Karl Strauss Brewing Company

1157 Columbia St,

San Diego, CA 92101

United States

www.karlstrauss.com

We picked this place as we were looking for something quick after checking into our hotel.  They brew their own beer and offer a large selection of food all of which looked delicious as we saw other tables being served.  As it was Oktoberfest we opted for the sausage and beer pretzel.  The staff here were super friendly and informative, always checking in to make sure everything was good and we had everything we needed.  Service was A+.  

Plenty of seating in booths as well as the bar, there is a small patio out front if you choose to dine outdoors

Beer Pretzels: This was a giant serving.  Each order comes with 2 spice-rubbed pretzels, spicy honey mustard, house-made beer cheese.  The exterior had a nice rub on it with a bit of chew while the inside stayed nice and tender. The side of sauces were wonderful as well and paired perfectly with the pretzel.  Definitely a sharing plate as it gets quite filling.

Beer Sausages: Made with Tower 10 IPA and served with 2 links. A grilled cheddar brat and a chili-chicken, with garlic sweet potatoes, frisee, arugula, herb oil, pickled onions, and spicy honey-sriracha mustard.  The sausages were great with the perfect snap and chew, seasoned well.  However the sweet potatoes were lack luster, they could have used a little bit longer in the fryer as they were a bit limp.  However it could have been the fact they covered them with the pickled onions and greens. If the intent was to have crispy sweet potato with a fresh frisee arugula salad then execution was a bit off.  Putting fresh green on hot items is a big NONO for me, ends up making the crispy stuff soggy, and the greens wilt losing its freshness and crunch.