What’s Tapping (3/14)

Welcome to San Diego Beer News‘ weekly list of beers tapping for the first time or returning to beer lists at breweries throughout San Diego County, including links where you can find additional info or purchase the beers online. For more details regarding release/tapping dates, times and locations, consult the official website or social-media accounts of the brewing companies listed.

And keep scrolling for Bottlecraft staffers’ recommendations about beers they are excited about that can be found at their bottle shop locations in North Park, Little Italy, Point Loma and Oceanside!

• 3 Punk Ales Brewing (Chula Vista, Little Italy): Don Fanucci Italian-style Pilsner, 4.7%
• Abnormal Beer Co. (Rancho Bernardo): Blackberry Pie Fruited Sour Ale, 6.9%
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Barrel-aged Speedway Stout Vanilla Shake, 14% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer Imperial Coconut Porter w/ Coffee, 9% (collaboration w/ Modern Times Beer) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer Imperial Porter w/ Vanilla & Coffee, 10% (collaboration w/ GOAL. Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer IPA w/ Coffee, 7.2% (collaboration w/ Other Half Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer Kolsch w/ Coffee, 5% (collaboration w/ Weathered Souls Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer Schwarzbier w/ Coffee, 5.2% (collaboration w/ Wren House Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer Stout w/ Vanilla & Coffee, 8.3% (collaboration w/ Weldwerks Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Ballast Point Brewing (Miramar, Morena, Little Italy): Manta Ray Double IPA, 8.5%
• Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Green CAMRA Golden Ale on Cask, 5.2%
• BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Copper Dragon Extra Special Bitter, 5.4%
• BattleMage Brewing (Vista): White Wolf IPA, 6.2%
• Bear Roots Brewing (Vista): Blitz Bar German-style Pilsner, 5.5%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Olde Ways American Light Lager, 4.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Trouble Maker IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Blue Fire Brewing (San Marcos): Porter, 4.6%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Little Italy): Fine Tuned Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Little Italy): Kyara Japanese-style Rice Lager, 4.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Little Italy): Unlock Adventure Double Dry-hopped IPA, 6.9% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Chula Vista Brewery (Chula Vista, Eastlake): Chief’s Cherry Wheat Ale, 5.5%
• Chula Vista Brewery (Chula Vista, Eastlake): Lavender Bee Honey Ale w/ Lavender & Lemon, 5%
• Creative Creature Brewing (San Marcos, El Cajon): Pineapple Playland Slushy Hard Seltzer, 10% (collaboration w/ Electric Brewing)

• Deft Brewing (Morena): DeftHopt Rustic American-ish Hazy-ish IPA, 5.8%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Gose Mule Sour Ale w/ Lime & Ginger, 4.5%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Half-a-Weizen Hefeweizen, 5.4%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Rugger Water British-style Ordinary Bitter, 3.6%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Ballpark Special American Lager, 5.2%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Ultimate West Coast Pilsner, 5.5%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Best Coast Pils West Coast Pilsner, 5%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Trail Brake West Coast Blonde Ale, 5.5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Big Chick Energy II Oatmeal Stout w/ Dulce de Leche & Coconut, 5.5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Rising Petals Sour IPA w/ Blueberry & Yuzu, 6%
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Hoptical Prism IPA, 7%
• InZane Brewing (Vista): Mango Hefeweizen
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): EL Gato Mexican-style Lager, 5.5%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Scottish-style Ale, 5%
• Kairoa Brewing (University Heights): Dublin Fog Hazy IPA, 7.1%
• Kairoa Brewing (University Heights): Hot Rod Skrateboard Hazy IPA, 7.1%
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, San Marcos, Carlsbad): Imperial Controlled Chaos American Sour w/ Lime, 8.5%
• Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Golden Haze Tropical Blonde Ale, 5.5%
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Fair Point Hazy IPA, 6.5%
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Hooligan Irish-style Stout, 5%
• Mission Brewing (East Village, Kensington): Old Mission Lager, 4.5%
• Modern Times Beer (Point Loma, North Park, Encinitas): Radiant Glow Hazy Ale, 4.6%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Flight of the Kiwis New Zealand-hopped IPA, 7.2%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Muddy Waters Hazy IPA, 6.7%

• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Cheat Sheet IPA, 7%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Crispy-Fu! West Coast Pilsner, 5.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Lupulin Collider Batch 4 Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Triple IPA, 10% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): NZ-Fu! Triple Dry-hopped New Zealand-hopped IPA, 7.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): X-Raying Citra Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Northern Pine Brewing (Oceanside, Carmel Valley): Mass Appeal West Coast IPA, 6.8% (collaboration w/ Fall Brewing)
• Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): La Patrona Mexican-style Lager, 4.7%
• Prohibition Brewing (Vista): PBC Lyte American Light Lager, 4.5%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Public Eye American Pub Ale, 5.4%
• Rincon Reservation Road Brewery (Valley Center): Rincon Lite American Light Lager, 4.6%
• Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa): The Jackeroo New Zealand-hopped IPA, 6.5%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Above the Clouds Triple Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): London Leather Daddy Extra Special Bitter on Nitro, 5.8%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Station 2 Red Ale, 5%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Whistles the Wind Dry Irish-style Stout, 4.6%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): PB Haze Hazy IPA, 7%
• Thorn Brewing (Barrio Logan, Mission Hills, North Park): The Portal Hazy IPA, 6.2%
• Viewpoint Brewing (Del Mar): St. Patrick’s Day Green Lager
• WestBrew (Vista, Del Mar, East Village): Mosaic Surfer West Coast Pale Ale, 6%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Hoppy Lager fermented w/ WLP009 Australian Ale Yeast, 5.4%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Hoppy Lager fermented w/ WLP830 German Lager Yeast, 5.4%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Rice Lager fermented w/ WLP830 German Lager Yeast, 4.4%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Rice Lager fermented w/ WLP940 Mexican Lager Yeast, 4.6%

Gene Fielden | North Park Bottlecraft Manager

An all-IPA lineup this week!

Cellarmaker Mo’ Simcoe | West Coast IPA (6.9%): Perennially demonstrating the efficacy of pairing Mosaic with a single other varietal, Cellarmaker comes back with Mo’ Simcoe for our drinking pleasure. Simcoe’s vaunted piney earthiness makes a beautiful dyad with a berry-forward crop of Mosaic. The tiled collage of a hop-cone glints outward like a Roman floor, subtly calling out the hops in question.

Societe / Fremont Best Friends Forever | West Coast IPA (7.2%): Local operator Societe has teamed up with Seattle superstars Fremont for this one! Best Friends Forever is a mix of old and newfangled hops, with veteran Centennial joining trendy Strata and as-yet unnamed HBC 1019 for an intriguing mélange. The lattermost is another cutting-edge project from the Hop Breeding Company out of Yakima, with aromas reminiscent of a tiki concoction. Cheers to amity!

Alvarado Street Southern Hemi | Hazy Double IPA (8.5%): Alvarado Street Brewing is more than adept at all styles of beer, but clearly has a particular interest in hazy double IPAs. This tropical getaway utilizes New Zealand hops in all forms and types for that ineffable benzine-and-juicy-fruit combo. Cascade from the South Island is pressed into service alongside Manilita, Nelson, Riwaka and Waimea for a thoroughly Antipodean experience.

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