What’s Tapping (4/11)

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!

• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Mango Lemon Hard Tea, 6%
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Strawberry Passionfruit Guava Hard Cider, 6%
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Biscuits & Gravy Hazy Double IPA, 8.5%
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Can We Be Friends West Coast IPA, 6.9% (collaboration w/ Fall Brewing)
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Czech Your Citra Hoppy Pilsner, 5.1%
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Fancy Like Non-alcoholic American Pale Ale, > 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Ballast Point Brewing (Miramar, Morena, Little Italy): Cide of Relief Dry Hard Cider, 7.6%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Gothica Mexican-style Lager, 5.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Stay Chill Gluten-reduced Blonde Ale, 4.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Little Italy): Mountain Mode Double Dry-hopped IPA, 6.6%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Little Italy): Summer Feelin’ Fruited Sour Ale w/ Watermelon, Strawberry & Lime, 6%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Little Italy): Super-Delish New Zealand-style IPA, 6.8%
• Carlsbad Brewing (Carlsbad): Hoppin’ with Homies West Coast IPA, 7.7% (collaboration w/ Knee Deep Brewing)
• Chula Vista Brewery (Chula Vista, Eastlake): Still Browner American Brown Ale, 5.9%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): DeftCon 4 Belgian-style Quadrupel, 9.9%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Sunset in Bruges Flanders-style Sour Red Ale, 5.7%
• Division 23 Brewing (Miramar): Static Regan West Coast IPA, 7.9%

• Dogleg Brewing (Vista): Foggy Fairway Juicy Hazy IPA, 7%
• Dogleg Brewing (Vista): The Tradition Peach Pilsner, 5.1%
• Dos Desperados Brewery (San Marcos): Root Beer Slushie Hard Seltzer, 5%
• Dos Desperados Brewery (San Marcos): Tangerine Slushie Hard Seltzer, 5%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Skyline Scottish-style Export Ale, 5.6%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Big Trouble IPA, 6.4%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Ube Haze Hazy IPA w/ Ube, 6.7%
• Green Cheek Be Co. (Oceanside): Eager to Please Hazy Pale Ale, 5.5%
• Green Cheek Be Co. (Oceanside): Literhosen German-style Heles Export Bier, 5.8%
• Green Cheek Be Co. (Oceanside): Thinking in a German Accent German-style Kölsch, 4.8%
• Green Cheek Be Co. (Oceanside): Uncle Dave’s Fave English-style Bitter on Nitro, 4.4%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Bernard Smoked Dark Czech-style Lager, 5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Channel Orange-Mango Australian-style Pale Ale, 5.5% (collaboration w/ Mate Maker Co.)
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Manu Bay Nelson IPA, 7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Got Tegridy?! San Diego IPA, 7.2%
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Listen, Lynda New Zealand-style Pilsner, 5.3%
• New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Humbly Legit IPA, 7.3%
• New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Pacific Storm Irish-style Dry Stout on Nitro, 5%

• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Reign in Blood Pepper IPA w/ Orange & Chilies, 7.3%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Under a Blood Orange Sky Double IPA w/ Orange, 8.1%
• Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Yardbird British-style Golden Ale, 5.2%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Bird Park Bohemian-style Pilsner, 4.7% – PURCHASE NOW
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Experimental-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5% – PURCHASE NOW
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Keen on Peacharine Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE NOW
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Pinnacle Trial West Coast Pilsner, 5.4% – PURCHASE NOW
• Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Lager Mercy Hoppy Lager, 6.2%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Kernzia Lager, 5%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Fortune German-style Pilsner, 4.8%
• Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Old Town): The Vagabond Sour Ale, 4.6%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Lord of Lightning Hard Seltzer, 5.5%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Oside Bogan Double Dry-hopped Australian Pale Ale, 4.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park): So Breezy West Coast Extra Pale Ale, 5.6% (collaboration w/ The Original 40 Brewing)
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Funky Gose fermented w/ WLP001 California Ale Yeast, 4%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Funky Gose fermented w/ WLP644 Brux-like Trois, 4%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Triple Hop Hazy IPA fermented w/ WLP001 California Ale Yeast, 6.8%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Triple Hop Hazy IPA fermented w/ WLP4000 Vermont Ale Yeast, 7.3%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Fieldwork Subsonic Speeds | West Coast IPA (6.6%): A Fieldwork shipment only occurs occasionally, making it a treat when the pallet rolls in. In addition to returning champion King Citra and a smattering of other cans, we received a few cases of Subsonic Speeds. This double dry-hopped West Coast IPA is veritably immersed in Centennial and Mosaic from a single small farm in the Pacific Northwest. Outside of wet-hop season each autumn, it is unusual for IPA drinkers to experience terroir in their beer; this is a rare shining example thereof.

Gold Dot Rice Lager | Japanese-style Lager (4.4%): Whereas it may have initially appeared that Gold Dot would only be sending beer down from Oregon for special occasions (e.g. San Francisco Beer Week), it is to our immense delight that the lagers keep flowing! Along with a refresh on their phenomenally popular Export Lager, a new SKU has graced our shelves in the form of Rice Lager. Intriguingly, the use of a koji mold to kick-start fermentation as utilized in sake production in conjunction with SakéOne indicates a cross-pollination of ingredients and techniques. Kanpai!

Great Notion Single Stack | Maple Coffee Stout (7.9%): Before I had ever even clapped eyes upon a can of Great Notion, I had heard legends of Double Stack. The Portland sensation’s maple coffee imperial stout was said to be liquid pancakes in a glass. If you enjoy that flavor profile but would prefer something a little lower than double-digit ABV, Single Stack may be for you! All of the Mostra coffee and maple essence at a more judicious strength. A breakfast beer if ever there was one!

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