Karl Strauss Endless Summer Light

Brewed by Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Style: Pale Lager
San Diego, California USA

Draft at the Carlsbad location. A light golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with a light skunky note due to lack of malt, but also a light malt note. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw on a lightly malty back ground, leading to a dry lightly bitter finish. 15 IBU’s. Was told it was at 3.4% ABV.

On tap. Clear pale yellow with a white head. Lightly malty nose. Light body with a light malt feel and a dry finish. 070709

From tap at the brewpub in Carlsbad. Pours clear and pale yellow with a diminished white head. Mild fruity hops aroma. Light hoppy and mild peach fruity flavour. Light fruity finish.

on tap-pours a white head and pale yellow color. Aroma is light malt/grain-sweet. Taste is light malt/grain-sweet, secondary light hops (saaz). Light body.

Draught at Karl Strauss La Jolla: Golden color, no nose or flavor. Just a adjuncty lager with overtones of bland. 2.8% ABV? What’s the point..

Bottle at event in San Diego, CA. Poured straw color with a small white head that diminished quicky with minimal lacing. Light aroma. Light to medium body with a thin texture. Light citurs flavor with a short finish. Worth drinking once.

Draught at Karl Strauss La Jolla. Clear golden color without much nose or flavor. I detected some sweet corn from time to time and it smelled a bit like fresh hay. Very watery. Bleh.

On tap at the Old Columbia location. Bitterness is at 15 IBU’s and the lack of malt cannot support even this level of hops. Pale yellow with a white head. Lacks the nasty corn or rice adjunct aroma, but the body is just as meaningless as a BMC. For a Karl, this sucks.