What’s Tapping (10/26)

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): Headbasher Double IPA, 8%
• Aztec Brewery (Vista): Noche de los Muertos Imperial Stout w/ Cinnamon, 10.2%
• Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Staffordshire’s Best Cask Ale, 4.8%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): After Party Paloma Hard Seltzer, 5% – 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): What’s the Matter With You IPA, 7.2%
• Booze Brothers Brewing (Vista, Oceanside, Fallbrook): 10 Year Anniversary West Coast IPA, 7%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): Fresh On Lock Fresh-hop IPA, 6.8% – BUY ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Escondido, Little Italy): Sticky Fingers Fresh-hop IPA, 8.2% – BUY ONLINE
• Coronado Brewing (Bay Park, Coronado, Imperial Beach): Hibiscus & Lime Hard Cider, 6.3%
• Creative Creature Brewing (San Marcos, El Cajon): Das Strand Bier Shandy w/ Raspberry & Lemon, 4.5%
• Creative Creature Brewing (San Marcos, El Cajon): Hecto Cooler Orange Tangerine Imperial Sour Ale w/ Spirulina, 8%
• Double Peak Brewing (San Marcos): Dayhike Pilsner, 5.1%
• Double Peak Brewing (San Marcos): Haboob Red Ale, 5.8%
• Double Peak Brewing (San Marcos): MS Champion Hazy IPA, 6.7%
• Double Peak Brewing (San Marcos): Portal Porter, 8.2%
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Death Radler Beer Slushie, 5%
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Why Does It Hurt When IPA?, 7% – BUY ONLINE
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): The Name of This Beer is Rocket From the Crypt Toasted Lager, 5.2%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Pandan Haze Double Hazy IPA w/ Pandan, 8.5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Blackberry Cobbler Sour Ale, 6%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Coastal Cowboy Dry-hopped Lager, 4%

• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): New Zealand Hazy IPA, 6.7%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, South Park, Bay Park, Carmel Valley): Varsity Freshman Fresh-hopped Pilsner, 5.4% (collaboration w/ Fall Brewing)
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Puff Puff Cashed San Diego Pale Ale, 5.5%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Rad Santa Winter Warmer, 8.5%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Rémission Possible Kettle Sour Ale, 7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): What You Need West Coast IPA, 7%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Cream Ale, 6%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Freedom Rings Pale Ale, 5%
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Valley, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad, San Marcos): Nordic Nectar Red Ale, 5.8%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Hazezoose Hazy IPA, 6.9%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Kilowatt Pale Ale, 5.6%
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): A la Poire Pear Ale w/ Gummy Bears
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): EZ Drankin’ Honey Blonde Ale w/ Bit O’ Honey
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Haze to be a Winner Double Hazy IPA w/ Sour Patch Kids
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Hooligan Irish-style Stout w/ Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Magna Cucurbita Pumpkin Stout w/ Whoppers
• Mission Brewing (East Village, Kensington): Punk-in’s Not Dead Pumpkin Ale
• Mission Brewing (East Village, Kensington): Squeeze 4 a Cure Blonde Ale w/ Terpenes
• Mujeres Brew House (Barrio Logan): So Cal Dreamin’ Ube IPA, 7.5%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Kōkua Session IPA, 4.1% (collaboration w/ Maui Brewing)
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Pub Life West Coast IPA, 6.2%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): There Goes the ‘Hood West Coast Pilsner, 4.8% (collaboration w/ Karl Strauss Brewing)

• Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Toil & Trouble Peanut Butter Porter, 6.6%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Burlingame Czech-style Black Lager, 6% – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Carving is Hard Triple Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – BUY ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Spooky-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7% – BUY ONLINE
• Northern Pine Brewing (Oceanside, Carmel Valley): Roam Vol. 3 Hazy IPA, 6.9%
• The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Blueberry Crumble Sour Ale w/ Blueberry, Cinamon, Lemon, Graham Cracker & Vanilla, 5%
• Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad): Bressi Ranch 10th Anniversary New Zealand-hopped Pilsner, 5%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): Bloody Citra Unfiltered IPA w/ Blood Orange, 6.4%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): Blupont Belgian-style Saison w/ Blueberry & Pomegranate, 6%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): Lobster Lounge West Coast IPA, 6.7%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): Spreadsheet Superhero Red Rye IPA, 6.3%
• Rip Current Brewing (San Marcos, North Park): Watermelon Wheat Belgian-style Witbier w/ Watermelon, 5.4%
• Second Chance Beer Co. (Carmel Mountain, North Park): Black is Beautiful Hazy IPA, 6.8%
• Second Chance Beer Co. (Carmel Mountain, North Park): Kōkua Session IPA (collaboration w/ Maui Brewing)
• Second Chance Beer Co. (Carmel Mountain, North Park): Marty’s Pumpkin Ale, 6.1%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Scenic Route Fruited Sour Ale w/ Strawberry& Banana, 6.8%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): This is How We Cherry Cherry Limeade Sour Ale
• Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Old Town): The Butcher Imperial Stout, 6.7%
• Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Old Town): The Apprentice IPA, 7.2%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Plagiarism Hazy IPA
• Stone Brewing (Escondido, Point Loma, Oceanside, Downtown, Harbor Island): Liberty Station Centennial Pilsner
• WestBrew (Vista, Del Mar, East Village): Triple Overhead Triple West Coast IPA, 9.8%
• WestBrew (Vista, Del Mar, East Village): Triple Play Triple Unfiltered IPA, 9.6%

Gene Fielden | North Park Bottlecraft Manager

Wayfinder Terrifica | Italian-style Pilsner (4.7%): A three-way collab with Heater Allen and Modern Times Beer, Terrifica pays homage to the Italian horror filmography of the 1970s and 80s, especially the works of Dario Argento. Considered among the foremost filmmakers in the subgenre known as giallo, Argento and his peers arguably helped shape an entire generation of slasher films, with John Carpenter specifically citing him as an influence on his magnum opus Halloween. This self-described “Horror Pils” leans heavily on Noble hops, with Spalt Select and Tettnanger on the hot side. A further charge of Tettnang is joined by the high alpha-acid Polaris for a terrifyingly aromatic clean lager.

Allagash Haunted House | Hoppy Porter (6.66%): Don’t go in there! Dotted with gloomy estates and faded grandeur, the woodlands of New England have long been a setting for haunted-house stories. Portland’s very own Allagash Brewing breathes new life into the genre with an ominously roasted ale hopped with Chinook, Saaz and Tettnang. The eldritch opaque hue allows no light to shine through, while the ABV (alcohol by-volume) mysteriously falls right at 6.66%, surely a coincidence…?

Beachwood Blendery Dia de los Mangos | Spicy Fruited Sour Ale (6.8%): Beachwood Blendery manages the impressive balancing act of maintaining fidelity to the Belgian lambic tradition while simultaneously adding novel SoCal-specific ingredients to their creations. Dia de los Mangos combines mango, tamarind and chili to a funky, oak-fermented ale. Early iterations were very fiery, but after some adjustments the Blendery has turned the dial down on the capsaicin. With the sugar-skull motif of Dia de los Muertos on the label, this is a beer for the first of November if ever there was one!

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