What’s Tapping (8/24)

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): Duo Ipa Cold IPA, 7.1% (collaboration w/ Mother Earth Brew Co.)
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Bourbon & Rye Barrel-aged Speedway Stout Imperial Coffee Stout w/ Double Vanilla, 13.9% – BUY ONLINE
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Llama Goat Hazy IPA, 7%
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Most Interesting Can in the World Mexican-style Amber Lager, 4.5%
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Oktoberfest Non-alcoholic Fest Bier, < 0.5%
• Backyard Brewery (Escondido): RIPA Czech-style Pale Lager (Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• Ballast Point Brewing (Miramar, Morena, Little Italy): Waiting for Vizzini Italian-style Pilsner, 4.7%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Wellington New Zealand-hopped Pilsner, 3.8%
• Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Big Ern Hazy Double IPA, 9%
• Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Czech Crown Lager, 5%
• Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Lucky You Japanese-style Rice Lager, 5%
• Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Oktoberfest Festbier, 7%
• Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Sun Burts Hazy Pale Ale, 5.5%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Prince of Bavaria Fest Bier, 5.5% – BUY ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Trouble Maker West Coast IPA, 6.8% – BUY ONLINE
• Blue Fire Brewing (San Marcos): White Sage IPA, 7.7%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): Integrated Paths Hazy IPA, 6.4% (collaboration w/ Flatland Brewing)
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): Thuja IPA, 6.8%
• Carlsbad Brewing (Carlsbad): Blonde Kettle Sour Ale w/ Cherry, 5.5%
• Carlsbad Brewing (Carlsbad): SMASH’in Citra SMaSH IPA, 6%
• Coronado Brewing (Bay Park, Coronado, Imperial Beach): BIG Weekend Double IPA, 8.5%
• Creative Creature Brewing (El Cajon, San Marcos): 8 24 Birthday Smoothie Sour Ale w/ Peach, Mango & Passionfruit, 5% – BUY ONLINE
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Appa Zappa Lager, 4.5% 
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Rosé Lager w/ Red Wine Grapes, 4.5%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Belgian Smoked Ale, 5.9% (Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Curly Tail Irish-style Red Ale, 5.3%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Deft & Witty Belgian-style Witbier, 5%

• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Miramar Mule Beer Slushies, 5%
• El Cid Brewing (North Park): Scotty’s Struggle Scottish-style Ale, 5% (Homebrew Summer collaboration)?
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Magical & Delicious Pale Ale, 5.5%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): No Worries New Zealand-hopped IPA, 7.2%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Legends of Summer Twos Hazy Double IPA, 8.5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Humble Hefe Hefeweizen, 5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Kabosu Sudachi Japanese-style Lager, 5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Routine Kölsch, 5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Tropical Whale IPA, 6.5%
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Phased Hoppiness West Coast IPA, 7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Loose Seal Double Dry-hopped San Diego IPA, 7.2%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Apricot Amber Ale, 6%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Dragonfruit Hazy Triple IPA, 11%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Honey Pale Ale, 5%
• Julian Beer Co. (Juilian): Five Oaks Amber Ale, 5.8%
• Julian Beer Co. (Juilian): The Weasel Brown Ale, 5.6%
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Brite Lites Helles-style Lager, 4.6% – BUY ONLINE
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Muntz New Zealand-hopped Rye IPA, 7.2% – BUY ONLINE
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Parallel Paradise Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.9%
• Modern Times Beer (Point Loma, North Park, Encinitas): Desert Chiller Oak-aged Sour Ale w/ Pineapple & Orange, 7%
• Modern Times Beer (Point Loma, North Park, Encinitas): Mega Devil’s Teeth: Vanilla Macadamia Latte Bourbon & Rye Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Macadamia Vanilla & Coffee, 17.1%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): All Other Half Everything High Density Hop Charge Hazy Triple IPA, 10% (collaboration w/ Other Half Brewing) – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Party Cup Mosaic Lager, 5% – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Sam-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.1% (collaboration w/ Other Half Brewing) – BUY ONLINE
• Northern Pine Brewing (Oceanside, Carmel Valley): Citrus Squeeze Summer Ale w/ Orange & Grapefruit, 5.5%
• The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Small Worlds West Coast IPA, 7%
• The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Way Up Double Dry-hopped Cold IPA, 6.6%

• Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): Ragin’ Rhino IPA, 7.7% (collaboration w/ El Segundo Brewing)
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Double Dust Murky Double IPA, 8.7% – BUY ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Serpents in the Bramble West Coast IPA, 6.9% (collaboration w/ Ghost Town Brewing) – BUY ONLINE
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): Coastal Cranberry Wheat Ale w/ Cranberry, 6%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): Vacation Coconut IPA, 7%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Empowered Endeavors Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Night Swim Czech-style Dark Lager, 5%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Unless You Know West Coast Pale Ale, 5.7%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Grapefruit Graves House West Coast IPA w/ Grapefruit, 6.8%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): Strata Starburst West Coast IPA, 8%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): Super Duper Lager, 4.2%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): Time Warp West Coast IPA, 6.5%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): New Zealand IPA fermented w/ WLP001 California Ale Yeast, 7.5%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): New Zealand IPA fermented w/ WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch Yeast, 7.6%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Schwarzbier fermented w/ WLP838 Southern German Lager Yeast, 4.7%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Schwarzbier fermented w/ WLP925 High Pressure Lager Yeast, 4.6%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Tabberer IPA fermented w/ WLP001 California Ale Yeast, 6.7%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Tabberer IPA fermented w/ WLP009 Australian Ale Yeast, 6.4%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (San Marcos, Temecula): PB & Jam Imperial Pastry Sour Ale, 8.4%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (San Marcos, Temecula): Symphonic Hops West Coast IPA, 5.6%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (San Marcos, Temecula): Tiki Punch Imperial Cocktail Sour Ale, 8.5%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (San Marcos, Temecula): Vice Mixed Berries Berliner-style Weisse, 5.6%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (San Marcos, Temecula): Vice Watermelon Peach Berliner-style Weisse, 5.2%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (San Marcos, Temecula): West Coast Pils, 6.2%

Gene Fielden | North Park Bottlecraft Manager

Alvarado Street Timbo Pils | Hoppy Pilsner (5.8%): Easily the most beloved hoppy pilsner in Los Angeles, Timbo by Highland Park Brewery has grown to encompass an entire week of celebrations each year. To honor this now-iconic beer, other breweries around California cook up their own edition with HPB’s blessing. I was at the new Cellarmaker Brewing headquarters in my hometown of Berkeley over the weekend and took a four-pack of their spectacular iteration to-go. Meanwhile, Alvarado Street Brewery generously sent some cases of their take on Timbo as part of our latest pallet-drop from Salinas. Since we rarely see Highland Park beers around San Diego, drink this one in tribute!

Everywhere Deep Breaths | Czech-style Pilsner (4.6%): Everywhere Beer is a comparatively new operation out of Orange, the seat of Orange County. Early tap takeovers at Bottlecraft Long Beach and North Park Beer Co. alerted us that they were a rising talent to watch! Deep Breaths utilizes floor-malted Bohemian barley and Saaz hops; a classic formula that requires little tinkering. This beer was a hit upon debut back in March of this year, so we doubled down by ordering a keg and plenty of cases. The low ABV (alcohol-by-volume) ensures repeated cans are consumable punctuated by steady respiration.

Ayinger Oktoberfest-Märzen | Märzen (5.8%): It is mid-August, which means that the fest biers have begun to land! I have had the distinct privilege of tasting scores of Märzens over the years and yet Ayinger Oktoberfest-Märzen remains my absolute favorite. In fact, there is no beer that I more look forward to every year as autumn approaches. The brewery is located in the eponymous village of Aying, directly south of Munich. The beer itself is a coppery, goldenrod hue and completely clear. Bready barley malts, light caramel and a whiff of chestnuts appear on the aroma. The bottom-fermenting lager yeast, as well as the lagering process itself, make for an astonishingly bright finish, crisp and clean.

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