After 24 years of brewing in America’s Finest City, Karl Strauss Brewing Company is opening the doors to their main brewery to the thirsty public. Step right up as we give you an inside look at the current progress of this project, as well as all the information you need on what is to come in just mere weeks in July.

 
As a craft beer fan in San Diego, you would have to be living under a pier to not be fully familiar with Karl Strauss and their award winning brews. From the countless bars slinging Karl on tap or their brewpub restaurants around town, your options for Karl Strauss enjoyment are many. But when is the last time you were able to visit the main brewery and take in a glass or three? Go ahead, we will let you think that over.

Don’t beat yourself up because you have no memory of this, you are not alone. Aside from the few special events, such as the “Changing of the Barrels”, the brewery located at 5985 Santa Fe Street in San Diego has never been open to the general beer craving public. But all of that will change this summer.

In just a matter of weeks, Karl Strauss Brewing Company will be “pulling back the curtain and letting craft beer fans into our brewery for the first time in 24 years.”

Karl Strauss Brewery and Tasting room is already set to become “…every beer fans favorite hangout.” The tasting room will feature a custom built 20-tap bar, a barrel aging room, and an outdoor beer garden under one of Co-founder and CEO Chris Cramer’s favorite features, the beautiful African Coral trees. The outdoor beer garden will feature custom furniture designed around these wonderful trees. Beer drinkers will also be able to grab food from visiting food trucks that will pull into the upcoming food truck dock.

Some of the “key features” to come to the space include a custom built concrete bar, “barrel-aging throughout the space, ability to see into (their) QC lab/brewery/bottling line, new merchandise program, beer-to-go sales (kegs, bottles, growlers), private meeting space,” and the ability to try exclusive beer releases. If that wasn’t enough, the new space will be fully cyclist-friendly, with custom-built bike racks on site.

The tasting room will be open to all ages, but of course you will need ID to purchase the brews. Hours on each day will vary; Monday and Tuesday – Closed, Wednesday – 2:00pm-8:00pm, Thursday and Friday – 2:00pm-9:00pm, Saturday – 12:00pm-9:00pm, Sunday – 12:00pm-5:00pm.

Opening day will be this July. Stay tuned to the Karl Strauss website for any official announcements.