What’s Tapping (2/19/26)
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.
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!
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer Amber Ale w/ Coffee, 6.5% (collaboration w/ Societe Brewing)
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer Dark Lager w/ Espresso, Coffee & Lemon, 4.9% (collaboration w/ Pizza Port Brewing)
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer Imperial Strawberry Horchata Cream Ale w/ Vanilla, Cinnamon & Coffee, 8.6% (collaboration w/ Everywhere Beer Co.)
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Coffee & Beer Saison w/ Bourbon Coffee, 6.1% (collaboration w/ Mikerphone Brewing)
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Golf Beer American Light Lager, 5%
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): My Bloody Valentine Hoppy Red Ale, 6.7%
Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Emerald Cliffs Non-alcoholic Dry Irish-style Stout, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Irish Red Non-alcoholic Irish-style Red Ale, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Hopdouken Hazy IPA, 6.5%
BattleMage Brewing (Vista): White Wolf IPA, 6.2%
Chula Vista Brewery (Chula Vista, Eastlake): Proctor Valley Monster West Coast Triple IPA, 10%
Coronado Brewing (Bay Park, Coronado): Freestyle West Coast IPA, 6.7% (collaboration w/ El Segundo Brewing)
Craft Coast Brewing (San Marcos, Oceanside): Old West West Coast IPA, 7.4%
Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Prickly Pear Gose, 5.3%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Bruxelles Trip Belgian-style Tripel, 9.2%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Curly Tail Irish-style Red Ale, 5.8%
Docent Brewing (Carlsbad): Hefty Fee Session IPA, 4.8%
Docent Brewing (Carlsbad): Noisy West Coast IPA, 7%
Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Liquid Jam Hazy IPA, 7.5%
East Village Brewing (East Village): Extra Dry West coast IPA, 6.1%
East Village Brewing (East Village): One Night in Bamberg German-style Rauchbier, 7.8% (collaboration w/ Fall Brewing & Nickel Beer Co.)
Eppig Brewing (Point Loma, Barrio Logan): Glitz & Glam Berliner-style Weiss w/ Cherry & Raspberry, 4.1%
Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Jail Break West Coast IPA (collaboration w/ Trademark Brewing)
Good Pressure Brewing (Allied Gardens): Amber Ale Berman-style Altbier, 5%
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Blueberry Cotton Candy Pixie Dust Double Dry-hopped West oast IPA, 7.2% (collaboration w/ Cellarmaker Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Nectaron?! In This Economy!? West Coast Pilsner, 5.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Bay Park, South Park): Talking in Code Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.7%
Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Pours American Lager, 4%
Helix Brewing (La Mesa): SURveza Mexican-style Lager, 4.5%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Everything’s Jazz Hazy Double IPA, 8.2%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Hoppin Pils New Zealand-style Pilsner, 5.2%
Kairoa Brewing (University Heights): Tweaky Buggah Coffee Blonde Ale, 4.9%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Quantum West Coast IPA
Mason Ale Works (Barrio Logan, Point Loma): Clint Hopwood Hazy IPA w/ Orange & Pineapple, 7.2%
Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Fix It West Coast IPA, 6.5%
Nickel Beer Co. (Julian): Larry’s Place West Coast IPA, 6.6%
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Art³ Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Triple IPA, 10.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Audible Colors Triple Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Burlingame Czech-style Black Lager, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): The Dank Drive Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): Jackson Black Strong Porter, 8%
Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Coastal Coalition IPA, 6% (collaboration w/ Seek Beer Co.)
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Perezoso Hard Smoothie Ale w/ Blueberry & Mango, 6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Rock Hopper Murky IPA, 6.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Quantum Brewing (Kearny Mesa): Red Velvet Cake Project Hybrid Hard Seltzer, 6.6%
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Recycled Riffs Hoppy Pilsner, 5.4%
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Watermelon Crawl Wheat Beer, 5%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Peachy Keen West Coast IPA, 7.2%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Strandbier Kölsch, 5.6%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Sun Kissed Blonde Ale, 5.7%
TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): 19th Anniversary Triple IPA, 10%
Tipping Pint Brewing (Oceanside): Life Gives You Lemons Strawberry Lemonade Hard Seltzer, 4.2%
Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager
It is triple IPA season! The month of February sees a proliferation of these high-octane hoppy beers each and every year. Here are three of the best ones we can lay hands on in cans, all of which contain Citra and Mosaic hops at bare minimum:
Beachwood Hops of Fury | Triple IPA (11%): Beachwood Brewing strikes again! Highly limited ‒ as in, ten cases for all of San Diego ‒ Hops of Fury is an unabashed beer. Loaded with the aforementioned Citra and Mosaic alongside classic C-hops Chinook and Columbus, this one is firmly bitter and dank. No need to be furious while drinking it, however!
Fremont Extra Lush | Triple IPA (9.8%): At a relatively demure 9.8% ABV (alcohol-by-volume) and packaged in a fiery orange 12-ounce can, Extra Lush is the most sessionable of this week’s trio. Inspired by Fremont Brewing’s wildly popular flagship Lush IPA, this edition cranks up the Citra/Mosaic dichotomy and and malts in turn. Easily the best price-to-ABV ratio in the shop!
El Segundo Power Plant | Triple IPA (11.1%): No stranger to hard-hitting West Coast IPAs that are never unbalanced (see Hammerland), El Segundo Brewing has slotted itself snugly into an annual tradition. The can is instantly recognizable with bold swathes of red and white, bookended by jagged black lightning bolts indicating a high-voltage drinking experience.
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