What’s Tapping (8/1)

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): Easy Choice Pils, 4.8%
• Arcana Brewing (Carlsbad): Sommar Apricot Wheat Ale, 5.8%
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Chelada Amada Non-alcoholic Michelada, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Dearly Departed Cold IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): Olde Ways American Light Lager, 4.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido, North Park): West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Little Italy): Kombi Ride Extra Pale Ale, 5% (collaboration w/ Booze Brothers Brewing & Craft Coast Beer & Tacos) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Little Italy): Trade Bait Hazy Double IPA, 8.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Ultimate Hoppy Lager, 5.5%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): One Way Or Another Strawberry Blonde Ale, 5%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Subvert West Coast IPA, 7.3%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Angeles Crest West Coast IPA, 6.7%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Hop Fundamentals 100% Mosaic West Coast IPA, 6.7%
• GOAL. Brewing (North Park): Vanilla Mocha Latte Dessert Stout w/ Vanilla, Cacao & Coffee, 11%
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Cocohut Coconut Milkshake IPA w/ Milk Sugar & Coconut, 6.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Manuscript Replica Double Dry-hopped West Coast Double IPA, 8.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): A New Path to Pave West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): There’s Always a Mirage at the Horizon Cold Extra Pale Ale, 5.6% – PURCHASE ONLINE

• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Chocolate Haupia Pie Stout, 8%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Creamsicle Milkshake IPA, 6%
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Manu Bay New Zealand-hopped Rye IPA, 7%
• Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Galaxy Rye IPA, 6.4%
• Heritage Brewing & Barbecue (Oceanside): No Time To Lager Cold IPA, 6.3%
• Heritage Brewing & Barbecue (Oceanside): Not Yuzu Again! Belgian-style White Ale w/ Yuzu, 5.3%
• Heritage Brewing & Barbecue (Oceanside): Smile Now Cry Later Mexican-style Lager, 5%
• Heritage Brewing & Barbecue (Oceanside): Xogunato Imperial Japanese-style Lager, 8%
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Port of Coffee English-style Porter w/ Coffee, 6% (San Diego Beer News Homebrew Summer collaboration)
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Radder Santa Bourbon Barrel-aged Winter Warmer, 10.5%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa): 9th Anniversary Hazy IPA, 6.9%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa): CCBA Brewers Collaboration IPA, 6.7%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Korean Melon Red Wine Barrel-aged S3-2X Sour Ale, 6.5%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Kumquat & Sugar Cane Red Wine Barrel-aged S3-2X Sour Ale, 6.5%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Mixed Berry S3-2X Fruit Smoothie Ale w/ Strawberry, Blackberry, Raspberry & Vanilla, 6.5%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Pannikin Coffee Bourbon Barrel-aged Double Chocolate Macadamia Stout, 9%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Peanut Butter & Jelly Tiempo Bourbon Barrel-aged Double Chocolate Macadamia Stout w/ Strawberry, Peanut Butter, Chocolate, Coconut & Vanilla, 12.2%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Tan Piña Strawberry Blonde w/ Tamarind & Pineapple, 4.8%
• Kilowatt Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Watermelon Lime Tajin Gose, 6%

• Latchkey Brewing (Bay Ho): Moreno to Linda Vista West Coast IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Home Brew Mart)
• The Lost Abbey (Vista, San Marcos, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, East Village): Mopeds in Milan Italian-style Pilsner, 5%
• My Yard Live Beer Co. (San Marcos): Kiwi’s Big Adventure Double IPA, 7.2%
• Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Bloodsicle IPA w/ Blood Orange & Vanilla
• 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): Smooth Trax Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.8% (collaboration w/ Homage Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Timbo Pils West Coast Pilsner, 5.8% (collaboration w/ Highland Park Brewery) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Vinyl Ballad Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Single Origin Coffee Stout, 7.3%
• Puesto Cerveceria (Mission Valley, Downtown, La Jolla): Hefeweizen
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Australian Summer Shandy, 4.2%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Deserted Dunes Hawaiian Punch Sour Ale w/ Prickly Pear, Lime, Buddha’s Hand, Orange & Guava, 6.8%
• South O Brewing (Oceanside): Wind Parade Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.9%
• Stone Brewing (Escondido, Point Loma, Downtown, Oceanside): One Batch Dispatch Schoolmates Hazy Double IPA, 8.5%
• Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Hammerhead West Coast IPA, 7.8%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): The River of Spectacle Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Triple IPA, 9.2% (collaboration w/ Root & Branch Brewing)
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Sacred Coffin Dark Czech-style Lager, 5.2%
• TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Speed Law Danish-style Golden Lager, 4.8%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Fieldwork PULP | Hazy IPA (6.9%): It is always a special occasion around here when a Fieldwork pallet pulls in at Bottlecraft North Park! Among many other SKUs, we were graced by a generous allocation of PULP, the first appearance in cans in San Diego in almost five years. A celebration of the Citra varietal, PULP features intense aromas of Valencia oranges with a mellow & creamy texture.

Wayfinder Phantasies | Hoppy Rice Lager (5.1%): After a brief summertime hiatus – doubtless the demand for lagers in Oregon soars in a linear fashion alongside the outdoor temperature ‒ Wayfinder is back with a pair of new recipes. With a delightfully anachronistic spelling recalling the Greek origins of the word, this rice lager is generously dosed with Comet and Strata from Crosby Hops in the Willamette Valley.

Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation | Barrel-aged Imperial Stout (14%): For stout-lovers in Southern California, this beer scarcely needs introduction! Celebrating ten years of the intersection of vanilla and carefully selected bourbon barrels, FO (as it is commonly called ‒ pronounced “eff oh”) has achieved a form of immortality. The 2024 vintage was aged up in Heaven Hill casks at a rate of two pounds of vanilla beans sourced from Madagascar per barrel. This beer is nothing less than liquid decadence that has helped put the phrase “brownie batter” in tasting notes nomenclature everywhere.

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