What’s Tapping (6/26)

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!

• 3 Punk Ales (Chula Vista, Little Italy): Needle in the Hey! Double IPA, 8.5%
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Barrel-aged Speedway Stout: Hammerhead Edition Coffee Imperial Stout w/ Espresso & Coffee, 13.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Beer Paper West Coast Pale Ale, 5.5%
• Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Sundream Hazy IPA, 6.5%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy, Miramar): Imperial Sculpin Double IPA, 8.5%
• Barley & Sword Brewing (North Park): Union House Pre-Prohibition Lager, 5.6%
• BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Angelic Betrayal Hazy IPA, 6%
• Bear Roots Brewing (Vista, Escondido): Choutte Belgian-style Blonde Ale, 7.1%
• Bear Roots Brewing (Vista, Escondido): Macháte Whey Mexican-style Lager w/ Lime, 5%
• Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Mash Brothers West Coast IPA, 7.6% (collaboration w/ The Roadies Brewing)
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Cali Dub Double IPA, 8.5%
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Trail Guide IPA, 6.5%
• California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Raspberry Beret Barrel-aged Sour Ale w/ Raspberry, 5%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Road to Guava-lajara Hazy Pale Ale w/ Guava, 5.6%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Smoky Lights German-style Schwarzbier w/ Chilis, 5%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Uncharted Dragon Extra Dry Hard Cider w/ Dragon Fruit, Passionfruit & Mango, 7.4%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park South Park): Blonde on Blonde Ale w/ Coffee
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park South Park): Tribal Worldwide Lager, 4.5%

• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): All Razzle No Dazzle! Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): 8 Year Vol. 1 – West Coast Pilsner, 5.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): 8 Year Vol. 2 – Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): 8 Year Vol. 3 – Triple Dry-hopped Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): 8 Year Vol. 4 – Super Fruited Smoothie Ale w/ Peach, Strawberry, Banana & Tangerine, 6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Flying South Mexican-style Lager, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Poolsner Lager, 4.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Camp Beer American Light Lager, 4.5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Mango Yuzu Sour Ale, 6%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): New Zealand Hazy IPA, 6.7%
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Stoner Moment IPA, 7%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Garage Days Double IPA, 9% (collaboration w/ Home Brew Mart)
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Quick Draw Light Lager, 4%
• Kairoa Brewing (University Heights): Breakfast of Champions Wheat Ale
• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbadn): Squawk Box West Coast IPA, 6.6% (collaboration w/ Green Cheek Beer Co.)
• Mission Brewing (Miramar, La Jolla, Carmel Valley, Kensington, East Village): Everyday California Blonde Ale, 5%

• New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Whole Lotta Hazy IPA, 6.7%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Disciples of ‘Za Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Free Stylin’ ’25 Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Hop-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Save Versus Fire West Coast Pilsner, 4.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): People’s Crown German-style Pilsner, 5.1%
• Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): Tow In Double IPA, 8.5%
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Neon Surf Pale Ale, 5.7% (collaboration w/ Burgeon Beer Co.)
• Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): Dieguito Hoppy Pilsner, 5.4%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Early Swell West Coast Pale Ale, 5.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Mont Rigi Belgian-style Golden Strong Ale, 9%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Serpents in the Bramble West Coast IPA, 6.9% (collaboration w/ Ghost Town Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Soothing Repeat Murky Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Deep Cuts Hazy IPA, 7.4%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Lemonade Stand Hard Seltzer w/ Raspberry & Lavender, 6.5%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Not For Nothing Hazy IPA, 6.5%
• Stone Brewing (Escondido, Oceanside, Point Loma, Downtown): Garden Crusher Lager, 5.3%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Beachwood LBC IPA | West Coast IPA (6.7%): With so much drama in the LBC, it means a lot to run the shop at BCNP. For I, somehow, some way, keep coming up with beer-related content like every single day. A pungent West Coast IPA with the stickiest hops around, this IPA is a statement of purpose from our friends at Beachwood Brewing out of Long Beach City. Served up in 12-ounce cans at an affordable price, beers such as these count as one of life’s little luxuries.

Fair State / Bierstadt Side Pull | Czech-style Pale Lager (4.1%): Perhaps you have seen those curious-looking taps around town of late ‒ at Bottlecraft Little Italy, say, or North Park Beer Co. I am referring to Lukr faucets (pronounced: “LUKE-rr”, clicking or rolling the r at the end), a masterful example of Czech craftsmanship. These gorgeous vehicles for beer delivery are pulled from the side rather than the top down and allow your beertender to calibrate the level of foam in your glass. Such attention to detail may not seem important at first glance, but trust me when I say that this matters a lot for lagers of all stripes. This collaborative světlé (“pale”) lager between Fair State Brewing Cooperative out of northeast Minneapolis and the inimitable Bierstadt Lagerhaus from Denver will taste great out of a can, as well, but give it a try poured from a Lukr for thematic consistency! I have it on good authority that it will be offered as such at Bock Bar in South Park sooner than later…

Prairie Spicy Pickle Monster | Sour Ale (5.5%): If you have a favorite flavor combination ‒ whether fruits, vegetables or dessert ‒ there is a good chance that Prairie Artisan Ales has made a sour beer out of it. Core offering Rainbow Sherbet smells so precisely like its namesake that it could be mistaken blind for the real McCoy. Similarly, the autumnal release Pumpkin Pie Treat hits all the cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and toasted marshmallow notes one might expect from the baked good. And so it is as well with the bizarrely inventive Spicy Pickle Monster: a salty dill tart ale, which tastes even better with a splash of gin.

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