What’s Tapping (11/14)

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!

• Abnormal Beer Co. (Rancho Bernardo): Pine Bomb American IPA, 7.2%
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Chocolate Raspberry Edition Imperial Stout w/ Cacao, Raspberry & Coffee, 12% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Maple Bar Edition Imperial Stout w/ Maple Syrup & Coffee, 12% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Rocky Road Edition Imperial Stout w/ Cacao, Almond, Walnut, Vanilla & Coffee, 12% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Toasted Coconut Vietnamese Coffee Edition Imperial Stout w/ Coconut & Coffee, 12% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Spruce & Juniper Non-alcoholic IPA, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Grapefruit Sculpin w/ Blood Orange, Passionfruit & Pomegranate on Cask, 7%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy, Miramar): Yuzu Japanese-style Rice Lager w/ Yuzu, Kaffir Lime Leaf & Lemongrass, 5.5%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Frosted Fakes: S’mores Imperial Pastry Stout w/ Graham Cracker, Chocolate, Vanilla & Marshmallow, 8.5%
• Breakwater Brewing (Vista): Perfect Day American Strong Ale, 9.1%
• Brewjería Company (Chula Vista): Caramelo Belgian-style Dubbel, 7.9%
• Brewjería Company (Chula Vista): Los Farmworkers Wheat Ale w/ Pineapple & Mango, 5.8%
• Brewjería Company (Chula Vista): Tri-C West Coast IPA, 7%
• Deft Brewing (Morena/Bay Park): Black Forest Summer Schwarzbier, 5.7%
• Deft Brewing (Morena/Bay Park): Make Mai Day Maibock, 7%
• Division 23 Brewing (Miramar): Gen Hey-Z Hazy IPA, 6.5%
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Pumpkin Pie Beer Slushie, 5%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Apple Pie Extra Dry Hard Cider w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Clove & Allspice, 7.5%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Brewer’s Cut West Coast IPA, 7%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): COG Bomb Single-hop Hazy IPA w/ Mosaic, 6.6%

• East Village Brewing (East Village): Mojito Extra Dry Hard Cider w/ Mint & Lime, 7.5%
• Eppig Brewing (Vista, Point Loma, East Village): 8th Anniversary West Coast IPA, 7%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): The Craze & the Menace West Coast IPA, 6.5% (collaboration w/ Burgeon Beer Co.)
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Clipping Point Cold IPA, 6.7%
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Peacharine!? In This Economy?! Single-hop West Coast Pilsner w/ Peacharine, 5.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Pumpkin Spice Rhymes with Nice Winter Ale w/ Spices, 8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Ruffle’n Feathers Hazy IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Mountain Culture Beer Co.) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Starry Configurations Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 9.1%, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): That Nelson Kief California IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Heritage Brewing & Barbecue (Oceanside): Locos Only West Coast IPA, 6%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Five Oaks Amber Ale, 5.8%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Silk & Honey Wheat Ale, 6.5%
• Kairoa Brewing (University Heights): Between Two Ferms Kölsch
• Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Midwatch Coffee Milk Stout, 5.2%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Krush Kru West Coast IPA, 7.2%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Watermelon Lime Tajin Gose, 6.5%
• The Lost Abbey Brewing (Vista, San Marcos, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, East Village): Avant Gourde Ale w/ Pumpkin & Spices, 6%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Cutie Devils & Groovy Levels Milkshake IPA, 6.8%
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): All Gas, No Brakes West Coast IPA, 6.6%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): 10 Degrees of Night Czech-style Dark Lager, 4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Fortified by Fire Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% (collaboration with Fidens Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE

• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Higher Calling Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 6% (collaboration w/ DSSOLVR Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Not Dead, Just Sleeping Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Northern Pine Brewing (Oceanside, Carmel Valley): 7th Anniversary Extra Pale Ale, 5.1%
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Ambient Pairings Pastry Stout w/ Maple Syrup & Vanilla, 10%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Cool River Cold IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Home for the Holihaze Murky Double IPA, 8.8% (collaboration w/ Burgeon Beer Co.) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): San Diego Hazy IPA, 6.8%
• San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Blueberry Hard Seltzer, 7.6% 
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Late Night Chat Schwarzbier, 5.1% (collaboration w/ Relentless Brewing)
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Relentless Oak Oak-aged Light Lager (collaboration w/ Relentless Brewing)
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Drips & Dabs Espresso Brown Ale, 5.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Action Item Wet-hop IPA, 6.6%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Iconic IPA West Coast IPA, 6% (collaboration w/ Bale Breaker Brewing)
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): PB Haze Ultra, 7%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Woods Barrel-aged Strong Ale Blend w/ Imperial Cider, 13%
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Doobie Double IPA, 9%
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Lemon Head Lemon Candy Hard Seltzer, 5%
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Princess Peach Peach Ring Hard Seltzer, 5%
• Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Repeat Red Ale, 5.2%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

This week’s column focuses on a single brewery, spotlighting the debut of Human People Beer in San Diego!

Human People / Humble Sea Of the Moment | Fresh Hop Pilsner (5.5%): Who are Human People? Two-thirds are brewing veterans of San Diego – Andrew Schwartz and Tim Kamolz, both formerly of Modern Times Beer – and Mallorie King, who for many years had the incredible job of hops broker. The hops you have enjoyed at many of your favorite breweries all across the West Coast? They were supplied by her! In conjunction with Santa Cruz stalwarts Humble Sea, this Pilsner was brewed with heaps of Citra from CLS Farms in the Yakima Valley harvested on the very same day. An incredible suffusion of this prized varietal comes to the fore on the aroma, with an efflorescence of mango and lime flavor and a clean lager finish. This is one of the most intense fresh-hopped beers I have tasted in 2024 and I cannot recommend it enough.

Human People High Hopes | Hazy IPA (7%): One of two IPAs debuting on this initial drop in San Diego, Human People has High Hopes. This is a sterling example of how “layering” can work in hops additions, as each round of varietals impart different outcomes. No mere juice box of a beer, there is some welcome perceived bitterness in the mix. For those keeping track at home, the dramatis personae is Anchovy, Citra, Galaxy, Mosaic and Strata, with Sub-Zero Hop Kief from Freestyle Farms in New Zealand to boot.

Human People / Horus Aged Ales Indigo (The Cooper’s Hawk) | Coffee Stout (8%): Now this is a coffee stout for coffee lovers! Collaborating with Kyle Harrop of Oceanside’s very own Horus Aged Ales, Human People has roasted up a stout for us all. The Pacific Northwest is a hotbed of coffee production, not least Outer Dark from Tacoma – Indigo was brewed with a bespoke blend of beans created just for the occasion. A real caramel macchiato of a beer, ideal after a midafternoon nap. Cheers to Human People and welcome (back) to San Diego!

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