What’s Tapping (11/6/25)

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 and Point Loma!

• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Grand Cru Belgian-style Dark Strong Ale, 10%
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): YuleSmith Double Red IPA, 8.5%
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Ready Front Non-alcoholic IPA,  < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Side Stage Non-alcoholic Hoppy Pale Ale,  < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Lafitte’s Beard Smoked Schwarzbier, 4.5%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Lafitte’s Beard Smoked Schwarzbier on Cask w/ Cocoa & Vanilla, 4.5%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Periscope Imperial Hazy IPA, 8.3%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Core Trends Double Dry-hopped IPA, 6.4% (collaboration w/ Craft Coast Beer & Tacos and Mcilhenney Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Rainbow Pulp Hazy IPA, 6.8% (collaboration w/ Great Notion Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Warzone West Coast IPA, 7.2%
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Passion Fruit Hazy Session IPA, 5.1%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft Poets Society Czech-style Pilsner, 5.3%
• Docent Brewing (Carlsbad): Press One IPA, 6.5%
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Apple Pie Beer Slushies, 5%
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Deck the Hops Double IPA, 8%
• Eppig Brewing (Point Loma): Helles Dry-hopped Pilsner, 4.8%
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): DDH West Coast IPA is Dead ’25 Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): I’m Great Thanks for Askin’ Triple Dry-hopped West Coast Double IPA, 8.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Peacharine!? In This Economy?! West Coast Pilsner, 5.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE

• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Bay Park, South Park): Barbary Steam California Common, 5%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Chanson d’Automne (Autumn Song) French Saison w/ Cranberry & Orange, 7.5%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Corina Corina India Pale Lager, 7%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Dawn of Eternal Night Porter, 7%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Double Down Double IPA, 8.5%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Girls Cuss Agave Apricot Strong Ale, 9% (collaboration w/ All Things Agave)
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Oh My Stars! IPA, 7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Fawkes Among Weeds Hazy IPA, 7.2%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Hog Heaven West Coast IPA, 6.9%
• Itza Brewing (Ocean Beach): Foggy Wave Hazy IPA, 6.3%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Bad Ass Bitch Double IPA, 10.2%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): The Martian IPA, 7.3%
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad): Cheers to the Dead Amber Lager, 5.5%
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad): Golden Stout Blonde Stout w/ Coffee, 7.5%
• Mason Ale Works (Barrio Logan): Citra Claws Hazy IPA, 7.2%
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Nothing But Nelson West Coast IPA, 6.6%
• Michi Brew Co. (San Marcos): Klamath West Coast Pilsner, 4.8%
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Night Dive American Stout,
• Mission Brewing (Miramar, East Village, Kensington, La Jolla & Carmel Valley): Capital of Craft IPA, 7.2% (collaboration w/ Coronado Brewing, Harland Brewing, Pure Project Brewing, South O Brewing, Sunny Grove Brewing & Tarantula Hill Brewing)
• Modern Times Beer (North Park, Encinitas): Spruce Tips Hazy IPA, 6.8%

• Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Small Batch Kölsch, 4.9%
• Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Small Batch West Coast Pilsner, 5.3%
• New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Pacific Storm Dry Irish-style Stout on Nitro, 5%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Axes of Fu!: Vol. 3 Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Family Supper Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Triple IPA, 10% (collaboration w/ Fidens Brewing & Foot + Branch Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Mess With the West, Die Like the Rest Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Crazy Pils German-style Pilsner, 5%
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Solana Sour Raspberry Lemonade Sour Ale, 4.4%
• Poor House Brewing (North Park): Bloody Bramble Super Hard Seltzer, 12.5%
• Poor House Brewing (North Park): Vanilla Cola Super Hard Seltzer, 12.5%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Berry Hard Seltzer, 5%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Rapture Blonde Ale, 5%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Recycled Riffs West Coast Pilsner, 5.4%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): New Strategy West Coast IPA (collaboration w/ TapRoom Beer Co.)
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Swift evasion Light Lager, 3.9% (collaboration w/ Whistle Punk Brewing)
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Hopzaza Wet Hop West Coast IPA (collaboration w/ Atrium Brewing & Solaris Beer & Blending)
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Brick Breaker Blackberry Hard Seltzer, 5%
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): He Was #1 Pale Ale, 5.8%
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): OH YEAH Fruit Punch Kool-Aid-inspired Hard Seltzer, 5%
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Topanga Tang Tangerine Hard Seltzer, 5%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Frankenstout Imperial Stout, 9.6%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

After a nine-month hiatus, Moonlight Brewing out of Santa Rosa has just dropped off a bevy of old favorites and new recipes alike! We will be featuring them in a tap takeover at Bottlecraft North Park on Tuesday, November 11, a federal holiday. See you then!

Moonlight Homegrown | Wet Hop Pale Ale (5.8%): The very first wet-hopped beer we have received from Moonlight! Even more intriguingly, the hops originate in Sebastopol, a stone’s throw from the brewery’s Santa Rosa headquarters. With a sturdy pale ale malt basis, this beer is floral and earthy, with all of the essential oils preserved. Dare to grow your own!

Moonlight Twilight Drift | Hoppy Pilsner (5.3%): A new Pilsner from the Santa Rosans! Having already distinguished themselves mightily in the lager space for decades, the crew at Moonlight have graced us with a West Coast Pilsner. Double dry-hopped with a mélange of Citra, Columbus, Nelson and Simcoe, this is a highly aromatically hoppy Pilsner, with that requisite clean lager finish.

Moonlight Wee Nibble | Belgian-style Table Beer (4.8%): Among the recurring seasonal offerings from Moonlight, Wee Nibble is a personal favorite of mine ‒ I was delighted to see it on the sales-sheet. This one is for those who love expressive Belgian yeast but also low-ABV (alcohol-by-volume) offerings. The brewery’s signature monochromatic aesthetic and large font make this one instantly recognizable, being a bright magenta tone that ricochets around the room. A gold medalist at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival, this one can be consumed in multiples!

Cheers to Moonlight!

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