Karl Strauss Dos Californianos Coming 5/5

Stop into our Tasting Room or Brewpubs this Thursday, May 5 (why yes that’s Cinco De Mayo) to try our brand new small-batch brew: Dos Californianos! 

This is a Mexican Lager bursting with flavors of habanero and sweet agave, balanced by a clean & crisp malt backbone.

This beer is a collaboration with our buddies down at Baja Brewing Company. Since they were the first brewing company in Baja California and we were the first in San Diego, as "neighbors" this was the perfect opportunity to celebrate with a brew!

Dos Californianos will be pouring (super-duper extra limited amounts) at all Karl Strauss locations starting on Thursday, as well as at select accounts around San Diego. Happy Cinco De Mayo!

SAN DIEGO, CA  May 04, 2016 – Earlier this year Baja Brewing Company, the first craft brewery in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, reached out to their neighbors across the border at Karl Strauss Brewing Company, the first craft brewery in the city of San Diego since prohibition, to discuss releasing an international collaboration beer.

Karl Strauss Brewmaster Paul Segura and Baja Brewing Company Owner/Brewmaster Jordan Gardenhire took respective leads and brewed up this small-batch beer on the 10-Barrel satellite brewing system at the original Karl Strauss brewpub in downtown San Diego.

"Paul and I wanted to create a Mexican-inspired beer so we went with a lager. From there it seemed natural to add some agave nectar into the mash and some Habaneros during fermentation to give it some heat," said Jordan Gardenhire of Baja Brewing Company.

The resulting brew, appropriately-named "Dos Californianos" ("Two Californians"), is an easy drinking Mexican Lager with subtle flavors of habanero and agave, balanced by a clean, crisp malt-backbone. Contrary to many beers that use the habanero peppers, Dos Californianos has just enough habaneros to add flavor, but stops short of having intense heat.

"We wanted to capture the flavor of the habaneros in a refreshing, drinkable lager without that unquenchable heat you sometimes find, and we’re really happy with how this beer turned out!" -Paul Segura, Brewmaster, Karl Strauss Brewing Company.

The timing for this release coincides with Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican-inspired holiday primarily honored in the U.S. as a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage.

Starting on Thursday, May 5^th, a limited amount of Dos Californianos will be pouring at all Karl Strauss brewpub locations and in select craft beer bars in San Diego County.

Dos Californianos Beer Specs: 6.9% ABV 5 SRM 23 IBU

To learn more about Karl Strauss Brewing Company and Baja Brewing Company’s collaboration brew, Dos Californianos, visit www.karlstrauss.com.