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What’s Tapping (7/31)
Our weekly list of new and fresh beers debuting at breweries throughout San Diego County plus recommendations from Bottlecraft

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.

- Abnormal Beer Co. (Rancho Bernardo): Familia Mexican-style Lager, 4.5%
- Abnormal Beer Co. (Rancho Bernardo): Fresh Beats Vol. 3 Hazy IPA, 6.5%
- AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Prickly Pear Tepache Wheat Ale, 5.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Citrus Cream Orange & Lemon Cream Ale, 4.9%
- Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Tart Peach Kölsch, 5.2%
- Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): What We Brew in the Shadows Dark Lager, 4.9% (collaboration w/ Barley & Sword Brewing)
- Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Melony Griffith Kölsch w/ Cantaloupe, 5.5%
- Belching Beaver Brewery (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Vanilla Lavender Latte Golden Stout w/ Vanilla & Lavender, 6.5%
- Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): After Party Pink Lemonade Hard Seltzer, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): Gothica Mexican-style Lager, 5.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): Mind Melter Hazy Double IPA, 8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): Open Mind Hazy IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Blue Fire Brewing (San Marcos): Electric Blues West Coast IPA, 6.8%
- Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Climb On! Hazy IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Mountain Mode IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Ozzy Oz-Orange Sour Beer w/ Orange, 5%
- Coronado Brewing (Bay Park, Coronado): Mermaid’s Red Ale, 5.7%
- Deft Brewing (Bay Park): MacDeft Export Scottish-style Export Ale on Cask, 5.1%

- Docent Brewing (Carlsbad): Carpenters Krush IPA, 5.9%
- Docent Brewing (Carlsbad): Nuke the Whales Nelson Pale Ale, 5.4%
- Docent Brewing (Carlsbad): Press One West Coast IPA, 6%
- Dogleg Brewing (Vista): It’s All in the Hops West Coast IPA, 6.5%
- Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): 2AM Tacos Mexican-style Lager, 4.5%
- Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Wit ‘n Wild Belgian-style Witbier w/ Passionfruit, 4.9%
- East Village Brewing (East Village): Sun Tan Unfiltered West Coast Pilsner, 4.9%
- Fall Brewing (Miramar): I’m Not Bitter, You’re Bitter ESB
- Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Corpse Dance Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): I Knew That Years Ago Double IPA, 9.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): It’s a Bad Day to Be in a Bad Mood West Coast Pilsner, 5.4% – 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): Summer G&T ’25 Gin & Tonic-style Hard Seltzer, 12%
- Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Uncle Dave’s Fave English-style Bitter on Nitro, 5.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Mango Suman Mango Sticky Rice-inspired Lager, 4.8%
- Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Eeny Meeny Decisions New Zealand-hopped IPA, 7.4%
- Little Bird Brewing (North Park): Todaze Haze Hazy IPA, 6%
- Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Cali Screamin’ Pumpkin Vanilla Cream Ale, 5%
- Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Helles Bells Munich-style Lager, 4.9%
- Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Violet IPA w/ Butterfly Pea Flower Tea, 6.6% (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
- Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Paddle Boat Pale Ale (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)

- North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): A² Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Mr. Hoppy Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
- North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Simcoe Slammer West Coast Pilsner, 4.5%
- Poor House Brewing (North Park): Derek’s Lasagna Italian-style Pilsner, 5%
- Prey Brewing (Vista): Space Monkey Hazy IPA, 6%
- Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Lodgebiër Vienna-style Lager, 6%
- Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Singularity Stout, 6.4%
- Rincon Reservation Road Brewery (Valley Center): Watermelon Cloud Hard Seltzer, 4.3%
- The Roadies Brewing (Vista): At the Hop Double Hazy IPA, 8.1% (collaboration w/ Belching Beaver Brewery)
- The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Now That’s What I Call Anniversary Volume One Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.2%
- The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Wheels of Confusion Dark Czech-style Lager (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
- San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Blueberry-Lemonade Hard Seltzer, 6%
- San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): SD Hazy IPA, 7%
- South O Brewing (Oceanside): Southern Slice Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Pecan, Maple & Vanilla, 12.8%
- South O Brewing (Oceanside): Squares Triple Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7.2%
- Stone Brewing (Point Loma, Downtown): 2020 Stone w00tstout Partially Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout w/ Pecans, Wheat & Rye, 11.5%
- Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Prospect Pils German-style Pilsner, 5.2%
- Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Summer Nights West Coast IPA, 6.3%
- TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): PINK Sour Ale w/ Dragonfruit, Pineapple & Passionfruit, 6.5%