(SAN DIEGO, CA) – Karl Strauss, San Diego’s longest repeatedly working post-Prohibition brewing firm, will launch Tower X² Double IPA on draft and in 4 packs of 16-oz cans this Thursday at its 9 Southern California areas. With an 8.5% ABV, the beer is a stronger model of core beer Tower X West Coast IPA that was launched final 12 months with a 7.3% ABV. Brewmaster Paul Segura made the announcement.
A Tower X² launch occasion will then be held on Thursday, June 20 at Karl Strauss’ The Outpost San Marcos beer backyard from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Karl’s Block Celebration is free to attend, and it marks the third occasion within the brewery’s thirty fifth anniversary celebration collection. It additionally serves as a prelude to the third annual SD Beer Weekend, which takes place Friday, June 21 – Sunday, June 23.
All Karl Strauss beers can be $6 throughout Karl’s Block Celebration. The Karl Strauss Meals Truck can be readily available promoting particular taco mixture plates, whereas quesadillas can be obtainable for teenagers. Fats Backside Lady Bakes will even be on web site promoting desserts which can be infused with Karl Strauss beer.
“Consuming a Tower X² is way less complicated than fixing an algebra drawback, I can assure you that,” Segura mentioned. “Nothing says San Diego summer season like an exhilarating beer that’s positive to pack a punch.”
Tower X² has elevated notes of citrus and pine, a medium physique, and a dry end with a lingering citrus hop bitterness. Tower X was initially named in honor of collaboration associate 91X FM Radio and Karl Strauss’ origin story from Tower 10 in Mission Seaside in 1989. 91X will broadcast dwell from The Outpost San Marcos in the course of the launch occasion.
Karl Strauss was voted as certainly one of three Finest Breweries/Brewpubs in San Diego in Ranch & Coast journal’s 2024 Readers Ballot. It has brewpub areas in Anaheim, Carlsbad, Costa Mesa, Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown San Diego, Temecula, and the 4S Ranch and Sorrento Mesa communities of San Diego.
“This continues to be a particular 12 months for Karl Strauss,” mentioned Chief Expertise Officer Jen Briggs. “We have been the primary San Diego brewery, we’re nonetheless thought-about among the finest, and we proceed to evolve to stay among the finest. Tower X² is yet one more nice approach to get pleasure from our San Diego summer season.”
The Outpost San Marcos is situated at 1293 Armorlite Drive, solely two blocks north of the 78 freeway off the Las Posas Highway exit.
Tower X² will even be obtainable at eating places, bars, and retail areas all through California, Arizona, and Nevada. Go to the brewery’s Beer Finder for extra info.
Karl Strauss Brewing Firm was based on February 2, 1989 on Columbia Avenue in downtown San Diego. The brewery has gained 128 medals in varied brewing competitions during the last 15 years, together with a Silver Medal for Golden Stout on the 2024 World Beer Cup, which is sometimes called The Olympics of Beer Competitions.
