{"id":18230,"date":"2017-09-30T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=18230"},"modified":"2017-09-28T21:24:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T04:24:55","slug":"beer-of-the-week-karl-strauss-queen-of-tarts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2017\/09\/30\/beer-of-the-week-karl-strauss-queen-of-tarts\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer of the Week: Karl Strauss Queen of Tarts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Queen of Tarts from Karl Strauss Brewing Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the Beer Writer: <\/strong>Last year, San Diego\u2019s longest tenured Post-Prohibition-Era brewing operation, Karl Strauss Brewing Company<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0earned big-time bragging rights, being named the Mid-Sized Brewing Company of the Year at the most prestigious brewing competition in the country, the Great American Beer Festival<\/strong><\/a> (GABF). Held annually in Denver, Colorado, the competition garners thousands of entries from breweries in all 50 states (so many that, this year, each brewing location is limited to a maximum of four competition beers). Those ales and lagers are evaluated by high-caliber industry professionals and certified judges to ensure reliable results, lending deserved credibility that ups the value of GABF medals. Karl Strauss\u2019s champion designation came as a result of winning four medals in 2016, including a gold in one of the most hotly-contested style categories\u2014American-Style Sour Ale. That went to Karl Strauss Queen of Tarts<\/strong>, a stallion in Uncle Karl\u2019s sour stable that has been refined over the years and comes on strong with assertive tartness given luxurious body and layering care of heavy oaken toastiness. Next weekend, Karl Strauss will attempt to repeat at this year’s edition of GABF (check our site next Saturday for a list of local award winners) and this beer will surely be among its entries, but it doesn\u2019t need precious metal to register as a winner on the palate. Head to the company\u2019s tasting room or any of its five local restaurants for a taste of certified gold.<\/p>\n

From the Brewer: <\/strong>\u201cQueen of Tarts is our dark sour ale with lightly roasted malts, dark fruit flavors and a nice, tart finish. We age it in American oak barrels with Michigan tart cherries for six months. It\u2019s always been a favorite around the brewery, and we were stoked that the GABF judges loved it as much as we do. We feel very fortunate to have had such a great showing at GABF last year and to be recognized for beers across a wide variety of styles, especially to take home the gold in such a highly-competitive category as [American-Style Sour Ale]. It really shows the versatility of our team of brewers.\u201d\u2014Paul Segura, Brewmaster, Karl Strauss Brewing Company<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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