What’s Tapping (8/28)

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 and Point Loma!

• 3 Punk Ales (Chula Vista, Little Italy): Barley Legal Barleywine, 10.5%
• 3 Punk Ales (Chula Vista, Little Italy): Bourbon Barrel-aged Barley Legal Barleywine, 13%
• AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Speedway Stout: Toasted Coconut Vietnamese Coffee Edition, 12% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Pedal To Promise Non-alcoholic IPA, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Prague Nights Dark Czech-style Lager, 4%
• Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Roo the Day Australian-style Sparkling Ale, 5%
• BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Chill Touch Shandy, 4.5%
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): Daywalker Red Ale, 6.1% – 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
• Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, Escondido): Prince of Bavaria German-style Festbier, 5.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Punchy New Zealand-hopped Pale Ale, 5.9% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): What a Beaut Double Dry-hopped IPA, 6.8% (collaboration w/ Distant Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Craft Coast Beer & Tacos (San Marcos, Oceanside): 5-Year Anniversary West Coast IPA
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft Leicht Leichtes Helles Lager, 3.1%
• Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Legion’s Revenge Extra Special Bitter on Cask, 5.8%

• Dogleg Brewing (Vista): Summer Grind American Lager, 4.9%
• Dos Desperados Brewery (San Marcos): Hops Breath IPA, 7.3%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Coffee Fest German-style Festbier w/ Coffee, 6%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Fest Friends Forever German-style Festbier, 6%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Flight of the Peach Wheat Ale w/ Peach, 7%
• East Village Brewing (East Village): Sun Don’t Shine Imperial Stout, 9.2%
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Culture Vulture Hazy IPA
• Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Culture Vulture West Coast IPA
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): All Your Friends New Zealand-hopped IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Doom Sludge Black West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Double Cone Triple Dry-hopped West Coast Double IPA, 9% (collaboration w/ Alvarado Street Brewery, Cellarmaker Brewing, Cloudburst Brewing, Highland Park Brewery & Pinthouse Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Josh’s New Tiny Shoes Session IPA, 4.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Living in the After West Coast Pilsner, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Wherever You Go Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley, Bay Park, South Park): Matador Hard Seltzer w/ Pineapple, Lime & Tequila Botanicals (collaboration w/ Slight Twist Brewing)
• Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Island Dreams Kettle Sour Ale w/ Guava, Pineapple, Passionfruit, Tangerine & Mango, 7%
• Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Solo Artist New Zealand-style IPA, 6.9%

• Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad): Oktoberfest German-style Märzen, 5%
• Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Downtown, Point Loma): Alta Mar Mexican-style Amber Lager, 5%
• Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Downtown, Point Loma): Ketch Kölsch, 5.2%
• Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Downtown, Point Loma): Ketch Oktoberfest German-style Märzen, 6.8%
• Lightning Brewery (Poway): Biergarten Helles Lager, 4%
• Mike Hess Brewing (North Park): Elephant Valley Lager, 4.5%
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): NPBC9 Quadruple Dry-hopped Hazy Quadruple IPA, 12% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): NPBC9 West Coast Pilsner, 5.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): NZ-Fu! Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): TDH Hop-Fu! NPBC9 Edition Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
• Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): Bacon & Eggs Imperial Coffee Porter, 8%
• Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): Beach Reset IPA, 7%
• Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Monsoon West Coast Pilsner, 5.1%
• Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Nebula Haze Hazy IPA, 6.6%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Deceptacon West Coast IPA, 7.2%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Uncle John’s American Lager, 4.8%
• The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Wheat’s My Age Again? Wheat Ale, 5%
• Seek Beer Co. (North Park): I Said Doctor Gluten-free Fruited Sour Ale, 5.5%
• Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Delaney’s Irish-style Red Ale, 5.1%
• Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Hammerhead West Coast IPA, 7.5%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

El Segundo / Riip No Comply! | West oat IPA (6.8%): Two Southern Californian masters of the West Coast IPA have teamed up once again for a hop-bomb for us all! A sequel to the original No Comply! brew ‒ this iteration has the subtitle “Never Say Die!” ‒ this westie is loaded with Columbus Cryo, Mosaic, Motueka and Strata. Herbal and laden with pine bitterness, this is an assertive and bracing brew! The can-art ‒ drawn by surf artist Damian Fulton ‒ depicts a hop monster stomping on its skateboard while cans labeled “Seltzer” and “Slushy” cower in fear. Do not comply in advance!

Heater Allen Bobtoberfest | Märzen (5.6%): A seasonal lager and also a tribute to a dearly departed family member ‒ Heater Allen in a nutshell. Dedicated to (and named after) Bob Allen, the brother of original owner Rick Allen and uncle to current co-owner Lisa Allen, this is a lager driven by both Munich and Vienna malts. Bob is given credit for encouraging Rick to focus upon brewing lagers in general and Oktoberfest-style beers in particular, and sadly passed away from cancer two decades ago. Drink this beer in remembrance!

AleSmith / Modern Times Barrel-aged Speedway tout Monster’s Park Chocolate Espresso Edition 2025 | Barrel-aged Imperial Stout Cuvée (13.6%): Speedway Stout from Mira Mar operation AleSmith arguably defined coffee-infused beers for a generation of San Diegans. The Monster’s Park series from Modern Times Beer in subsequent years added a substratum of imperial stouts to the local scene and made for a broad canvas upon which to paint. This black can with glinting gold accents holds a blend of both within ‒ the Speedway aged up in used bourbon barrels and the whole shebang infused with espresso and cacao nibs. A hulking beast of a beer, this is for drinking slowly or splitting (or both!).

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