical notes and a clean, super dry finish. Proceeds from Strauss Relief Brut IPA will support the California Fire Foundation, specifically toward those impacted by the LA County fires.

Join KARL on Friday, December 21 at their main brewery and tasting room in Pacific Beach or any of their brewpubs in Southern California to show your support as they tap the two charitable beers. Purchase a pint or offer a donation to help the brewery raise proceeds for both the Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund and the California Fire Foundation.

To learn more about the organizations receiving funds and to contribute yourself, visit Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund and California Fire Foundation.

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Karl Strauss Takes Home a Bronze at World Beer Cup and a Gold at LA International Beer Competition

The medal-winning Farmhouse is a small batch beer produced at the company’s 4S Ranch satellite brewery in San Diego by Head Brewer Sean Albrecht.

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San Diego, CA — The 2018 World Beer Cup® took place in Nashville, Tennessee this week, held in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference.  The highly regarded competition is considered the largest international gathering of beers with more than 8,234 entries this year from 2,515 breweries representing 66 countries.  The competition winners were announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, May 3rd 2018, and Karl Strauss Brewing Company was awarded a bronze medal in the category of French & Belgian-Style Saison.

The medal-winning Farmhouse is a small batch beer produced at the company’s 4S Ranch satellite brewery in San Diego by Head Brewer Sean Albrecht. It was brewed in the classic saison style using traditional saison malts and yeast, and features aromas of black pepper and a subtle hoppiness that lingers through a crisp and refreshing finish.

“Winning a medal at any beer competition is exciting, but the World Beer Cup® is a whole different ballgame.  When you’re competing against some of the best beers from all over the world, taking home a medal is no small feat and we are incredibly honored,” –Sean Albrecht, Head Brewer, Karl Strauss Brewing Company

The company is also celebrating a fresh gold medal win for their Two Tortugas Belgian Quad earned at the 2018 Los Angeles International Beer Competition earlier this week.  Two Tortugas, first released in 2011 as a one-time holiday brew, has now racked up a total of 5 medals in beer competitions including a silver at the World Beer Cup® in 2012, and a bronze at the Great American Beer Festival in 2011.  This cult classic KARL brew was brought back by popular demand after its initial release and now returns regularly as a seasonal favorite in the company’s lineup. 

With the addition of these two recent medals the Karl Strauss trophy case now showcases a total of 107 medals, along with the prestigious “Mid-Size Brewing Company of the Year” award earned at the Great American Beer Festival in 2016. 

The medal-winning Farmhouse will be pouring on draft at the Karl Strauss Tasting Room & Beer Garden in Pacific Beach at their upcoming Arts & Amps event on May 19th.  To learn more about KARL’s lineup of award-winning beers, 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 107 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. For more information, visit www.karlstrauss.com or call the brewery at (858) 273-2739. Share it. Cheers.

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Funkwerks Expands Distribution Into Southern California

Funkwerks is proud to announce the expansion of its distribution to Southern California with draft and limited six-packs available via Stone Distributing beginning this week.

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FORT COLLINS, CO — Funkwerks is proud to announce the expansion of its distribution to Southern California with draft and limited six-packs available via Stone Distributing beginning this week.

Draft and six-pack offerings of Funkwerks' year-round beers— Funkwerks Saison, Tropic King, and Raspberry Provincial— will be available in select establishments across Southern California.

“We have been so excited to hit the west coast for years, and it wasn’t until recently that we’ve been able to upgrade our brewery, produce more beer, and transport our beer longer distances without fear of sacrificing quality,” said Gordon Schuck, Head Brewer and Co-Founder.

“If you ask who the top distributors are in the United States, Stone in Southern California, lands at the top of that list, so it was an easy choice,” Brad Lincoln, President and Co-Founder explains. “We know our styles will fit in well in California’s community of craft-conscious consumers.”

Funkwerks’ new 6-packs will now be available in select locations across 9 states including Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, and now Southern California.

Be sure to check out Funkwerks' launch parties around Southern California this week:

Tuesday, April 10 - San Diego
Iron Pig Alehouse1520 Garnet Ave. San Diego (Pacific Beach), CA 92109 –  6:00 PM.
Neighborhood – 777 G Street San Diego, CA 92101 –  6:00 PM.

Wednesday, April 11 – L.A. Market
Mikkeller DTLA – 330 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90015 –  6:00 PM.
Stout Burgers & Beer – 111 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401  –  6:00 PM.

Thursday, April 12 – Orange County Market
Mission Control – 515 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92707 –  6:00 PM.

For more information about Funkwerks and their new 6-packs contact Emily Hutto at coop@radcraftbeer.com.

ABOUT FUNKWERKS

Founded in 2009 by brewers Gordon Schuck and Brad Lincoln, Funkwerks is a specialty craft brewery specializing in Saison, Sour, and Belgian-style craft beers made in their small brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado. The 2012 winner of the Small Brewery of the Year Award at the Great American Beer Festival, Funkwerks beers are available in nine US states. Find the brewery online at funkwerks.com.

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