What’s Tapping (5/15)

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 staff 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 (Chula Vista, Little Italy): Flama Roja Mexican-style Amber Lager
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Athletic ESB Non-alcoholic Extra Special Bitter, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Clash of the Ash Irish-style Lager, 4.8%
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista): Sun Diego Sour: POG Berliner-style Weisse w/ Passionfruit, Orange & Guava, 5.1%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): What We Brew in the Shadows Dark Lager, 4.8% (collaboration w/ Barley & Sword Brewing)
• Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Take Tomorrow Off Milkshake IPA w/ Mango, 7.2%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): Day Dreamer West Coast Pilsner, 5.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): In My Darkest Sour Pineapple Mango Sour Ale, 4.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Brewery X (Harbor Island): Citra Loves Galaxy IPA, 7%
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): 3rd Block from the Sun Hazy IPA, 6.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Peach Don’t Kill My Vibe Saison, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Saison’s Puncheon Out Farmhouse Ale, 6.8%
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Warzone West Coast IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Blog Pass IPA w/ Tangerine & Loquat, 6.3%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Flight of the Peach Fruited Wheat Al, 6.5%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Hazy Sunset Hazy IPA (collaboration w/ MadeWest Brewing)

• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Krush! It’s What We Like Here Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): What Good Curves Can You Throw? West Coast Pilsner, 5.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): The World Ain’t Round It’s Square Double Dry-hopped Hazy Triple IPA, 10.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Zombi Shark Fight Italian-style Pilsner, 5.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Down & Out New Zealand-style Rye Pilsner, 5.5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Nyan Nyan Nectar Smoothie Sour Ale w/ Pineapple, Mango, Calamansi & Durian, 6% (collaboration w/ Bottle Logic Brewing)
• Hodad’s Brewing (Serra Mesa, Ocean Beach, Downtown): Stingray Shuffle IPA, 7%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Here Comes Sunshine India Pale Lager, 6.5%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): QUAFF Collab Berliner-style Weisse, 3.7%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Sleeps with the Fishes Pacific Pilsner, 5.5%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Everything’s Jazz West Coast IPA
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Elev. 5353 India Pale Lager, 6.7%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): The Martian IPA, 7%
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad): Controlled Chaos Pink Lemonade Sour Ale, 6.6%
• Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Red, White & Brew American IPA, 7.3%
• Lightning Brewery (Poway): Jim’s Motor Oil #50 Imperial Stout, 8.5%
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Nectaron Express West Coast IPA, 6.5%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Blood, Sweat & Orange IPA w/ Blood Orange, 6.7%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Bloodsicle IPA w/ Blood Orange & Vanilla, 6.7%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Chocolate Orange Stout, 6.6%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Mountain Chill Cold IPA, 6.8%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Reign in Blood IPA w/ Blood Orange & Chile Peppers, 6.7%

• Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Chuck Said No Belgian-style Witbier, 
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): A Brighter Green Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Hop-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): McNair’s Scottish-style Amber Ale, 5%
• The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Floating Through Space Cold IPA
• Pacific Beach AleHouse (Pacific Beach): Belgian-style Anniversary Ale
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Double Header Double Dry-hopped Double IPA, 8%
• Poor House Brewing (North Park): Mom’s Favorite Imperial Cream Soda Stout, 9%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Früt Riot Hard Smoothie Ale w/ Guava, Mango & Banana, 6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Moonlight Summit Murky IPA, 7.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Deceptacon West Coast IPA, 7.2%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Rhinestone Eyes Hazy Pale Ale, 5.7%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Jam Settings Sour Ale w/ Peanut & Raspberry
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Shared Delusions Rice Lager (collaboration w/ Lumberbeard Brewing, Single Hill Brewing, Uprise Brewing & Whistle Punk Brewing)
• Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Old Town): The Matriarch West Coast IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ BLAH Brewing)
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Field of Vision Pale Ale, 5.6%
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Katie Bar Pale Ale, 5.8%
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Man! I Feel Like a Woman! Rosé Hard Seltzer, 5%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Pinthouse Electric Jellyfish | Hazy IPA (6.5%): The debut of Pinthouse Brewing in California! The skull-and-crossbones motif has shown up on collaborations with some of our favorite California breweries in the past, but this is the first time that beers brewed in Texas have materialized. In a city filled with lagers, this Austin operation stands out for its exemplary IPAs. This core hazy IPA boasts a rogue’s gallery of hops varietals: Azacca, Chinook, Citra, Ekuanot, Galaxy and Simcoe. The end effect is wildly tropical. Join me in welcoming Pinthouse to our shelves and taps!

Enegren / Green Cheek American Reinheitsgebot | German-style Pilsner (5.2%): Cementing their position at the forefront of innovation in modern lagers, Enegren Brewing showcases domestically sourced ingredients in the annual American Reinheitsgebot release. Every year, a different lager-focused partner brewery joins up with Enegren to create an entirely new recipe. The 2025 offering is a German-style Pilsner in collaboration with Green Cheek, replete with Crystal and Krush hops for a gently fruit-forward, aromatic ensemble atop an elegant lager base. Prost!

Highland Park Griffith | Imperial Coffee Stout (13.5%): A mainstay of the Los Angeles craft brewing scene, Highland Park Brewery is not often seen south of the Orange Curtain. It is all the more exciting that we were able to obtain a few cans of their annual stout release Griffith! Brewed in conjunction with the Thomas Pynchon-themed roaster Trystero, this huge fudgy stout was given a healthy dose of Guji Gigesa, a natural-process Ethiopian coffee. Enjoy in the late afternoon, after a nap.

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