What’s Tapping (11/2)

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!

• Arcana Brewing (Carlsbad): Hermit’s Graff Apple Ale w/ Cinnamon & Allspice, 6%
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Stack Me Greens Fresh Hop IPA, 7%
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Ready Front Non-alcoholic IPA, < 0.5% – BUY ONLINE
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Ripe Pursuit Non-alcoholic Lemon Radler, < 0.5%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Miramar, Morena, Little Italy): Kōkua Maui “Strong” Session IPA (collaboration w/ Maui Brewing)
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista): Hip Hop Hooraze Hazy IPA, 6.3%
• BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Pair a Dice Porter, 6.7%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Olde Ways American Light Lager, 3.9% – BUY ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Resurrection West Coast IPA, 7.3% (collaboration w/ Fall Brewing) – BUY ONLINE
• BLAH Brewing (Normal Heights): Love Boat Juicy Belgian-style IPA
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): Chilly Bin New Zealand-hopped Pilsner, 5.1% (collaboration w/ Mcilhenney Brewing) – BUY ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): Ketch & Release IPA, 6.5% (collaboration w/ Ketch Brewing)
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): Song of Symmetry Double Dry-hopped IPA, 6.7% (collaboration w/ Mcilhenney Brewing) – BUY ONLINE
• Burning Beard Brewing (El Cajon): Goblet of Fire Winter Warmer, 8.5%
• Burning Beard Brewing (El Cajon): New Damage Hazy IPA, 7%
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Liquid Pumpkin Pie Sour Ale
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Michelada
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Percinnamon Spiced Wild Ale
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Picklada Pumpkin Sour Michelada
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Sangria Wild Ale
• Creative Creature Brewing (San Marcos, El Cajon): Strawberry Smackers Gose, 5%
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Imperial Red Ale, 8.4%
• Division 23 Brewing (Miramar): Curtain Call West Coast IPA
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Kook Slams West Coast IPA, 7.5%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Freehike West Coast Double IPA, 8.7%
• Embolden Beer Co. (Miramar): Dark As Day Horchata-inspired Golden Milk Stout, 6%
• Eppig Brewing (Vista, La Jolla, Point Loma): 7th Anniversary IPA, 7.7%
• Eppig Brewing (Vista, La Jolla, Point Loma): Schwarzbier, 4.9%
• Eppig Brewing (Vista, La Jolla, Point Loma): Vintage 2019 Collusion Rye Brown Ale w/ Coffee, 6.5%

• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Ashes from the Grave Smoked Brown Ale, 6.7%
• Groundswell Brewing (Grantville, Chula Vista): First Date Blonde Ale, 4.8%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Lost Translation Fresh Stout, 8%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Sakura Sour IPA, 6%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Varsity Freshman Pilsner, 5.4% (collaboration w/ Fall Brewing)
• Heritage Brewing & Barbecue (Oceanside): Billowing Clouds Double Dry-hopped New England-style IPA, 7%
• Hodad’s Brewing (Serra Mesa): Enigma West Coast Double IPA, 8.7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Coast to Convoy Hazy Double IPA, 8.2% (collaboration w/ Coronado Brewing)
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Fawkes Among the Weeds New Zealand-hopped IPA, 7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Rad Santa Winter Warmer w/ Cinnamon, Honey, Ginger, Cacao Nibs & Vanilla, 8.5%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Rindstone Cowboy Grapefruit IPA, 7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): What You Need West Coast IPA, 7%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Freedom Rings Pale Ale, 5%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Gallus Scottish-style Ale, 6%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Thursday IPA, 5%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): New Venture Apple Cider-Beer Hybrid w/ Cinnamon & Clove, 6%
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Valley, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad, San Marcos): Golden Stout w/ Coffee, Vanilla & Cocoa Nibs, 7.5%
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Valley, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad, San Marcos): Outpost Hoppy Lager, 5% (collaboration w/ My Yard Live Beer Co.)
• Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Dropkick Coffee Milk Stout, 6.7%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Ocean Beach): Imperial Coffee Stout
• Mason Ale Works (Miramar): Murky Mouse Hazy Double IPA, 8%
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Rad Habits Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Burgeon Beer Co.)
• Modern Times Beer (Point Loma, North Park, Encinitas): Business Oracle Double IPA, 8%
• Mujeres Brew House (Barrio Logan): Love & Happiness Mango Hard Seltzer
• New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Belgian-style Blonde Ale, 6.8%
• New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Explorer ESB on Cask, 5.8%

• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): 10 Degrees of Light Czech-style Pale Lager, 4% (collaboration w/ Solaris Beer & Blending) – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Hydra Parking, Smoothie Sour Ale, 7% (collaboration w/ Mortalis Brewing) – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Jazz Is Harder Triple Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 6.6% – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): X-raying Flowers Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – BUY ONLINE
• The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Orcastrayed Hazy IPA, 6.6%
• Pizza Port Brewing (Ocean Beach): Flying Hawaiian Bavarian-style Hefeweizen, 5.5%
• Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): EnSea Cold IPA, 6.5% (collaboration w/ Topa Topa Brewing)
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Atmospheric Disturbance Murky Quadrupel IPA, 13% – BUY ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Jade Dust Murky IPA, 6.9% – BUY ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Red Rock Ridge Amber Ale, 5.5% – BUY ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Signed & Sealed West Coast Pale Ale, 5.9%
• Rip Current Brewing (San Marcos, North Park): Barrel-aged Reserve Cuvée #2 Imperial Stout Blend, 13%
• Rouleur Brewing (Carlsbad): Bunny Hop 7 Rotating Hop IPA w/ YQH1320 Elani Hops, 6.3%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Permitted Decibel Hazy Double IPA, 8.6% – BUY ONLINE
• Stone Brewing (Escondido, Oceanside, Downtown, Harbor Island, Point Loma): Xocoveza Imperial Stout w/ Chocolate, Coffee, Chili Peppers, Vanilla, Cinnamon & Nutmeg, 8.1%
• Stone Brewing (Point Loma): Shameless Amount of Hops Hazy Double IPA, 
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): Citra Starburst Double IPA, 8%
• Thr3e Punk Ales Brewing (Chula Vista, Little Italy): Small Hop Champion Session IPA
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Hop Water w/ Amarillo & Citra, 0%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Kölsch-style Ale fermented w/ WLP029 Kölsch Ale Yeast, 3.6%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Kölsch-style Ale fermented w/ WLP530 Abbey Ale Yeast, 3.7%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Kōkua Maui Session IPA fermented w/ WLP001 California Ale Yeast, 4.8% (collaboration w/ Maui Brewing)
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Kōkua Maui Session IPA fermented w/ WLP067 Coastal Haze Yeast, 4.8% (collaboration w/ Maui Brewing)
• Wild Barrel Brewing (San Marcos, Temecula): Cherry Flanders Barrel-aged Sour Red Ale w/ Cherry, 8.2%
• Wild Barrel Brewing (San Marcos, Temecula): Vice Nectarine Cherry Berliner-style Weisse, 5.2%

Gene Fielden | North Park Bottlecraft Manager

Burgeon Fresh on Lock | Fresh Hop IPA (6.8%): One last fresh-hop IPA as we draw the season to a close! I admittedly do not understand the science here, but this beer makes use of a new Yakima Chief Hops product: Fresh Frozen Cryo Hops, namely those of the Centennial, Citra and Simcoe varieties. However the process works, the outcome is an extraordinary intensity of aroma atop a newly minted West Coast IPA.

Enegren Foliage | Autumn Lager (6%): With a copper-toned coloration suggesting the turning of the leaves, Foliage gently ushers us into what passes for the colder months in Southern California. This beer (pronounced “foilage” if you are Marge Simpson) has a sturdy maltiness and is liberally hopped with Pacific Northwest mainstays Cascade and Chinook for a piney sensory experience. Fans of classic American pale ales may have just found their lager for the autumn.

Societe The Butcher | Imperial Stout (9.666%): The Butcher is one of Societe Brewing’s classic original recipes (key shibboleths: the “The” in the title and the name of an occupation or station in life) and only makes yearly appearances in 12-ounce cans these days. But what opaque and obsidian cans they are. Just like the beer! A roasty, sturdy and altogether warming imperial stout as the time changes. 

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