Karl Strauss Brewing Company
San Diego, California, USA · Est. 1989
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Official current site identifies Karl Strauss as San Diego's original local beer since 1989.
The Beer Library
Beers
Red Trolley Ale
Year-RoundIrish Style Red Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.karlstrauss.com/beers/red-trolley-ale/. Official current product page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Follow The Sun
Year-RoundLager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.karlstrauss.com/beers/follow-the-sun. Official current product page; 11 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tower X
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.karlstrauss.com/beers/tower-x-west-coast-ipa/. Official current product page; 60 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Golden Stout
Year-RoundGolden Ale with Coffee
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.karlstrauss.com/beers/golden-stout/. Official current product page; coffee, vanilla beans and cocoa nibs.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mosaic IPA
Year-RoundIndia Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.karlstrauss.com/beers/mosaic-ipa/. Official current product page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.karlstrauss.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's California master, Pass 187 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Drinking Karl Strauss Brewing Company? Stamp it in your passport.
Discover it here — collect it in the Passport. Track every beer, earn stamps, and build your own beer passport.
Every brewery deserves its full story told.
If you're the owner or team behind Karl Strauss Brewing Company, we'll build out your complete profile — history, the people, every beer — and feature you in a Tally's documentary. No cost, just your story.