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  Frosty 1:34 pm on November 19, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  I like old school Amber Lager, or his name isn’t Karl Strauss. 

  I wasn’t always a beer snob. In fact, I used to hate beer. But when I think back, I can always point to the one brewery that taught me that beer didn’t have to taste like urine (go keystone!). And that brewery was headed by the jolly, slurring, german guy who would pipe up on the radio, “its the best beer you’ve ever tasted, or my name isn’t Karl Strauss”. Now, its not the best beer I’ve ever tasted, but it is damn good, so I’ll give old Karl the credit and let him keep his name.

  It may be the DayQuil I’m on talking, but this beer really brings me back to beach bonfires and lost time with semi legal substances. Karl has many beverage options, but the Amber is the classic. Its smooth and crisp.  And perhaps its just nostalgia, but it epitomizes what I think of when I say “easy drinkin beer”. Its the perfect summer beer….which in San Diego, feels like its all year round.

   

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  Walt Liquor 9:22 pm on May 3, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Karl Strauss Red Trolley Ale 

        What, me rate a decent beer for a change?  No weirdness?  No valkyries on the label, no petrochemicals in the brew?  I admit the hometown Karl Strauss brews are a bit highbrow for my series of reviews — to date my only thoughts on Karl Strauss beer is that the name sounds good shouted loudly in a comical over-the-top German accent.  “KAAARRRLLL STRAAAAAUUUUUSSS!”  Come on, admit it — put a bit of Schwarzenegger accent on it, and it’s comedy gold.

  Many years before I destroyed my hippocampus with a year straight of malt liquors, I had an affinity for the reds.  There’s always one or two in any store allowed to sell beer, they have plenty of flavor but aren’t too challenging (so you can either chug ‘em at a party by the pitcher-full or sip them delicately with smoked whitefish, or whatever they pair well with), and most importantly, aren’t malt liquors.  I picked up a six-pack on a whim after realizing I had exhausted all possible ridiculous beers at my usual beerstablishment.  (“bud-n-clamato, check.  All malt liquors, check.  Mad dog 20/20?  No, not today…”)  And I’m glad I did — this is a tasty beer.  That felt odd to write, but I suppose it must be done once or twice a year…