What’s Tapping (9/24/26)
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): Forged Collaborations Hazy IPA, 6.7% (collaboration w/ Omnipollo)
Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Can We Be Friends? West Coast IPA, 6.4% (collaboration w/ June Lake Brewing)
Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Cold Off the Press Non-alcoholic Pilsner, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Cold Bore IPA, 7%
Blue Fire Brewing (San Marcos): Padres SD Pils German-style Pilsner, 5%
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Chilly Bin New Zealand-style Pilsner, 5.1% (collaboration w/ Mcilhenney Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Stellar Conditions IPA, 6.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Chula Vista Brewery (Chula Vista): Thai Tea Haze Hazy IPA (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
Coronado Brewing (Bay Park, Coronado): Dungeons Blood Orange Hazy IPA, 7%
Craft Coast Brewing (San Marcos, Oceanside): Nose Party Fresh-hop West Coast IPA, 7.1%
Culver Beer Co. (Carlsbad): Undrafted 307 Kolsch
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Aprikosenbier Gose w/ Apricot, 4.3%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft Leicht Leichtes Helles Lager, 3.1%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft & Taxes Weizenbock, 7.2%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): DoubleDeft Secret DoppelSticke Altbier, 9.2%
Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Brownie Points Brown Ale, 4.8%
Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Mastodon Hazy IPA, 6.9%
East Village Brewing (East Village): Fest Friends Forever German-style Festber, 6%
Embolden Beer Co. (Miramar, Kearny Mesa): The Warrior Citrus-infused Japanese-style Rice Lager
Good Pressure Brewing (Allied Gardens): Cold IPA,
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): All Outa Angst West Coast IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): ASAP As Possible ’26 Double Dry-hopped Fresh-hop West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Festbier ’26 Munich-style Lager, 5.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Orange Dreamsicle Slushee w/ Orange & Vanilla, 6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): T9 is the New Penmanship Double Dry-hopped Hazy Triple IPA, 10.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): The ‘Villes of Tennessee Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.6% (collaboration w/ Xul Beer Co.) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Pacific Beach, Bay Park, South Park): Banana Ube Halo Halo Milkshake IPA w/ Banana, Ube, Jackfruit, Coconut, Brown Sugar & Lactose, 6.5%
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Pacific Beach, Bay Park, South Park): Melona Sour VII Sour Ale w/ Honeydew Ice Cream, Soursop & Sudachi, 5%
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Pacific Beach, Bay Park, South Park): Ube Colada Sour Ale w/ Ube, Pineapple, Coconut Cream & Lime, 6%
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Pacific Beach, Bay Park, South Park): Ube Halaya Petite Pastry Stout w/ Ube, Coconut Caramel, Coconut, Condensed Milk & Vanilla, 5.5%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Certified Lager Brau Oktoberfest Lager, 5%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Danker 3 West Coast IPA, 7.1%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Tragic Princess Peach Dark Cherry Sea Salt Sour, 5%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Wild Card Blueberry Lime Hard Seltzer, 5.6%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): ‘Til the Spire American Wheat Ale, 5.2%
Mason Ale Works (Barrio Logan): Bride of Dankenstein West Coast IPA, 7%
Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Hop Tropics Double Hazy IPA, 8.5%
New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Hop Slap’d Pale Ale on Cask, 5.5%
Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Danke Schoen Oktoberfest Lager, 5.5%
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Freshie Fresh Double Dry-hopped Cryo Fresh West Coast IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Mysterious Mystery Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): Schwarzbier, 4.4%
Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Alley Monster Double IPA, 8.5%
Pizza Port (Solana Beach): 135 West Coast IPA, 7%
Pizza Port Brewing Carlsbad Village (Carlsbad): St. Michael’s Jazz IPA
Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Red Velvet Cake Project, 6.6%
Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Inner Debate Double Dry-hopped Pale Ale, 5.4%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): Märzen Attack German-style Lager, 5.4%
Stone Brewing (Point Loma, Downtown, Oceanside): Lifeblood American Brown Ale, 6.8%
Stone Brewing (Point Loma, Downtown, Oceanside): Scorpion Bowl IPA, 7.5%
Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager
Highland Park Baseball | Pale Lager (5%): A self-described “sports lager”, Baseball is a core beer from the unparalleled Highland Park Brewery in Los Angeles. Though they are headquartered in the eponymous neighborhood, in the storied Hermosillo, Highland Park also has a location near Chinatown and, thus, is also very close by to the baseball stadium. Baseball is a delightful, unfussy lager ‒ bright, crisp and easily enjoyed in multiples. Play ball!
Weihenstephaner Festbier | Festbier (5.8%): Easily the most anticipated seasonal release from the self-described “oldest brewery in the world” (claiming nearly a thousand years of brewing tradition), Festbier is brewed in the Wies’n style. How does this differ from the hitherto predominant Märzen? Glad you asked! Both contain Pilsner and Munich malts, but whereas Märzens have a higher proportion of Munich (imparting that lovely toasty bready nuttiness), for Wies’ns it is the other way around. This makes for an ideal pale strong lager for the late summer into early autumn. We will be featuring this beer on draft at Bottlecraft North Park this upcoming Saturday the 26th, with the option to keep a handsome half-liter stein emblazoned with the Weihenstephaner coat of arms. Prost!
de Garde The Petria Réserve | Sour Ale (7%): The coastal Oregon town of Tillamook is not merely the site of a beloved creamery renowned for its cheddar and ice cream. For sour beer aficionados, it is also a place to drink a bewildering array of spontaneously fermented ales at de Garde Brewing. Only certain beers make their way as far south as San Diego, and only sporadically. The Petria Réserve is one of those ineffable beer/wine hybrids, having added a healthy dose of aromatic Riesling grapes atop a sour ale that had been aged in oak barrels for a full three years. Cheers!
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