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.
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
Karl Strauss Supports Pink Boots Society with Two Collaboration Brew Days and Beer Release
Karl Strauss continues their commitment to the nonprofit organization with a beer release in celebration of women, diversity, and the local beer community.
SAN DIEGO, CA— Karl Strauss Brewing Company has long been a proud supporter of Pink Boots Society through participation in yearly collaboration brews, funding of scholarships & donations, and active involvement in local PBS chapters. Fresh off hosting the San Diego Pink Boots monthly chapter meeting at their Tasting Room earlier this year, Karl Strauss continues their commitment to the nonprofit organization with a beer release from – not one but two – brew days in celebration of women, diversity, and the local beer community.
On Thursday March 7th at their Anaheim brewpub, the Karl Strauss crew rolled up their sleeves for a brew day led by Brewer Jarrod Davis. The following day on International Women’s Day, more KARL team members brewed at their La Jolla brewpub led by Brewer Melissa Sanchez.
“Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day gives everyone the opportunity to have a hand in all parts of the brewing process, from conception to completion. I think it gives everyone not only an appreciation for the finished product, but also a sense of pride and accomplishment.” – Brewer Melissa Sanchez, Karl Strauss Brewing Company
More than twenty Karl Strauss team members joined for the brew days. This year’s beer recipe was created by Davis and Sanchez, who wanted to highlight 2019’s Pink Boots Hop Blend from Yakima Chief Hops. Bitter In Pink is a San Diego-style ESB, an Extra Special Bitter that’s then hopped to the max (as well as dry-hopped) to emphasize that Pink Boots blend of Loral, Glacier, Mosaic, Sabro, and Simcoe hops. The name was chosen by Karl Strauss brew day participants.
Bitter In Pink San Diego-style ESB will be pouring at Karl Strauss’ Tasting Room & Beer Garden, Brewpubs, and at select craft beer accounts throughout California beginning Monday, April 1st. Karl Strauss will make a donation to Pink Boots Society in support of their mission: To assist, inspire, and encourage women beer professionals through education. For more information on their efforts, visit www.pinkbootssociety.org.
For more information about Bitter in Pink, or with any other media inquiries, 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 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