What’s Tapping (5/30)

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): San Diego Daze Hazy IPA, 6%
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Beer Paper West Coast Pale Ale, 5.5%
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): The Seagull Has Landed West Coast IPA, 6.4%
• Aztec Brewery (Vista): Nut Brown Ale, 5.5%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Miramar, Little Italy): Gentleman’s Sweep IPA, 6.6%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Miramar, Little Italy): Pond Monster American Stout, 6%
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista): One in a Melon Cantaloupe Blonde Ale, 5.6%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Tucci Gang Italian-style Pilsner, 4.5%
• Bear Roots Brewing (Vista): Sour Strawberry Thing Fruited Sour Ale, 7%
• Bear Roots Brewing (Vista): Sweet Strawberry Thing Milkshake IPA, 8%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Daywalker Red Ale, 6.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Medusa Imperial Milk Stout, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Open Mind Hazy IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Trouble Maker IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Coronado Brewing (Bay Park, Coronado): Small Batch Passionfruit Hard Cider, 5.8%
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): 3 Citrus Gose w/ Lime, Lemon, Yuzu & Sea Salt, 6.1%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Fear the Deft Star Kottbusser, 5.8%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Kirschbier Gose w/ Cherry, 4.3%
• Deft Brewing (Morena): Rugger Water British-style Ordinary Bitter, 3.6%

• Division 23 Brewing (Miramar): The Commissioner Blonde Ale, 5.8%
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): 9 Times Around the Sun Anniversary IPA, 7.9%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Freehike Double IPA, 8.5%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Dort! Dortmunder-style Export Pale Lager, 5%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Royal Ones Hazy IPA, 6.7%
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Excessive Laughter Double Dry-hopped West Coast Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Josh’s New Tiny Shoes Session IPA, 4.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): The Mystifier Cold IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Wherever You Go Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Groundswell Brewing (Grantville, Chula Vista): Foggy Dawg Hazy IPA, 6.9%
• Groundswell Brewing (Grantville, Chula Vista): Undulation Summer IPA, 6.2%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Twilight Turon Petite Pastry Stout w/ Banana, Jackfruit, Brown Sugar & Vanilla, 5% (collaboration w/ Ambitious Ales)
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): SURveza Mexican-style Lager, 4.5%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Juice Box Hero Sour Ale w/ Pineapple, Passionfruit, Blueberry & Orange, 6%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Murkenstein Hazy IPA
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Pat’s Blue Ribbon American Lager, 5.4%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): El Gato Mexican-style Lager, 5%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Feel My Rasp Pale Ale w/ Raspberry, 5%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Incognito West Coast IPA, 7%

• Mason Ale Works: iPop! Tart Tango Fruited Ale, 4.6%
• Mason Ale Works: Steampunk Willie Hazy Double IPA, 7.3%
• Mission Brewing (East Village, Kensington): Dark Seas Imperial Stout, 9.8%
• Mission Brewing (East Village, Kensington): Strawberry Mojito Hard Seltzer, 12.5%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Green Truck Wet-hop Double IPA, 8%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Culinary Hops Double Dry-hopped West Coast Double IPA, 8% (collaboration w/ Weathered Souls Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): Hopewell Manor Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.8% (collaboration w/ Troon Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill): X-Raying Flowers Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Northern Pine Brewing (Carmel Valley): Midnight Maize Dark Mexican-style Lager, 5% (collaboration w/ GameCraft Brewing)
• Poor House Brewing (North Park): Citra Shine Unfiltered IPA, 7.5%
• Poor House Brewing (North Park): Peachy Keen Unfiltered IPA w/ Peach, 7.5%
• Prohibition Brewing (Vista): Cold Dynamics Cold IPA, 7.2%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Endless Vista Murky Double IPA, 8.3% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Myth Breaker West Coast IPA, 7.2% (collaboration w/ MadeWest Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): As If Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Day Drink Believer New Zealand-style Pilsner, 4.1%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): The Mara Hazy IPA, 7%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Nuclear Fusion Sour Ale w/ Tangerine, Guava & Marshmallow
• Stone Brewing (Escondido, Point Loma, Oceanside, Downtown): One Batch Dispatch Peanut Butter Cream Ale, 5.5%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Pure Project #ISO | Hazy Triple IPA (10.3%): One of the beers that put Pure Project on the map early on was #ISO (= I Seek Out), a massive triple IPA dosed with pitaya. This tropical delicacy (also known as dragonfruit) imparts a marvelous pink hue to the beer, and is replete with all the aromatic delight one would expect from Citra and Mosaic dry-hopping. The label strongly recalls The Matrix, celebrating a quarter-century since that seminal cinematic year of 1999.

Puesto Clara | Mexican-style Lager (4.7%): Doug Hasker is the godfather of lagers in San Diego. For decades, he brewed at Gordon Biersch down in Mission Valley, gifting unsuspecting patrons with shockingly delicious lager beer, long before that was a commonly understood priority. After the restaurant group Puesto took over the space, they asked Doug to stay on and apply his considerable talents to Mexican lagers of all stripes, allowing him to continue to work on the brewing system he knows better than anyone on earth. On Thursday the 30th, we celebrate the debut of Puesto Cervecería in cans with a release party at Bottlecraft North Park from 4-6pm. Drop by and enjoy some clarity with Clara, a pale light-bodied corn lager ideal with tacos. Cheers to Doug and his assistant brewer Jacob Bauch!

Harland Liliko’i Sour | Fruited Berliner-style Weisse (6%): The delectable tartness of passionfruit – known in Hawai’ian as liliko’i – has found a happy home in sour ales the world over. Harland Brewing puts it to good use in this tart summer offering, accentuating the lactic acidity of the base recipe. A sour beer that is both affordable and enjoyable can be difficult to find these days, but this one fits the bill!

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