What’s Tapping (8/10)

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 staffers’ recommendations about beers they are excited about that can be found at their bottle shop locations in North Park, Little Italy, Point Loma and Oceanside!

• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Aleschmidt Oktoberfest German-style Märzen Lager, 5.5%
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Can We Be Friends IPA (collaboration w/ Mcilhenney Brewing)
• Ballast Point Brewing (Miramar, Morena, Little Italy): Mystery of the Quotient IPA, 7.1%
• BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Nectranomicon IPA, 7.2% (Homebrew Summer collaoration)
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Hard Times Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA (collaboration w/ Harland Brewing) – BUY ONLINE
• BLAH Brewing (Normal Heights): Rad Pilsner, 6%
• Craft Coast Beer & Tacos (Oceanside): Shootz Mahalo Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 6.8%
• Craft Coast Beer & Tacos (Oceanside): TorChilla Cold IPA, 6.7%
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Pyne Hazy IPA, 6%
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): West Coast Session IPA, 4.5%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Half-A-Weizen Hefeweizen, 5.1%
• Division 23 Brewing (Miramar): El Hefe Hefeweizen
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Piña Colada Beer Slushie, 5%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Heavy Handed Session IPA, 4.9%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Really Good West Coast Hazy IPA, 6.9%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Awe Imperial Stout w/ Cacao & Vanilla, 11.5%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Kvalitni Czech-style Premium Pale Lager, 5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Past & Present Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Black Plague Brewing)
• Heritage Brewing & Barbecue (Oceanside): Wasted Days & Hazy Nights Hazy IPA, 6%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Fist Full of Fives Pale Ale, 5%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Reaper Spicy Pale Ale, 6%

• Kairoa Brewing (University Heights): Orange Dreamsicle Orange-Vanilla Berliner-style Weisse, 4.8%
• Kairoa Brewing (University Heights): Raspberry Dreamsicle Raspberry-Vanilla Berliner-style Weisse, 4.8%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Barrel Aged Doubler Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Coffee & Chocolate, 10.5%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Barrel Aged S3-2X Black Currant Red Wine Barrel-aged Sour Ale, 6.5%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Barrel Aged S3-2X Lychee Red Wine Barrel-aged Sour Ale, 6.5%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Barrel Aged S3-2X Orange Creamsicle Orange Bitters Barrel-aged Sour Ale w/ Vanilla, 6.5%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Gr8fil Eight Cold Extra Pale Ale, 6.3% (collaboration w/ Half Door Brewing, Karl Strauss Brewing, The Original 40 Brewing, Seek Beer Co., SouthNorte Beer Co. & Thr3e Punk Ales Brewing)
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Kriek the Friek Red Wine Barrel-aged Wild Ale w/ Cherry, 6.5%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Peanut Butter Jelly Tiempo Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Peanut, Strawberry, Coffee, Chocolate, Coconut & Vanilla, 12.2%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Sorry I’m Bitter Aromatic Bitters Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Coffee, Chocolate. Vanilla & Coconut, 12.2%
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Bestest Buds West Coast IPA, 6.2%
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Muntz New Zealand-hopped Rye IPA, 7.2%
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Parallel Paradise Double Dy-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.9%
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Ocean Beach, Downtown, Imperial Beach, Alpine): HessFest Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Pale Ale, 5.3%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Peach Guava Gose, 4.1%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Pineapple Guava Gose, 4.1%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Quatro Amigos Mexican-style Lager, 4.7%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Lion About My Age Farmhouse Ale, 6% (collaboration w/ San Diego Beer News)
• Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Day Dreamer Hazy Session IPA, 4.3%
• Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Samedi Sour Berliner-style Weisse, 3.4%

• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Art is Hard Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Birdie to Bogey California Pilsner, 5.4% – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Disciples of Fu! Masters of Mosaic Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.5% – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): X-raying Citra Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – BUY ONLINE
• Northern Pine Brewing (Oceanside, Carmel Valley): Citrus Squeeze Citrus Summer Ale, 5.5%
• One Season Brewing (Grantville): Blood Moon Rises Blood Orange IPA, 7.3%
• Pacific Beach AleHouse (Pacific Beach): Captain Jack Jack IPA, 6.7%
• Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Jetty IPA, 7.2%
• Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): Mongo Double IPA, 8%
• Poor House Brewing (North Park): Low Life Pilsner, 5.2%
• Poor House Brewing (North Park): Soft Vibes Only Hazy IPA, 6%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Across the Sky Murky IPA, 6.5% – BUY ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Bonsai – Black Pine West Coast Double IPA, 8.8% – BUY ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Finger on the Pulse Farmhouse Ale w/ Mega Motueka, 6% (anniversary beer collaboration w/ San Diego Beer News) – BUY ONLINE
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): German Chocolate Stout Export Stout w/ Coconut, Vanilla & Cacao, 5%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): The Void Imperial Black IPA, 8.3%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Advanced Notice Hazy Double IPA, 8.6%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): I Said, Doctor Sour Ale w/ Coconut, Mango & Lime, 5%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Beachside Birdie West Coast IPA, 6.5% (collaboration w/ Dogleg Brewing)
• Stone Brewing (Escondido, Point Loma, Downtown, Oceanside): The Liberty Station American Pilsner, 4.7%

Gene Fielden | North Park Bottlecraft Manager

Cellarmaker Wicked Juicy | Hazy IPA (7%): With the merger of The Rare Barrel and Cellarmaker Brewing complete, and the combined firm now headquartered in my hometown of Berkeley, the beer must flow. Wicked Juicy (the adjective nodding towards Boston argot to emphasize the Northeastern origins of the style) is a hazy single IPA with Citra, Simcoe and Galaxy, and is a must-have for any local hopheads this week.

pFriem Japanese Lager | Rice Lager (5%): I fell in love with this beer during my first visit to Tacoma in the autumn of 2021, occurring fortuitously during wet-hop season (which the locals call “fresh-hop season”). Tip of the hat to the 6th Avenue Beer Star there for their fantastic selection! This lager boasts vibrant carbonation, a gentle sushi-rice starch aroma and impeccable crispness. Only ten cases of this pitch-perfect rice lager were shipped to San Diego, so stock up!

Prairie Super Pistache Brothers | Imperial Pistachio Stout (13.6%): Comic-Con may have come and gone in our town, but this slyly satirical gaming-themed imperial stout remains. Prairie has foregrounded pistachio nuts in this decadent barrel-aged offering, alongside dark chocolate, marzipan and hazelnut roasted coffee. The label depicts a certain fraternal pair doing battle with anthropomorphic pistachio nuts in a classic video game aesthetic.

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