What’s Tapping (9/3/26)

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!

Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Jalapeño Smokescreen Smoked Helles Lager, 6%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Juicy Fruit Session New England-style IPA, 5.5%
Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Chilly Nelson West Coast IPA w/ Terpenes, 6%
Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Oktoberfest German-style Festbier, 6%
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Deasy’s Irish-style Stout, 4.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Tight Focus Double Dry-hopped IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Tinnies Extra Pale Ale, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Chula Vista Brewery (Chula Vista): Little Lander West Coast Pilsner, 5.9%
Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Keyhole IPA, 7.1%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): DeftHopt Rustic Hazy-ish American-ish IPA, 5.5%
Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Brownie Points Brown Ale, 4.5%
Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Rico Guave Imperial Sour Ale w/ Guava & Mango, 9.1%
East Village Brewing (East Village): Abso-hefin’-lutely German-style Hefeweizen, 5.1%
Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Having Another German-style Pilsner, 4.8%
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Beautiful Catastrophe Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Chance Favors the Prepared Mind Double Dry-hopped West Coast Double IPA, 8.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE

Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): DDH ‘Member IPA Double Dry-hopped Single-hop West Coast IPA w/ Mosaic, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): DDH The Other Brian Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): The Mystifier Cold IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Solvable Problem Double Dry-hopped Pale Ale, 4.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Strawberry Lemonade Slushee, 7.4%
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Zombi Shark Fight Italian-style Pilsner, 5.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Pacific Beach, Bay Park, South Park): Märzen German-style Lager, 5%
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Pacific Beach, Bay Park, South Park): Schwarzbier German-style Dark Lager, 5%
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Pacific Beach, Bay Park, South Park): West of Everything West Coast IPA, 6.9%
Hodad’s Brewing (Serra Mesa, Ocean Beach, Downtown): Oktoberfest German-style Festbier, 5.5%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Thunderstruck Old School IPA, 6.6%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Oktoberfest German-style Märzen Lager, 5%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Practice What You Peach Fruited Pilsner, 6.3%

Mission Brewing (Miramar, La Jolla, Carmel Valley, Kensington): Coconut Hazy IPA, 6% (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Oktoberfest German-style Märzen Lager, 5%
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): NPBC10 Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Triple IPA, 10% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): NPBC10 Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): West Coast Pilsner, 5.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Closed Loops Murky IPA, 6.9% (collaboration w/ Societe Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Row of Palms West Coast Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): San Diegrown Wet-hop IPA, 6.1%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): $60 Burritos Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.4% (collaboration w/ Hoof Hearted Brewing)
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Matt’s Burning Rosids Imperial Cherrywood-smoked Saison, 10.5%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Due East American Lager, 4.9%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Hammerhead West Coast IPA, 6.9%
TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Festbier German-style Lager, 5.5%
Viewpoint Brewing (Del Mar): The Camero West Coast IPA, 7.5%
Viewpoint Brewing (Del Mar): Suds for Buds West Coast IPA, 6.5%
Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Weirveza Mexican-style Lager, 4.2%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

There Does Not Exist Æ3021 | West Coast IPA (7.2%): The inimitable There Does Not Exist out of San Luis Obispo continues to supply us with outstanding hoppy beers and lagers while keeping their prices more than reasonable. Not quite sure how to pronounce this one, but it does have a ligature in the title, which speaks to the linguist in me. Filled with Krush, Mosaic and Simcoe hops, whatever you want to call it ‒ this beer is delicious.

Urban Roots Edel-Pils | German Pilsner (4.8%): “Edel” translates simply as “noble”, both in the sense of “dignified” as well as the Noble family of hops stemming from Germany and Bohemia. This Sacramento Pilsner paying fealty to Old World lagers is indeed elegant! Clean Pilsner malt, snappy herbal hopping and a hint of sulfur on the back end make for an altogether cheerful lager. A stately lager for a holiday weekend!

pFriem Nectarine Golden Ale | Oak-aged Sour Ale (7.1%): Inspired by true Pajottenland lambic, Hood River’s pFriem Family Brewers produces a stunning array of barrel-fermented tart ales with judicious applications of local fruits. Taking the concept one further, some of these funky and acidic beers are aged not simply in neutral oak, but rather in used wine barrels. The characteristics of Sauvignon Blanc in particular lend themselves well to such creations, accentuating zippy and zesty notes in the final measure. Nectarine Golden Ale boasts a layering of vibrant stone fruit as well, evoking late-summer impressions.

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