{"id":4329,"date":"2011-01-25T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/?p=4329"},"modified":"2011-01-24T21:30:14","modified_gmt":"2011-01-25T04:30:14","slug":"karl-strauss22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/25\/karl-strauss22\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Profile &#8211; Karl Strauss Celebrates 22 in the barrel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">#beer, #newrelease, @karlstrauss,<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/karl_strauss_22nd_anni.jpg\" alt=\"Karl Strauss 22nd Anniversary\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Karl Strauss Celebrates 22 Years with Special &#8220;Changing of the Barrels&#8221; Anniversary Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>San Diego, CA \u2013 January<\/strong>&#8211; February marks the 22nd Anniversary of craft beer in San Diego, and Karl Strauss Brewing Company is celebrating the occasion with a new event and limited release brew.  Join the company for its inaugural <strong>\u201cChanging of the Barrels\u201d <\/strong>event to be held at the main brewery in Pacific Beach on February 2.  This intimate event kicks off the company\u2019s new anniversary barrel-aging series, offering the public an exclusive chance to taste the 22nd Anniversary beer unblended, side by side with the blended version that will be released later in the month.<\/p>\n<p>Guests will also be the first and only to taste the 23rd Anniversary brew before it goes into barrels for 12 months.  \u201cChanging of the Barrels\u201d is <strong>limited to 60 tickets<\/strong> and will <strong>include beer and appetizers<\/strong>, live <strong>music<\/strong> by the local band Blackout Party, and a night of <strong>hanging with the   Karl Strauss brew crew<\/strong>.  Guests will receive a bottle of the <strong>22nd Anniversary Vanilla Imperial Stout<\/strong> and a commemorative snifter glass.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe\u2019ve dabbled in barrel aging beers before and I\u2019m excited about this new program where we\u2019ll start aging each of our anniversary beers for an entire year,\u201d says Paul Segura, Karl Strauss Brewmaster.  \u201cI think it\u2019s cool that guests will have an exclusive chance to try next year\u2019s Anniversary Old Ale before its aged.  Next year, they can come back and see how the beer has changed in the barrels.\u201d  Each guest at the event will receive a 33 Bottles of Beer booklet (33beers.com) to write their tasting notes for comparison year after year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This year\u2019s 22nd Anniversary beer is a Vanilla Imperial Stout, with a portion aged in bourbon barrels for nine months.  The barrel-aged beer was then blended with a fresh batch of stout, along with the addition of fresh split Madagascar vanilla beans.  The bourbon and vanilla flavors perfectly complement the dark chocolate and warming fishing of this 8.5% sipper, making it an ideal dessert or after dinner drink.<\/p>\n<p>The 22nd Anniversary Stout will be available on tap at select beer bars across Southern California and in 22oz bottles throughout the state starting in mid February.  To purchase tickets to the \u201cChanging of the Barrels\u201d VIP Event visit <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.karlstrauss.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.karlstrauss.com\">www.karlstrauss.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Date:<\/strong> February 2, 2011 (our real Anniversary!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 5pm-8pm<\/li>\n<li> <strong>Where:<\/strong> Karl Strauss Brewing Company, 5985 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109<\/li>\n<li> <strong>Ticket Price:<\/strong> $50 per person, tickets online only (this event will sell out, so buy early)<\/li>\n<li> <strong>What&#8217;s included:<\/strong> Ticket includes beer and food for the night, live music, a commemorative 22nd Anniversary snifter, and a 22oz bottle of the 22nd Anniversary Vanilla Imperial Stout.  This is also the only chance to try the 22nd Anniversary Ale unblended and the 23rd Anniversary Ale before it goes into barrels for 12 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>22nd Anniversary Vanilla Imperial Stout Specs:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8.5% ABV<\/li>\n<li> 50 IBU<\/li>\n<li> 80 SRM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Label Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen we opened in 1989, the most adventurous beer in town was our Downtown After Dark Brown Ale. Our 22nd Anniversary Stout is a tribute to our roots and to those that dared to dream big in San Diego. Brewed with vanilla beans and aged three months in American oak bourbon barrels, this complex Imperial Stout has layers. Nuances of dark chocolate and espresso flavors are underpinned by hints of vanilla, bourbon, and oak. Save a bottle. Like us, this Special Release gets better with age.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/karl-strauss.jpg\" alt=\"Karl Strauss Logo\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>About Karl Strauss Brewing Company<br \/>\n<\/strong>Karl Strauss Brewing Company is celebrating 22 years of brewing in San Diego.  From humble roots, a big vision, and the desire to share handcrafted beer with America\u2019s Finest, Karl Strauss has grown from one brewery restaurant to a local institution\u2014brewing 34,000 barrels in 2010 and operating six successful brewery restaurants across Southern California.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The company has not strayed from its pioneering roots with new releases like Big Barrel IIPA and Whistler Imperial Pils, while still capturing hearts and the 2010 WBC and GABF gold medal for long-time favorites like Red Trolley Ale.  With distribution solely in California, Karl Strauss is ranked #40 on the list of the country\u2019s top craft breweries. For more information visit <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.karlstrauss.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.karlstrauss.com\">www.karlstrauss.com<\/a> or call the brewery at (858) 273-2739.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/twitter.com\/karl_strauss');\"  href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/karl_strauss\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/karl_strauss<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/facebook.com\/KarlStraussBrewingCompany');\"  href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/KarlStraussBrewingCompany\">http:\/\/facebook.com\/KarlStraussBrewingCompany<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#beer, #newrelease, @karlstrauss, Karl Strauss Celebrates 22 Years with Special &#8220;Changing of the Barrels&#8221; Anniversary Event San Diego, CA \u2013 January&#8211; February marks the 22nd Anniversary of craft beer in San Diego, and Karl Strauss Brewing Company is celebrating the occasion with a new event and limited release brew. 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