What’s Tapping (7/3)

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!

• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Clásico: Baja Lime Edition Mexican-style Lager w/ Lime, 5.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Summer’s Here West Coast Pale Ale, 6%
• Backyard Brewery (Escondido): Banana Wars Saison, 6.1% (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy, Miramar): Habanero Sculpin IPA, 7%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy, Miramar): Indra Kunindra Export Stout w/ Madras Curry, Cayenne, Coconut & Kaffir Lime Leaf, 7%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy, Miramar): ‘Merica North American Light Lager, 5.4%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy, Miramar): Sextant Oatmeal Stout on Nitro, 5.6%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy, Miramar): Thresher IPA, 6.8%
• BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Brujo Borracho Mexican-style Lager, 4.3% (collaboration w/ Booze Brothers Brewing)
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Cacti ’til I die Orange-Pineapple Wheat Ale, 4.9%
• Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Ziggy Sourdust Fruited Sour Ale, 5%
• Booze Brothers Brewing (Vista, Oceanside, Fallbrook): Mango Tropics Hazy IPA, 6.7%
• Breakwater Brewing (Vista): Bommie Beach Hazy IPA, 7.1%
• Burning Beard Brewing (El Cajon): Thin Fizzy Blackberry Lemonade Hard Seltzer
• Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): P.O.G. Session Hazy IPA, 5%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft Poets Society Czech-style Pilsner, 5.3%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft Season: Summer Saison, 4.7%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): DeftHopt Red IPA, 5.7%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Kirschbier Gose w/ Cherry, 4.3%

• Dos Desperados Brewery (San Marcos): No More Mr. Rice Guy Rice Lager, 4%
• Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Shirley Temple Beer Slushie, 5%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Rye Anything Once Rye IPA, 7.2%
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Nelson!!! (It’s What We Like Here) Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): 4 O’Clock Somewhere West Coast IPA, 6.5%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Brät Shot American Light Lager, 4%
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Pours American Lager, 4%
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): SURveza Mexican-style Lager, 4.5%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Here Comes Sunshine India Pale Lager, 6.5%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): (There is No) Planet B Black IPA, 6.7%
• Home Brew Mart (Morena): Victor Victoria IPA, 6.7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Kicking Up Dust West Coast IPA, 7%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Slammin’ SD Hazy IPA, 7.2%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): You So Extra Extra Pale Ale
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Silk & Honey Wheat Ale w/ Sage & Honey, 6.3%
• Michi Brew Co. (San Marcos): Manoa Pineapple Hefeweizen, 5.2%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Summertime Rolls West Coast Pilsner, 5.7%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Art is Hard Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE

• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Dead as a Doornail Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Forever & Counting Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Hakosuka Japanese-style Rice Lager, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Autumn Light Hefeweizen, 4.5%
• Protector Brewery (Miramar, Downtown): Organic American Amber Ale, 5%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Tempered Gold Barrel-aged Sour Ale w/ Guava, Dragon Fruit & Orange, 5.6% (collaboration w/ Fruition Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Velvet Zephyr Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Cacao & Sea Salt, 13.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Second Chance Beer Co. (Vista): Just Add Plants West Coast IPA, 6.5%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Easy Company Helles Bock, 6.2% (collaboration w/ Relentless Brewing)
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): 2014 Double Bastard Ale, 11%
• Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Tropic Thunder Hazy IPA
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Teresa American Wheat Ale, 5% (collaboration w/ Living Haus Beer Co.)
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Pasteur Porter fermented w/ WLP028 Edinburgh / Scottish Ale Yeast, 5%
• White Labs Brewing (Miramar): Pasteur Porter fermented w/ WLP037 Yorkshire Square Ale Yeast, 5%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Pure Project / Ghost Town Serpents in the Bramble | West Coast IPA(6.9%): Our friends and neighbors at Pure Project Brewing produce consistently excellent IPAs of both hazy and West Coast predilections. When brewing a collab with Ghost Town Brewing out of Oakland, however, the choice is clear (!). Serpents in the Bramble is positively redolent with New Zealand hops, with Nectaron and Nelson at the fore. Abundantly tropical yet still boasting decisive bitterness, this beer feels just right for the here and now.

Heater Allen 10° | Czech-style Pale Lager (4.1%): A new beer from Heater Allen doesn’t come around every day! A sojourn to the Czech lands provided the inspiration for some of our favorite Oregonian brewers, who set their minds to creating a lighter edition of their flagship Pils. Moravian floor-malted barley provides the firmament, with both Saaz and its daughter varietal Premiant from the historic hops-growing region of Žatec imparting a delicate herbal impression. Enjoy on a hot day, outdoors if at all possible!

Great Notion Samson’s Tropical Vacation | Fruited Sour Ale (7.5%): The return of the Bottlecraft 9th anniversary beer! With an instantly recognizable aesthetic ‒ a sort of cartoony neo-Expressionism with some influence from “Jamberry” by Bruce Degen ‒ and a name inspired by Ken Kesey, Great Notion is both culturally and gastronomically relevant. Eponymously referencing the erstwhile Bottlecraft Little Italy shop-dog, Samson, this beer fantasizes a beachside getaway for the old boy, depicting him cheerfully surfing with Great Notion’s sasquatch avatar. With pineapple, coconut and lime over a kettle-sour base, this is a real tiki drink of a beer. Samson is now enjoying his retirement at 16 years of age and still lives within walking distance from Bottlecraft North Park. We are delighted to receive a rebrew of this fan favorite!

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