401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Associated Microbreweries, Ltd. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
250
Participants Below avg headcount
53rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$35,686
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Associated Microbreweries, Ltd. · California · Food Services & Accommodation

$9M in assets, 250 participants

Associated Microbreweries, Ltd.'s Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan reported $9M in total assets and 250 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 53rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,052 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)

Coverage in California

Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan covers 250 participants in California, about 40% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#3,052
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
+8.8%
assets growth YoY

Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Food Services & Accommodation and all filers

Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$8,921,484 Top 47% higher than 53% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (250 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $179K in the plan year 2023 filing to $723K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 245 in the plan year 2023 filing to 250 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 330281131 · Associated Microbreweries, Ltd. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan · $9M · 250 · 53rd

  • NET $9M
  • NET 250
  • NET 53rd
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Mclean Packaging Corporation Profit Sharing Plan
  • NET ind #3052

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income$723K
Employer EIN330281131
Plan Effective Date1998-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Associated Microbreweries, Ltd.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Associated Microbreweries, Ltd. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 11.250880381801386% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7.5M$8M$8.5M$9M$9.5M 202220232024 $8.02M $8.92M ▲ +11.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 216 $8M
2023 1 245 $8M
2024 1 250 $9M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008921484 · Participants: 250Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mclean Packaging Corporation Profit Sharing Plan in NJ ($9M); by covered participants it is Foley Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CT (250 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (250 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.8% during 2024, from $8M to $9M. Reported net income was $723K.
How have Associated Microbreweries, Ltd. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Associated Microbreweries, Ltd.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.3%, from $8M to $9M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mclean Packaging Corporation Profit Sharing Plan in NJ ($9M, 109 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Karl Strauss Brewing Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Foley Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CT (250 participants, $13M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 330281131.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.