What’s Tapping (1/19/23)

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. 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): 3-DPO German-style Pilsner, 5%
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout Salted Caramel Brownie Edition, 12%
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Tucker’s IPA Non-alcoholic West Coast IPA, < 0.5%
• Bagby Beer Co. (Oceanside): King of the Britons English-style Bitter, 4.4%
• BLAH Brewing (Normal Heights): Hazyi Fantazee Hazy West Coast IPA, 7%
• Blue Fire Brewing (San Marcos): Strong Blonde Ale, 8%
• Booze Brothers Brewing (Vista, Oceanside, Fallbrook): Ol’ Grandaddy’s Double IPA, 8.2%
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Solana Beach Hazy IPA, 7.5%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Curly Tail Irish-style Re%d Ale, 5.5%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Deft & Witty Belgian-style Witbier, 4.8%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Legion’s Revene Extra Special Bitter, 5.5%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Wallonian Shadows Belgian-style Dark Ale, 5.1%
• Division 23 Brewing (Miramar): Broken Chain Double IPA, 8.6%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Super Fly Rice Extra Pale Ale, 5.8%
• Eppig Brewing (Vista, Point Loma, La Jolla): Glitz & Glam Berliner-style Weisse w/ Raspberry & Cherry, 4.1%
• Eppig Brewing (Vista, Point Loma, La Jolla): Helles Pale German-style Lager, 4.8%
• Fall Brewing (North Park, South Park): Industrial Accident Hazy Double IPA, 9%
• Fall Brewing (North Park, South Park): Speedo’s Tiki Love God Brown Ale w/ Chocolate & Chai, 5.7%

• Groundswell Brewing (Grantville, Chula Vista): Somersault IPA, 6.8%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Bay Park, South Park, Carmel Valley): New Forged Friends Hazy Double IPA, 8% (collaboration w/ AleSmith Brewing)
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Murk Diggler Hazy IPA, 7.2%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Pat’sBlue Ribbon ‘Murican Lager, 4.2%
• InZane Brewing (Vista): Vista Haze Hazy IPA
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Be Bold Start Cold Cold IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Topa Topa Brewing)
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Super Jam Monster Cross Dry Rice Lager, 4.1%
• Kings & Convicts Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Detour to Vienna Vienna-style Lager, 4.7%
• Kings & Convicts Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Taskmaster English-style IPA, 6.5%
• Modern Times Beer Co. (Point Loma, North Park, Encinitas): Hello, Grapefruit Session IPA, 5%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Flight of the Kiwis New Zealand-hopped IPA, 7.2%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Hop-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Inversion of Time Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Triple IPA, 10%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Onyx Phenix Nitro Stout w/ Hazelnut Coffee, Cacao & Vanilla, 5.7%
• NOVO Brazil Brewing (Imperial Beach): Tzunum Pale Ale, 5.5%
• Plan 9 Alehouse (Escondido): Astro Zombies Hazy IPA, 6.8%
• Plan 9 Alehouse (Escondido): Zombies of the Strata-sphere Hazy IPA, 7.1%

• Poor House Brewing (North Park): Peeled & Pressed Double IPA, 8.5%
• Port Brewing (San Marcos, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, East Village): Hop-15 Triple IPA, 11%
• Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): 650 Nanometers Irish-style Red Ale, 6.8%
• Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Blueberry pi Blueberry Cream Ale, 5%
• Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Final Gravity Russian-style Imperial Stout, 10%
• Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Hadron Collider Bavarian-style Wheat Ale, 5.8%
• Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): pH 3.4 Belgian-style Sour Ale, 8%
• Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Project 66 Hazy IPA, 6.6%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): 3viiiL Triple IPA, 10.5%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Industrial Suburb New Zealand-hopped Pilsner, 5.5% (collaboration w/ Solaris Beer & Blending)
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Kindly Peruse Dry-hopped New Zealand-hopped Pilsner, 5.5% (collaboration w/ Solaris Beer & Blending)
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Stay Adrift Hazy IPA, 7.6%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Three Day Weekend Fruited Sour Ale w/ Blueberry, Mango & Marshmallow, 5%
• Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa): The Roustabout Double IPA, 9.2%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): Vienna Lager, 4.8%
• Thorn Brewing (Barrio Logan, North Park, Mission Hills): Shades of Haze – The Portal Hazy IPA, 6.2%
• Thr3e Punk Ales Brewing (Chula Vista): Peace Rabbit IPA
• WestBrew (Vista, Del Mar, East Village): Hazy by the Sea Hazy IPA, 7%
• WestBrew (Vista, Del Mar, East Village): Salute AWOL Veterans Day IPA, 7.5%

Gene Fielden | North Park Bottlecraft Manager

Highland Park Rio | West Coast IPA (6.2%): One brewery that consistently crops up on our tap-takeover wish lists is Highland Park. Headquartered at the Hermosillo in its eponymous Los Angeles neighborhood, the brewery opened a larger production facility and tasting room on the outskirts of Chinatown just shy of fives years ago, further bolstering their profile for Angelinos and visitors alike. Rio is a lighter-bodied West Coast IPA packed with Pacific Northwest hop varietals Citra and Strata, as well as Cascade and Nelson grown in New Zealand. Heavy tropical fruits predominate, while the lower ABV (alcohol-by-volume) demands a second can. Thanks to HPB for making this possible for us to enjoy down here in San Diego!

Burgeon American Gold | American Lager (5%): How can six years pass so quickly? Burgeon Beer Co. celebrated its birthday this past weekend with a customary (if not non-customarily rainy) invitational beer festival. In honor of the milestone, they also brewed up a batch of this no-frills pale lager to drink in volume. Cheers to Burgeon for continuing to flourish in these environs and beyond!

Great Notion Double Stack | Pastry Stout (11%): With their sasquatch avatar grinning broadly from ear-to-ear, it is immediately clear that Great Notion is proud of this one. A rich, desserty imperial stout with Mostra coffee and shedloads of maple syrup, Double Stack promises all the impressions of pancakes in beer form. Intense headiness and lingering viscosity make this a beer for splitting…if you like!

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