What’s Tapping (11/12/26)

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!

AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Bananas Foster Edition, 12%
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Dubai Chocolate Edition, 12%
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Fluffernutter Edition, 12%
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Mile High Club Edition, 12%
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Mole Negro Edition, 12%
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Pandan Coconut Thai Tea Edition 12%
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Samoas Edition, 12%
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Vanilla Lavender Edition, 12%
Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Dark & Mellow Vanilla Porter, 6%
Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Winter Wonder Non-alcoholic Winter Warmer, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Attack of Hopporunity Hazy IPA, 6%
Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Key Lime Pie Sour Ale w/ Lime, Vanilla, Graham Cracker & Lactose, 6.9%
Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Slam Range Double West Coast IPA, 8.8%
Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Deftones Swerve City IPA w/ Passionfruit, Orange & Guava, 6.6%
Booze Brothers Brewing (Vista, Oceanside, Fallbrook): 13 Year Anniversary IPA, 6.9%
East Village Brewing (East Village): Good Vibes Sour Ale w/ Blackberry, 7%
Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Capital of Craft West Coast IPA, 6.8% (collaboration w/ Barley & Sword Brewing, Burgeon Beer Co., Good Pressure Brewing, The Lost Abbey Brewing & North Park Beer Co.)
Fox Point Brewing (Encinitas): Eddie’s Special Brew Extra Special Bitter, 6.3%
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Always Wishes Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE

Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Bier German-style Helles Lager, 5.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Coco Mesa Nitro Coconut Rye Stout, 6.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): The Danger is What Makes It Good Double Dry-hopped Single-hop West Coast IPA w/ Cryo Fresh Krush, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Thghge Other Side of the Prism Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Pacific Beach, Bay Park, South Park): Work Trips & Quarter Zips Rocky Road-inspired Petite Pastry Stout w/ Chocolate Ice Cream, Cocoa, Almond & Marshmallow, 6% (collaboration w/ Beer Zombies Brewing & Seek Beer Co.)
Hodad’s Brewing (Serra Mesa, Downtown, Ocean Beach): Car Club Mexican-style Amber Lager, 5%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Berry Xmas Fruited Sour Ale w/ Blackberry, Blueberry, Raspberry & Watermelon, 7%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Didn’t Hear No Bell West Coast IPA
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Juice Box Hero Hard Seltzer, 6%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Silk & Honey Wheat Ale w/ Honey, 6%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Golden Stout, 7.5%
Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Downtown, Point Loma): Convoy Cruise New Zealand-style IPA, 7.3%
Koakai Brewing (Oceanside): Woody’s First Ride Hazy IPA, 6.6%
The Lost Abbey Brewing (Vista, San Marcos, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Miramar, East Village): Merry Taj Double IPA, 8.5%
Mason Ale Works (Barrio Logan): Citra Claws Hazy IPA, 7.9%
Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Habitus Rye Double IPA, 8%
Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Marshmallow Fight Stout, 12.5%

Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Night Dive Foreign Extra Stout, 7%
Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Harvest Theory Fresh Hop West Coast Pilsner, 5.2%
Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Sin Tax Imperial Peanut Butter Stout, 8.1%
New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Whole Lotta Hazy IPA, 6.7%
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Hop-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Origins of Fu! Triple Dry-hopped West Coast Double IPA, 8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Shared Detour West Coast Pilsner, 5.8% (collaboration w/ Highland Park Brewery) – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): X-raying Pillow Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.4% (collaboration w/ Highland Park Brewery) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Pineapple Pikachu Hoppy Wheat Ale w/ Pineapple, 6%
Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Super Jetty Triple Dry-hopped IPA, 7.7%
Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): Mountain Kooks IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Julian Beer Co.)
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Home for the Holihaze Murky Double IPA, 8.8% (collaboration w/ Burgeon Beer Co.) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Off the Bine Fresh Hop West Coast IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Solar Halo Mexican-style Lager, 4.2%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): The Gourdfather Pumpkin Ale w/ Spices, 6%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): The Gourdfather Pumpkin Ale w/ Coffee & Spices, 6%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): Hopzaza Fresh Hop West Coast IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Fast Friends Beer Co. & Seek Beer Co.)
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Low Tide West Coast IPA, 6.3%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Sun Kissed Blonde Ale, 5%
TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Berry Me in SD Imperial Sour Ale w/ Boysenberry, Black Currant, Blackberry & Raspberry, 8%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

ISM Coastal Curves | West Coast Pilsner (5.3%): How can it be that ISM Brewing is only three years old? It feels as though this small but mighty operation in downtown Long Beach has been part of the SoCal craft beer mosaic for a much longer duration. Unapologetically dedicated to hops in all forms, ISM takes the lineage of Beachwood Brewing in that selfsame space and explores new directions and adventures at the cutting edge. Coastal Curves is unquestionably a Pilsner for hopheads, loaded with Citra, Lorien, Mosaic, Motueka and Riwaka ‒ a mélange of the best of the Pacific Northwest and the South Island of New Zealand at once. As part of our programming for San Diego Beer Week, please join us at Bottlecraft North Park this upcoming Friday the 13th for a tap takeover and meet-and-greet with ISM from 5 p.m. onwards, featuring this beer and many more besides!

Blaugies / Hill Farmstead La Vermontoise | Spelt Saison (6%): The mercurial Shaun Hill of Vermont’s Hill Farmstead Brewery is on record as stating that Saison d’Epeautre, the flagship creation of Brasserie Blaugies, is one of his favorite beers of all time. Located in the eponymous village in far southern Wallonia (pressed up against the French border), Blaugies specializes in rustic farmhouse ales in green bottles, which gives off a light-striking element upon uncorking. La Vermontoise is a variation on that selfsame theme, being brewed with spelt (Epeautre) and given a dry-hopping charge of Amarillo hops for a subtle citric orange tinge to boot.

Cervecería Hércules Súper Lupe | West Coast IPA (7%): Baja California may receive the lion’s share of the attention around here in the realm of craft beer, but do not overlook the scene in the rest of the country! The city of Querétaro in central Mexico north of CDMX plays host to Cervecería Hércules, a modern brewery in a city filled with history. Joining us over the weekend in the runup to the second weekend of the San Diego Food & Wine Festival – and coincidentally kicking off San Diego Beer Week ‒ Hércules showed that there were more than 12 tasks on the docket! Súper Lupe is the flagship West Coast IPA from the brewery, replete with a bold citrus-pine dichotomy. At press time this beer is on draft at Bottlecraft North Park alongside cans of three variegated lagers to enjoy on the premises or to go. Come on by before they all disappear!

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