What’s Tapping (4/9/26)
Our weekly list of new and fresh beers debuting at breweries throughout San Diego County plus recommendations from Bottlecraft
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): Barrel-aged Speedway Stout Islander Joy Edition, 14.3%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Prague Days Pale Czech-style Lager, 4.8%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Prague Nights, Dark Czech-style Lager, 4.8%
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Vista, Downtown): The Audacity Pale Ale, 6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Vista, Downtown): Keep It Mosaic IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Coronado Brewing (Bay Park, Coronado): Small Batch Pineapple Hard Cider, 5.6%
Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Wildflower IPA, 7.1%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft de Garde Biere de Garde, 6.4%
Dogleg Brewing (Vista): The Tradition Peach Pilsner, 5%
Dos Desperados Brewery (San Marcos): Ruffian Red Ale, 5.8%
Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Duck Dry Japanese-style Lager, 4.1%
Good Pressure Brewing (Allied Gardens): Good Pressure IPA, 6.7%
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Don’t Pet the Tiger ’26 Double Dry-hopped Triple IPA, 10.3% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Pet the Tiger ’26 Double Dry-hopped IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Bay Park, South Park): Hoppy Seltzer Hard Seltzer w/ Passionfruit, Coriander & Nelson Sauvin, 5%
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Bay Park, South Park): Lilikoi Yuzu Sour Ale w/ Passionfruit & Yuzu, 6%
Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Haze for Horses Hazy IPA, 7%
Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Helix Pale Ale, 4.8%
Hodad’s Brewing (Serra Mesa, Downtown, Ocean Beach): Czech Please Bohemian-style Pilsner, 4.8%
Hodad’s Brewing (Serra Mesa, Downtown, Ocean Beach): Shubie Hazy IPA, 6.5%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Mai Girl Mai Tai-inspired Kettle Sour Ale, 7%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Stella Paws Belgian-style Pilsner, 5.2%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Electric Waste Beer Red IPA
New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Bourbon Barrel-aged Brown Ale, 8%
New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Mosaic Hop Slap’d Pale Ale, 5.5%
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Cloudcaster Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Deja-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.8% (collaboration w/ Westbound & Down Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Kiwi to Bogey New Zealand-style Pilsner, 5.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): Unfazed Haze Hazy IPA, 6.5%
Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Hoppy Pils, 5.6% (collaboration w/ Figueroa Mountain Brewing)
Pizza Port Carlsbad Village (Carlsbad): Nora the Explorer Mexican-style Lager, 5%
Prey Brewing (Vista): Raspberry Vacation TIger Hard Seltzer, 5%
Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Early Motif West Coast IPA, 6%
Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Flirty Mixtapes Smoothie Sour Ale w/ Strawberry & Banana, 5.5%
Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Old Town): The Dagger West Coast IPA, 7%
Stone Brewing (Escondido, Oceanside, Downtown, Point Loma): Enjoy By Series Funky Fresh Extra Dank Double IPA, 9.4%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Outsider Amber Ale, 6%
TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Modern Love West Coast IPA, 7%
Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager
It was a distinct delight to see so many of you at the San Diego Beer News Awards at Harland Brewing on March 31! Hats off to Brandon Hernández, the mastermind behind it all. Following are three gold medal-winning beers available at Bottlecraft!
Burgeon Mixed Greens | West Coast Double IPA (8%): A perennial favorite from the Carlsbad crew, Mixed Greens comes around but once a year. Always a sturdy West Coast double IPA, the recipe changes slightly each iteration – typically within the hop-bill. The 2026 edition is laden with Columbus, Krush, Mosaic (in large quantities) and Simcoe, making for a sticky and piney beer. Congratulations to Burgeon Beer Co. for their gold medal in the Katie Earle Memorial Imperial IPA Award category!
Pure Project Rain | Kellerpils (5.3%): One of the most beloved of core beers from Pure Project Brewing! Translucent rather than transparent, a Kellerpils is effectively an unfiltered version of the immortal Pilsner. With a touch more body and depth, but still a bright clean lager, Rain is available year-round (unlike actual rain around here!). Congratulations to Pure Project for their gold medal in the Best Pilsner category!
The Lost Abbey Devotion | Belgian-style Blonde Ale (6%): The most venerable of the winners this year, Devotion emphasizes subtlety and elegance in brewing. A dry-hopped blonde ale in the Belgian tradition, with expressive clovey yeast to match, this beer has been part and parcel of The Lost Abbey Brewing since its inception. Cheers to them for their gold medal in the Bill Snider Memorial Belgian Ale Award category!
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