What’s Tapping (4/17)

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 staff 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): Forza Italian-style Pilsner, 5.3%
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Stripper Dust Hazy Double IPA, 8.5%
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Ripe Fruit Non-alcoholic Lemon Radler, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy, Miramar): Sea Monster Imperial Stout, 9%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy, Miramar): SMASH326 Hoppy Lager, 6.3%
• Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Wheeler’s Patent Irish-style Stout on Cask, 4.5%
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista, Temecula): Neon Mirage Hazy IPA, 6.2%
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista, Temecula): Straight Outta Names West Coast IPA, 6.9%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Mang-o-Rama Blonde Ale w/ Mango, 5.2%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Born Free American Lager, 4.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Daywalker American Red Ale, 6.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): In My Darkest Sour w/ Raspberry, 4.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Breakwater Brewing (Vista): Helles German-style Lager, 4.9%
• Brewjería Company (Chula Vista): Todo Bien Belgian-style Dubbel w/ Palo Santo
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Cactus Candy Sour Ale w/ Guava, Prickly Pear & Dragonfruit, 5.8%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Mine! Mine! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.2%
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Peach Don’t Kill My Vibe Saison w/ Peach, 7%
• Creative Creature Brewing (San Marcos): Creature Jockey Chicken Zombie Sour Ale w/ Cucumber, Lime, Mint, Pomegranate, Guava & Rosebuds, 5%
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Wildflower IPA w/ Jasmine, Cornflower, Hibiscus, Calendula & Passionfruit, 6%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft de Garde Biere de Garde, 6.9%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft Leicht Leichtes Helles Lager, 3.1%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft & Witty Belgian-style Witbier, 4.8%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deftly Hallows Foreign Extra Stout, 7.3%

• Dogleg Brewing (Vista): The Tradition Pilsner w/ Peach, 5.1%
• El Cid Brewing (North Park): Yellow Card Japanese-style Lager, 4.8%
• all Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): 2AM Bike Ride Coffee & Vanilla Porter on Nitro, 5%
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): All Out of Angst West Coast IPA w/ Terpenes, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Just Two Things…Citra & Krush! Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Poolsner American Pilsner, 4.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Puncheon Project Raspberry Barrel-fermented Mixed-culture Sour Beer, 5%
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Share the Wealth Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): That’s My Thing! ’25 Non-alcoholic Hazy IPA, 0.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Way More Special’r Barrel-lagered Unfiltered Czech-style Pilsner, 4.6%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Crone Zone American Light Lager, 4.5%
• InZane Brewing (Vista): West Coast IPA, 6.5%
• Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Brig Blonde Ale, 5.2%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): Guava 250 KWH IPA 7.4%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Ocean Beach, Oceanside): K-58 Mexican-style Lager, 5.5%
• Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Wakumi Japanese-style Lager, 4.8%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Jalapeño in Paradise Golden Ale w/ Salt & Lime, 4.7%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Fu! Express Triple Dry-hopped Dank West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Kiwi to Bogey New Zealand-style Pilsner, 5.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): TDH Geometric Galaxy Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE

• The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Go Fast Turn Left Hoppy Pale Ale, 5.1%
• Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): Southbound & Down IPA, 7.1%
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Cool About It Unfiltered West Coast IPA, 6.2%
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Drift Dive West Coast Pilsner, 4.8%
• Pizza Port Carlsbad Village (Carlsbad): Western Metal West Coast IPA, 7.2%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Hidden Gold Murky IPA, 6.9% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): #ISO Murky Triple IPA w/ Dragonfruit, 10.3% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Sola Terra Belgian-style Singel, 5.6%
• San Diego Brewing (Mission Valley): Hey! Cerveza Man! Mexican-style Lager, 5.9%
• San Diego Brewing (Mission Valley): Night Scene #2 Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Coconut, Cacao & Vanilla, 12%
• San Diego Brewing (Mission Valley): San Diego Gold Kölsch, 5.4%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Brekkie Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Coffee & Maple Syrup, 14.2%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Code Name: Hardhat Dank West Coast IPA, 6.9%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Purpz Grape Soda Hard Seltzer, 4.2%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Terp Slurp Heavily Fruited Sour Ale, 8.6%
• Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Fogged In Hazy IPA, 6.7%
• Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Hammerhead West Coast IPA, 7.8%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Everything’s Computer Hazy IPA, 7.7%
• Viewpoint Brewing (Del Mar): Bari’s Passion American Wheat Ale w/ Passionfruit, 5.2%
• Viewpoint Brewing (Del Mar): Dubbel Vision Belgian-style Dubbel, 9.2%
• Viewpoint Brewing (Del Mar): Up in Smoke Porter (collaboration w/ 3 Punk Ales)

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

A very special 4/20 edition of the Picks this week!

Fremont Kush | West Coast IPA (7%): A variant of core beer Lush ‒ a terrific example of a flagship IPA that has maintained relevance despite the march of time ‒ this special release from Fremont Brewing does more than simply change out the first letter. With Citra and Mosaic hops (plus more Citra in the form of lupulin powder), year-round Lush is already a treat. This April release takes the base recipe and adds terpenes to up the dankness factor. A true grow house of an IPA!

Fieldwork High & Fine | West Coast Lager (4.2%): The easy-drinking nature of a light lager crossed with the herbaceously aromatic flourish of an IPA, this beer is at ease in two worlds. Berkeley’s Fieldwork Brewing (a hometown brewery for me) has an enormous portfolio of recipes, with enough diversity in styles for just about any beer-drinker on earth to find something enjoyable. This beer will leave you feeling just fine at the very least!

Great Notion Electric Headband | Tart Ale (7.1%): The strain referenced here is well-known to those who celebrate a certain unofficial late-April holiday, frequently appearing in popular culture via song lyrics and iconography. This beer pours as green as its moniker, with a tie-dyed aesthetic that really ties the room together. Lime juice and blue raspberry make for a sweet-tart outcome. Loosen your headband if your hat doesn’t fit right!

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