What’s Tapping (6/13)

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): Mild of Cups Dark English-style Mild Ale, 3.4% (Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Birra Chiara Non-alcoholic Italian-style Pilsner, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Non-alcoholic Raspberry Sour Ale, < 0.5%
• Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Chasing the Muse West Coast IPA on Cask, 7% (collaboration w/ Ballast Point Brewing)
• Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): The Edwin Fox English-style IPA on Cask, 5.3%
• Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Liberation Czech-style Pilsner, 5% (collaboration w/ Pivovar Raven & Pivovar Stern)
• Barrel & Stave Brewing (Vista): One in a Melon Cantaloupe Blonde Ale, 5.6%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): In My Darkest Sour Mixed Berry Sour Ale, 4.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Tropicus Fruited Pale Ale, 5.3% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Blue Fire Brewing (San Marcos): La Cheve Mexican-American Lager, 6%
• Booze Brothers Brewing (Vista, Oceanside): 1-800-Tropics Hazy IPA, 6.7%
• Breakwater Brewing (Vista): Double Hazy IPA, 8.6%
• Breakwater Brewing (Vista): Guava Wheat Ale, 5.2%
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Wildflower IPA w/ Jasmine, Calendula, Hibiscus, Cornflower & Passion Flower, 6%
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Guava Lemonade Beer Slushie, 5%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): High Five Unfiltered West Coast IPA, 6.1%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Jacaranda Hard Cider w/ Butterfly Pea Flower, Lemon & Ginger, 7.8%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Look Ma, No Hands! Smoothie Ale w/ Strawberry & Vanilla
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Mojito Hard Cider w/ Mint & Lime, 7.8%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Devil’s Symphony Vienna-style Lager, 4.3%

• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Hard Nectar LGC Smoothie Sour Ale w/ Lilikoi, Guava & Coconut, 7%
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Flying South Mexican-style Lager, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Radiant Beauty West Coast IPA, 6.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Blueberry Pancake Sour Ale w/ Maple Syrup, 7%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Transfusion Hard Seltzer w/ Grape, Ginger & Lime, 7%
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Pours American Light Lager, 4%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Juice Box Hero Hard Seltzer, 7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Pat’s Blue Ribbon Mexican-style Lager, 4.8%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Slammin SD Hazy IPA, 7.1%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Cream Ale, 5%
• Jacked Up Brewery (Escondido): Kilgore Irish-style Red Ale, 5%
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, San Marcos, Carlsbad): Tower X² West Coast Double IPA, 8.5%
• Mason Ale Works: Fearless Inner Fear West Coast IPA, 7.2%
• Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Bestest Buds West Coast IPA, 6.3%
• Modern Times Beer (Point Loma, North Park, Encinitas): Cosmic Currents Hazy Double IPA, 8%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): SD Steel Toes West Coast IPA, 6.7%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Filthy Paws Porter w/ Cacao & Vanilla, 6.3%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Sour Apple Pie Ale, 6%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Crown-Fu! Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Ice-Fu! Double Dry-hopped Cold IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): NP Helles German-style Helles Lager, 5% – 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

• Oceanside Brewing (Oceanside): High Tide Hibiscus POG Lager w/ Passionfruit, Orange & Guava, 4.1%
• Oceanside Brewing (Oceanside): Kryptonite Krush Double IPA, 8.3%
• Oceanside Brewing (Oceanside): Pineapple Pusher Blonde Sour Ale w/ Pineapple, 4.1%
• Oceanside Brewing (Oceanside): Weekend Vibez Hibiscus Mango Sour Ale, 4.3%
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): 135 West Coast IPA, 7%
• Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): Hand Drag IPA, 7.2% (collaboration w/ Coronado Brewing)
• Protector Brewery (Miramar): Hide Site IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Societe Brewing)
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Coastal Crest Hoppy Pilsner, 5.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): United Murky IPA, 6.9% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): As Is Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout, 15%
• Resident Brewing (Downtown): As Is Rye Barrel-aged English-style Barleywine, 12%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): CouCou French-style Pilsner, 4.3%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Savvy Stranger Hazy IPA, 7.1%
• Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Old Town): 12th Anniversary Ale Double IPA, 8.7%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Slow Jams PB&J Sour Ale, 7.2%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Better Haze Ahead Hazy IPA fermented w/ WLP091 Best Coast Hazy Ale Yeast, 7.2%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Better Haze Ahead Hazy IPA fermented w/ WLP4042 Hazy Daze Yeast Blend, 6.7%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Cold IPA fermented w/ WLP830 German Lager Yeast, 7% (collaboration w/ Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station)
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Dark Lager fermented w/ WLP838 Southern German Lager Yeast, 4.9%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Dark Lager fermented w/ WLP920 Old Bavarian Lager Yeast, 5%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): India Pale Lager fermented w/ WLP830 German Lager Yeast, 6.8% (collaboration w/ Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station)

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Madewest / Pure Project Short-Lived | Hazy IPA (7%): Madewest Brewing out of Ventura entertains a recurring one-off series of IPAs under the moniker “Short-Lived”, always in conjunction with a collaborative brewery. The recipes and labels may change, but the result is always worth a pint. The latest iteration is with our friends at local haze masters Pure Project, hopped with Citra and HBC 638. The latter is a newfangled experimental varietal that has drawn comparisons with Centennial, albeit with a brighter tropical fruit tone as well. The can-art displays a surreal chimera of a shark and a sheep – or is it a shark wearing sheep’s clothing?

Enegren High Street | Vienna-style Lager (5.4%): Vienna Lagers are closely related to Märzens, but whereas the Bavarians lean more on nutty Munich malt, the Austrians prefer a more caramel-forward Vienna malt. Both are ruddy red-brown beers with low ABV capped off by gentle lager finishes. While the Märzen has become well-known among beer aficionados, the Vienna Lager has languished in relative obscurity – for most domestic consumers, the first (or only) example they may have tasted is Sam Adams Boston Lager (possibly soon to be under the ownership of Suntory? Stay tuned!). For one more true to style, take an amble down the High Street with our good friends at Enegren.

Alvarado Street Paloma Pizzazz | Imperial Kettle Sour Ale (8%): I have nothing against margaritas, but am more apt to mix up a paloma at home. Particularly in the summertime, the combination of agave, fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice and lime is just the ticket. My personal recipe also adds a glug of Campari and a pinch of salt, which lowers the perceived bitterness of the citrus. The folks at Alvarado Street are clearly also devotees of the paloma, for they have attempted to backwards-engineer one in beer form! Dangerously drinkable at 8%, enjoy this one outside, in the sunshine.

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