Karl Strauss Brewery and Grill - San Diego, CA
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Karl Strauss Brewery and Grill is located at 1157 Columbia St in Downtown San Diego California. It is the first-ever brewpub in San Diego.
Waymark Code: WM10E8W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2019
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In 1988, Chris Cramer and Matt Rattner asked Master Brewer Karl Strauss, to help them develop a brewpub. Strauss was a former vice president of production at Pabst Brewing Company.
Karl Strauss Brewery and Grill, located on Columbia Street, opened in 1989. It was the first brewery of any type to operate in San Diego since 1953, and the first-ever brewpub in San Diego. At the time the craft brewing industry was in its infancy and the American standard for beer was light, mild and mass-produced, but Chris Cramer felt that the country was ready for beers with more personality. He believed that "If we could get this style of beer into people's mouths, we could create converts."
The company's first distributing brewery began producing beer in late 1991. In 1996 the company's distributing brewery operations were moved into a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) home office and brewing building in Pacific Beach. Also in 1991 the company opened its second brewpub: Karl Strauss Brewery Gardens in Sorrento Mesa. Additional brewpubs were opened in La Jolla (1996), Carlsbad (1999), Costa Mesa (2002), 4S Ranch in San Diego's North County (2012), Temecula (2013), Anaheim (2016) and Downtown Los Angeles (2016). There is also a Karl Strauss brewpub at Universal Citywalk in Los Angeles and a Karl Strauss "beer truck" at the Disney California Adventure theme park in Anaheim.
In 2009, the company partnered with the Greenhouse alternative energy company in a program to convert its waste to ethanol for use as a fuel.
Opening Hours:
Sunday 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM
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