What’s Tapping (3/19/26)
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!
Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Downrider Non-alcoholic Gose w/ Calamansi, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): 0321 IPA, 8.3%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Pach of a Pils West Coast Pilsner, 5.4%
Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Fancy Fluff Hard Cream Soda, 5%
Bay City Brewing (Point Loma, East Village): Ziggy Sourdust Passionfruit Sour Ale, 5.5%
Bear Roots Brewing (Vista, Escondido): Cash Money Tropical IPA, 7.1%
Belching Beaver Brewing (Oceanside, Vista, North Park): Tiki Time Hazy IPA w/ Pineapple & Coconut
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Infinite Wild IPA, 6.3% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Kombi Ride Extra Pale Ale, 5% (collaboration w/ Booze Brothers Brewing & Craft Coast Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Carlsbad Brewing (Carlsbad): Hopski Light Lager, 4.7%
Citizen Brewers (Grantville): Bavarian Hybrid Hoppy German-style Ale, 4.7%
Dos Desperados Brewery (San Marcos): No More Mr. Rice Guy Japanese-style Lager, 4%
Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Sweet Resistance New Zealand-style IPA, 7.1%
Good Pressure Brewing (Allied Gardens): Mixed Berry Hard Seltzer, 5%
Gravity Heights (Sorrento Valley, Mission Valley): Hef’n Good Bavarian-style Hefeweizen, 5.3%
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Below the Clouds Dry Irish-style Stout on Nitro, 4.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Experimental Preference Munich-style Helles Exportbier, 5.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): It Just Works Cold IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Josh’s Lil Shoes Double Dry-hopped Session IPA, 4.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Just Three Things Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Walkable City Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Wherever You Go Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Nines Dry Irish-style Stout, 4.5%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Fairies Wear Boots West coast IPA, 6.8%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Full Moon Light Pale Ale
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Wreck Alley Imperial Stout, 9%
Modern Times Beer (Downtown, North Park, Encinitas): Parlay Hazy IPA, 4.5%
Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Fantasy Island Coconut Brown Ale, 5.8%
Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Four Seasons Spring ’26 Belgian-style Dark Strong Ale, 12%
New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Belgian-style Blonde Ale, 6.8%
Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Pair O’ Docs Double IPA
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Arctic-Fu! Double Dry-hopped Cold IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Disciples of Fu! Masters of Mosaic Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): X-Raying Citra Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): Tokachi Japanese-style Lager, 4.7%
Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): OB Haze Hazy IPA, 7%
Pizza Port (Solana Beach): 39th Anniversary IPA, 7%
Pizza Port Carlsbad Village (Carlsbad): Irish Hello Irish-style Red Ale, 4.9%
Pizza Port Carlsbad Village (Carlsbad): A Little Cold Session Cold IPA, 4.2%
Prey Brewing (Vista): Nocturnal Russian-style Imperial Stout, 9.2%
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Pure Fire Murky IPA, 6.9% (collaboration w/ Firestone Walker Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Sun Peak West Coast Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Future Jams Sour Ale w/ Raspberry & Blackberry, 5.7%
San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Montezuma’s Haze Hazy IPA, 6%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): Absolute Creamer Dry Irish-style Stout on Nitro, 4.2%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): Super Fly Funk Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.2%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): You’ll Do Nothing Irish-style Red Ale, 5%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Bavarian Blitz Helles Bock, 7.6%
TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Shamrock Shake Hazy IPA w/ Pandan, 7%
Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager
ISM / Hércules Lúpulo Gigante | West Coast IPA (6.6%): Once upon a time, we received occasional beers from Cervecería Hércules, the leading light of craft beer in Querétaro in central Mexico. Sadly none have been forthcoming through import channels these last few years, but happily ISM Brewing in downtown Long Beach has brewed a collab with them! With classic C-hops Chinook and Columbus augmented by Mosaic and Simcoe, this is a firmly dank West Coast IPA, and the first new release from ISM in some time. This is one to go for the full four-pack on. ¡Salud!
Burgeon / Mcilhenney Chilly Bin | Hoppy Pilsner (5.1%): When the brewers at Burgeon Beer Co. concocted this collaborative Pilsner with McIlhenney Brewing out of Alpine two-and-a-half years ago, little did they realize what a sensation it would prove to be. Cans sold out in six hours and a second batch was hurriedly prepared for release a month hence. To cap things off, the beer took home a pair of prizes at the 2024 San Diego Beer News Awards in the Can Design and Collaboration Beer categories! Hopped with a binload of New Zealand varietals, this triumphant latest appearance will surely not be the last. Cheers!
Brasserie d’Orval Orval | Brett Pale Ale (6.9%): Orval Day 2026 approaches! Falling on Saturday the 21st, this beer holiday celebrates the most singular of Trappist beers. Is there any beer like Orval? Fermented with Saccharomyces (i.e. brewer’s yeast) but bottle-conditioned with Brettanomyces (a famed wild strain imparting rustic barnyard aromas), the final beer is hugely carbonated and bracingly dry. The associated iconic bowl-shaped chalice is a treasured piece of glassware in our collection and will be gladly broken out for the occasion. À votre santé!
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