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What’s Tapping (1/14/26)
Our weekly list of new and fresh craft ales and lager debuting at breweries throughout San Diego County

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.

- Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Can We Be Friends? Cold IPA, 6.7% (collaboration w/ Booze Brothers Brewing)
- Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Lodge Life Non-alcoholic Stout w/ Cinnamon, Cacao Nibs & Vegan Marshmallow Cream, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Juicy Fruit Hazy IPA, 6.5%
- Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Route 66 American Pilsner, 6.5%
- Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Hopfentee Non-alcoholic Hop Water w/ Orange, 0%
- Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Ye Olde Man & Scythe English-style Porter, 4.6%
- BLAH Brewing (Normal Heights): 17 Speed Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.5% (collaboration w/ Fall Brewing)
- Breakwater Brewing (Vista): Perfect Day American Strong Ale, 9.1%
- Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Cloud 9 New Zealand-style Pale Ale, 5.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Euphoric Wonder Double Dry-hopped IPA, 6.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Coronado Brewing (Bay Park, Coronado): Hazy Weekend Hazy IPA, 6.5%
- Craft Coast Beer & Tacos (San Marcos, Oceanside): XPA Extra Pale Ale, 5%
- Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Non-alcoholic Hopwater, 0% (free during the month of January)
- Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Winter Warmer, 7.4%
- Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Curly Tail Irish-style Red Ale, 5.4%
- Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Curly Tail Irish-style Red Ale on Cask, 5.4%
- Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deftoberfest Bavarian-style Märzen, 5.5%
- Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Kirschbier Gose w/ Cherry, 4.3%
- Dogleg Brewing (Vista): Tara Iti Haze Hazy New Zealand-style IPA, 7%
- East Village Brewing (East Village): Saison Sauvage Barrel-fermented Farmhouse Ale, 7.5%

- Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Pleased To Meet Me Kettle Sour Ale w/ Blackberry & Lemon, 6.9%
- Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): DDH The Other Brian Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): DDH Radiant’r Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): It’s Always Summer in Erick’s Backyard Bamberg-style Smoked Helles Lager, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Ok Cool West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Suitcases of Yuzu Japanese-style Wheat Beer w/ Yuzu & Salt, 5% (collaboration w/ Yokohama Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Rancho Bernardo, Bay Park, South Park): Je T’aime Abricot Belgian-style Tart Ale w/ Apricot, 3.5%
- Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Seeing Things Clearly Hazy IPA, 6.9%
- Julian Beer Co. (Julian): The Martian West Coast IPA, 7.3%
- Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Quick Draw Light Lager, 4.5%
- Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad): Cool Pool Party Pils West Coast Pilsner, 5.9%
- Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Deathtongue IPA w/ Scorpion Peppers, 6.2%
- Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Habanero IPA, 7.8%
- Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Jalapeño Gold Ale, 5%
- North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Dank Material Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): NP Helles German-style Helles Lager, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Blueberry & Lavender Hard Seltzer, 5%
- The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Cherry & Chamomile Hard Seltzer, 5%

- Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): Little Bear Session IPA, 5%
- Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Kung Fu Elvis American IPA, 6.5%
- Pizza Port Carlsbad Village (Carlsbad): Raceway IPA, 7%
- Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Gravitas Infinitum Triple Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Vanilla, 18%
- Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Schwarzbier German-style Black Lager, 4.5%
- Rincon Reservation Road Brewery (Valley Center): Sundancer Hazy Pale Ale, 6%
- The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Punching in a Dream Double Dry-hopped New Zealand-style IPA, 7.1%
- The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Uncle John’s American Lager, 4.8%
- San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Battles for Bavaria Hefeweizen, 6%
- San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Montezuma’s Haze Hazy IPA, 6%
- San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): SD Märzen, 6%
- Seek Beer Co. (North Park): All the Fuzz Coffee Vanilla Imperial Stout
- Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Obscured Perspective Hazy IPA, 6.2%
- South O Brewing (Oceanside): Peach Rain Aged French-style Saison w/ Peach, 5.5%
- Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): 2007 Old Guardian Barley Wine, 11%
- Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): 2013 Old Guardian Oak-Smoked Barley Wine, 11.4%
- Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): 2025 Old Guardian Barley Wine, 11%
- Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Double Trouble Double IPA, 8%
- TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Until the Night Turns Cold IPA, 5.9% (collaboration w/ Karl Strauss Brewing)
- Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Babe Brew Session IPA, 5.2%