Karl Strauss

Karl Strauss
Karl Strauss, 1960
Born	Karl Martin Strauss (1912-10-05)October 5, 1912 Minden, Germany
Died	December 21, 2006(2006-12-21) (aged 94) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation	Master Brewer

Karl Martin Strauss (October 5, 1912 – December 21, 2006) was a German-American brewer. He fled Nazi Germany in 1939, and went on to become a brewer, executive, and consultant in the American brewing industry. He received numerous awards during his career, which spanned both the large national brewery and the microbrew segments of the industry. Karl Strauss Brewing Company, which he helped found in 1989, continues to bear his name.