What’s Tapping (8/17)

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!

• Abnormal Beer Co. (Rancho Bernardo): Secret Paradise New Zealand-hopped IPA, 7.2%
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Itoko (Cousins) Japanese-style Lager, 5.1% – BUY ONLINE
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Tucker’s Non-alcoholic West Coast IPA, < 0.5% – BUY ONLINE
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Waves of Sun Slightly Hazy Non-alcoholic IPA, < 0.5%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Miramar, Morena, Little Italy): Many Times Been Bitten IPA, 7%
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista): Double-Vanilla Mostraveza Mexican Mocha Milk Stout, 7%
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista): In Da Club Hazy IPA, 5.9%
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista): Peaches & Cream Sour Ale w/ Peach & Vanilla, 5.%
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista): Pom-Lime Hard Seltzer w/ Pomegranate & Lime, 5.6%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Wellington Hoppy Pilsner, 3.8%
• Bolt Brewery (La Mesa, Little Italy): Loca Lemon Blonde Ale w/ Lemon, 5.2%
• Booze Brothers Brewing (Vista, Oceanside, Fallbrook): Taking Root West Coast IPA, 6.3% (collaboration w/ Burgeon Beer Co.)
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): City Vibes IPA, 6.9%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): Sex on the Peach Fruited Kettle Sour Ale, 6.6%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): Twin Fins West Coast Pilsner, 5.6%
• Craft Coast Beer & Tacos (Oceansidee): Old West American IPA, 7.4%
• Creative Creature Brewing (El Cajon, San Marcos): Mango de Verdad Sour Ale w/ Chamoy & Mango, 5% – BUY ONLINE
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Don’t Beat a Deft Horse Dunkelweizen, 6%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Rugger Water British-style Ordinary Bitter, 3.6%

• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Piña Colada Beer Slushies, 5%
• Embolden Beer Co. (Miramar): Midsummer Buzz Coffee Pastry Stout w/ Vanilla, Blueberry & Maple, 10.5%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Skåll Cold Pale Ale, 5.9%
• Flawless Beer (Vista): Flawless Blonde Ale, 5.4%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): AMG West Coast IPA, 6.2%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): DPM Sour Ale w/ Dragonfruit, Passionfruit & Mango, 5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Routine Kölsch, 5%
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Stoner Moment IPA, 7%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Fist Full of Fives Pale Ale, 5.5%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Hazy Talk Hazy IPA, 6.5%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Incognito West Coast IPA, 7%
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Pacific Beach, Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Oktoberfest Märzen-style Lager, 5%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Pulpasaur Hazy IPA, 6.8% (Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Volkslager Festbier, 5.2%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Fortified By Fire Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% (collaboration w/ Fidens Brewing, Vitamin Sea Brewing & Widowmaker Brewing) – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Hop-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5% – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): NP Helles German-style Helles Lager, 5% – BUY ONLINE

• Resident Brewing (Downtown): Chasing Citra Unfiltered IPA, 6.4%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): Everyday California Coastal Ale, 6.5%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): Pear-ky Blonde Ale w/ Pear, 5.2%
• Rough Draft Brewing (Miramar, University City, Carmel Valley): Hazy Brain Hazy IPA, 6.8%
• Rip Current Brewing (San Marcos, North Park): Off the Lip IPA, 6.6%
• Rip Current Brewing (San Marcos, North Park): Wittie Belgian-style Witbier, 5.3%
• Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Fest Bier Oktoberfest Lager, 4.6%
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Jadey Lady Sour ale w/ Spirulina, Mango, Guava, Watermelon & Lemon, 4.5%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): The Breakfast Club Imperial Stout w/ Costa Rican Coffee, 11.7%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): The Breakfast Club Imperial Stout w/ Espresso Blend, 11.7%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): The Breakfast Club Imperial Stout w/ Peruvian Coffee, 11.7%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): The Breakfast Club Imperial Stout w/ Rwandan Coffee, 11.7%
• WestBrew (Vista, Del Mar, East Village): Mosaic Surfer Pale Ale, 6%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (Vista, Temecula): Strawberry Gose, 4.6%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (Vista, Temecula): Symphonic Hops West Coast IPA, 5.6%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (Vista, Temecula): Vice Black Currant Berliner-style Weisse, 5.6%

Gene Fielden | North Park Bottlecraft Manager

Great Notion Juice Jr | Hazy IPA (6%): Portland’s Great Notion Brewing, which is famous for its over-fruited sour beers and instantly recognizable aesthetic (characterized as “cartoony neo-Expressionism” in this column in the past), has sent a drop of Juice Jr our way! Among the brewery’s hoppy lineup, this is easily the most-requested beer since distribution of Great Notion’s wares began. Placing Mosaic hops at the forefront, this low-ABV (alcohol-by-volume) hazy IPA is a treat for seniors, juniors and everyone in between.

Urban Roots Edel-Pils | German-style 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. Prost! 

Cascade La Rita Loca | Barrel-aged Sour Ale (7.1%): The inimitable Cascade Brewing out of Oregon has set the standard for barrel-aged sour beers in the Pacific Northwest. Recent years have seen not only new recipes but also a more snackable 250-mililiter can size in their (already stacked) portfolio. La Rita Loca falls into both categories, explicitly inspired by margaritas. A base blend of tart blonde and wheat ales is aged up in tequila barrels with lime zest, sea salt and a touch of coriander. ¡Salud!

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