What’s Tapping (8/14)

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 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!

• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Mr. Padre 2000 San Diego Double Pale Ale, 8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Mr. Padre 3000 San Diego Triple Pale Ale, 10% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Arcana Brewing (Carlsbad): Summer Saison, 6%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Pargo Double Dry-hopped Pale Ale on Cask, 5.5%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Tulum Mexican-style Lager, 5.1%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Victory At Sea Imperial Porter w/ Coffee & Vanilla, 8.8%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): 10th Anniversary Triple IPA, 10%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Party Punch Fruited Wheat Beer, 5%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Peel in the Sky Grapefruit IPA, 6%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Tropic Blunder Non-alcoholic Hop Seltzer, 0%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): Daywalker Red Ale, 6.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): Prince of Bavaria German-style Festbier, 5.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): Stay Chill Gluten-reduced Blonde Ale, 4.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Brewery X (Harbor Island): Hoppy Harbor Lager, 4.9%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Kyara Japanese-style Rice Lager, 4.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Right On Tie Double Dry-hopped IPA, 6.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burning Beard Brewing (El Cajon): Hammer of the Malts German-style Festbier, 5.5%
• Burning Beard Brewing (El Cajon): New Damage Hazy IPA on Nitro, 7%
• Burning Beard Brewing (El Cajon): Richard Helles Lager, 4.5%
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): 3 Citrus Gose w/ Lime, Lemon, Calamansi & Salt, 6.1%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Fear the Deft Star Kottbusser, 5.8%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Ginger Big Rye IPA w/ Ginger, 7.2%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Lights Out German-style Schwarzbier, 4.8%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Highside IPA (collaboration w/ Craft Coast Beer & Tacos)
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Like Super Profound Japanese-style Rice Lager, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): ‘Member Rakau? West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE

• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Musical Pocket Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Lilikoi Lychee Sour Ale, 6%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Weekend at Bert’s West Coast Pilsner, 5.2% (collaboration w/ Bert’s Brewing)
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Are You Kind? Vienna-style Lager, 5.5%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Lay Back & Groove IPA, 7%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): What’s Cooler Than Being Cool? Ice Cold! Cold IPA, 7% (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Falling Up Experimental West Coast IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Harland Brewing)
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Hoppin’ Pils New Zealand-style Pilsner, 4.8%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Sky’s the Limit Hazy Pale Ale, 5.8%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Stein O’ Mite Helles Lager, 5.8%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Elev. 5353 India Pale Lager, 6%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Where’s Vera? Amber Lager, 5.5%
• Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Downtown, Point Loma): SwellFire Belgian-style Golden Strong Ale, 8.6% (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Highest Five West Coast IPA, 6.5% (collaboration w/ San Diego Beer News)
• Michi Brew Co. (San Marcos): Zeller Kettle Sour Ale w/ Passionfruit, Orange & Guava, 4.8%
• Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Oktoberfest German-style Lager, 5%
• New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Zumbar Chocolate Coffee Imperial Stout, 9.3%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Art Is Hard Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Fiestaveza Mexican-style Lager, 4.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Smiley yes Double Dry-hopped Unfiltered West Coast IPA, 7.5% (collaboration w/ Everywhere Beer) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Vastnessness Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% (collaboration w/ Everywhere Beer) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): Three Wheelin’ West coast IPA, 7.5%
• Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Junk In Da Trunkel Dunkel, 5.5%
• Pizza Port (San Marcos, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): Amigo Lager Mexican-style Lager, 5%

• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Single Origin Coffee Stout, 7.3%
• Pizza Port Bressi Ranch (Carlsbad): Los Muchachos Mexican-style Lager, 4.7%
• Poor House Brewing (North Park): Let’s Get Slammed! Hazy IPA, 6%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Rapture Blonde Ale, 5%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Somewhere to Hide Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 6.8%
• San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): San Diego Märzen, 6.7% (collaboration w/ Puesto Cerveceria)
• San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Battles for Bavaria Weissbier (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Bad Braaains Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7.2% (collaboration w/ Beer Zombies Brewing)
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): 2015 Stone 08.08.08 Vertical Epic Ale Dry-hopped Belgian-style Strong Ale, 8.6%
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Berried In Jade Hazy IPA w/ Spirulina, Raspberry & Strawberry, 7.2%
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Crimsonite Red Ale, 6%
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Dayfall Belgian-style White Ale, 5.5%
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Ello Vera West Coast IPA, 6.6%
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Lil’ Viking San Diego Pale Ale, 5.5%
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): New Loudness New Zealand-style Pilsner, 4.9% (collaboration w/ Evolve Brewing)
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Rowley’s Last Rye’d Rye Pale Ale, 5.5% (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Stone Smoked Porter, 5.9%
• Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Summer Nights West Coast IPA, 6.3%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Below the Asteroids Little Pilsner, 3.9%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Complete Apocalypse of Mind Sour IPA w/ Milk Sugar, Cherry, Raspberry & Peach, 7.4% (collaboration w/ Root + Branch Brewing)
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Crystal Plumage Belgian-style Blonde Ale w/ Terpenes, 5% (collaboration w/ Solaris Brewing & Blending)

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Pizza Port / Tarantula Hill Ultimate Rush | West Coast IPA (7%): This beer debuted at Pizza Port only last Friday, with kegs and cans landing in distribution at the outset of this week. We tapped a keg immediately upon its arrival at Bottlecraft North Park. It is sitting behind me in the kegerator as I write these words, so please believe me when I say that this is an excellent and very fresh West Coast IPA. A veritable cornucopia of hops can be found in the mix (*deep breath*): Chinook, Columbus, Nectaron, Nelson, Simcoe and Waimea. Dank resinous tones and healthy carbonation make for another terrific IPA from Pizza Port, in conjunction with Tarantula Hill Brewing out of Thousand Oaks (not to mention their satellite brewing facility in our very own San Marcos).

Human People Piknik Pils | Alpine-style Pilsner (4.3%): The region surrounding Žalec in central Slovenia is dedicated wholeheartedly to growing hops ‒ indeed, the familiar green cone even appears on the town’s flag! I paid a visit two years ago and made sure to spend a couple of hours at the hops museum, which boasts incredible black-and-white footage of historic harvests back when Slovenia was a constituent part of Yugoslavia. The types that are found locally tend towards herbal and floral tones, ideal for Pilsners and other lagers. This outstanding beer from our friends at Human People Beer in Seattle has aromas of pollinating wildflower, fresh grass and clean Alpine air.

Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Märzen | Rauchbier (4.5%): In northeastern Franconia lies the town of Bamberg, with more breweries per capita than San Diego. Beyond that incredible density of beer is a style specific to the area, wherein malt is smoked before being added to the boil. As with any perishable food, the use of smoke acts as a preservative and adds wondrous savory campfire aromas to the final beer. The brewery most famous outside of the region for this technique is unquestionably Aecht Schlenkerla, whose Fraktur font and proud championing of rauchbier (literally: smoke beer) make it a lodestone for fans of smoke. This special release starts life as their helles, a pale low-ABV (alcohol-by-volume) lager that is made without the addition of rauchmalz ‒ but after lagering is kräusened by the addition of their flagship Märzen! The result is a gently smoky amber lager for the waning days of summer. Prost!

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