What’s Tapping (1/2)

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!

• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Moog Trippin Hazy Double IPA, 8.5%
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Wit’s Peak Non-alcoholic Belgian-style Witbier, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Aztec Brewery (Vista): Ginger Snap English-style Amber Ale w/ Ginger, 5.7%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Gingerbread House Winter Ale w/ Molasses, Ginger, Cinnamon, Allspice, Nutmeg, Peppercorn & Clove, 7%
• Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Chiswick’s Special ESB on Cask, 6.1%
• BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Shroud of Mist Hazy IPA, 6.9%
• Bear Roots Brewing (Vista, Escondido): All Eyes on Me American IPA, 6.7%
• Bear Roots Brewing (Vista, Escondido): Mood Indigo American Pale Ale, 5.1%
• Bear Roots Brewing (Vista, Escondido): Tipo Italian-style Pilsner, 5.2%
• BLAH Brewing (Normal Heights): Adams-Roubaix Belgian-style Amber Ale, 5.7%
• Booze Brothers Brewing (Vista, Oceanside, Fallbrook): Hazerbeam Hazy IPA, 6.6%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Aloha Aura West Coast Pilsner, 5.9% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Sunny Showcase Extra Pale Ale, 5.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE

• Craft Coast Beer & Tacos (San Marcos, Oceanside): Trails End American Lager
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft Season: Autumn Smoked Saison, 5.6%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): DeftCon 4 Belgian-style Quadrupel, 9.9%
• Dogleg Brewing (Vista): Yuletide Mashie Dark Lager
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): 100 Resolutions Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 6.5%
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Guava in Berlin Berliner-style Weisse w/ Guava, 3.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Nanstop Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.5% (collaboration w/ Brujos Brewing, Fidens Brewing, North Park Beer Co. & Troon Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Wherever You Go Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Hey Stranger IPA, 7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Whip It Good Dole Whip Sour Ale, 7% (collaboration w/ Ketch Brewing)
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): McCoy Bros American Cream Ale, 5.3%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Patio at Noon Pale Ale, 5.6%

• Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Four Seasons: Bourbon Barrel-aged Spiced Plum Winter Ale, 11% 
• Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Four Seasons ’24 Winter: Strong Ale w/ Maple, Cinnamon & Vanilla, 12.6%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Disciples of Fu! Masters of Mosaic Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Pseudo-Fu! Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Save Versus Fire West Coast Pilsner, 4.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Adaptive Radio Hazy IPA, 7%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Head Over Boots Pale Ale, 5.2%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Going West West Coast IPA, 7.2%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Takin’ Time Vienna-style Lager, 4.8%
• Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Alpenglow Vienna-style Lager, 6.1%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): In Search of Lost Time V Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.2% (collaboration w/ Root + Branch Brewing)
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Pyramid Hands Helles Bock, 7.2%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

For those observing Dry January, a list of non-alcoholic (N/A) picks this week:

Fremont N/A IPA | Non-alcoholic IPA: Who among us does not love Fremont Brewing? Masters of wet-hopped beers, barrel-aged stouts and everything in between, a visit to the brewery in the eponymous neighborhood of Seattle is a must for any beer-lover heading to the Pacific Northwest. With an intriguing line of non-alcoholic beers hitting the shelves of late, Fremont has cannily noted prevailing trends. This dealcoholized IPA is hopped with Citra and Citra Cryo ‒ for hop-heads taking a break from ABV for however long.

Best Day Kölsch | Non-alcoholic Kölsch: Capturing the essence of a pale lager without alcohol is a tall order. Many have attempted and failed in years past. Yet Best Day Brewing out of Sausalito has done it, by gum. With both Pilsner and Cologne malts on the grain-bill and Hallertau hops, the recipe is befitting of the original top-fermented lagers of Köln. Crisp and light with depth of flavor, lack of alcohol notwithstanding ‒ an achievement by any stretch.

Untitled Art N/A Mango Dragonfruit | Non-alcoholic Fruited Sour Ale: Even sour ales have joined the sober party! Wisconsin’s Untitled Art has a veritable galaxy of N/A beers, but the Mango Dragonfruit has proven to be among the most popular. With a healthy dose of real fruits (mango, guava and pitaya) and a gentle tartness, this is for those who frequent the juice-bar.

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