What’s Tapping (3/26/26)

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): Hoptails Sparkling Vodka Hop Water w/ Lemon, 5%
AleSmith Brewing (Miramar): Salted Caramel Speedway Stout w/ Caramel, Salt & Coffee, 12% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Big Eye IPA, 7.6%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Jalapeño Smokescreen Smoked Helles w/ Chilies, 6.1%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Ship’s Hull English-style Brown Ale, 4.4%
BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Small Victories Pale Ale, 5.5%
BLAH Brewing (Normal Heights): Michael Hü Dry-hopped Saison, 6.2%
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Faithful Fade Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 6.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Mountain Mode IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Chula Vista Brewery (Chula Vista): Güerita Blonde Ale, 5.2%
Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Cold Swell India Pale Lager, 6.5%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Black Forest Summer German-style Schwarzbier, 5.3%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): DoubleDeft Secret DoppelSticke Altbier, 9.2%
Docent Brewing (Carlsbad): Super Tonic Imperial Coffee Stout, 8.5%
Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Friar Duck Belgian-style Table Beer, 4%
East Village Brewing (East Village): Ballpark Special American Lager, 5.2%
Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Bogus Journey Double IPA (collaboration w/ Common Space Brewery)
Good Pressure Brewing (Allied Gardens): Elani IPA, 6.9%
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): The Fishbowl of Youth Planters Punch-style Hard Seltzer w/ Spices & Citrus, 15% – PURCHASE ONLINE

Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch): CENTRAL West Coast Pilsner, 5% (collaboration with Central Region breweries) *
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch): EAST Hazy IPA, 6.7% (collaboration with East Region breweries) *
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch): NORTH Dark Lager, 4.9% (collaboration with North Region breweries) *
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch): SOUTH Light Lager, 4.3% (collaboration with South Region breweries) *
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch): WEST West Coast IPA, 6.5% (collaboration with West Region breweries) *
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch): WC PALE West Coast Pale Ale, 5.2% (collaboration with San Diego Beer News) *
Helix Brewing (La Mesa): More Fun Blonde Ale, 5%
Hodad’s Brewing (Serra Mesa, Downtown, Ocean Beach): Czech Please Bohemian-style Pilsner, 4.8%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Back to Reality San Diego IPA, 6.9%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Fairies Wear Boots West Coast IPA, 7%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Full Moon Light Pale Ale, 5.5%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Pistol Whipped Hazy IPA, 6.6%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Red Planet Tangerine IPA, 6.5%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Skyhopper West Coast Pale Ale, 5.7%
Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Ocean Beach, Downtown, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Hooligan Dry Irish-style Stout, 5%
Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Black Magic Lemon Hard Black Tea w/ Lemon, 4.6%
Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Rolling in the Deep Cinnamon Roll-inspired Stout w/ Cinnamon & Vanilla
Night Parade Brewing (Scripps Ranch): Wailing Banshee Barrel-aged Red Oatmeal Stout

* indicates beer debuting Thursday, March 31 as part of the 2026 San Diego Beer News Awards

North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Holy Sheets! Triple Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Hop-Fu! Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Mess with the West, Die Like the Rest Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Simcoe Slammer West Coast Pilsner, 4.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Thunder Buoy New Zealand-style Pilsner, 5.8% (collaboration w/ Artifex Brewing)
Pizza Port Bressi Ranch (Carlsbad): Pinky Promise Hoppy Lager, 4.8%
Pizza Port Carlsbad Village (Carlsbad): Haze-Bob-Omb Hazy IPA, 6.5%
Poor House Brewing (North Park): Let’s Get Slammed Hazy IPA, 6%
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Lief Méthode Traditionnelle – 3-Year Blend – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): A Place Like Home English-style Pub Ale, 5.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Headbanger Double IPA, 8.5%
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Wanna See You Be Brave Double Dry-hopped Pale Ale, 4.7%
San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Beat LA Mexican-style Lager, 5.7%
Societe Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Old Town): Forest Friends West Coast IPA, 7.2% (collaboration w/ Burgeon Beer Co.)
South O Brewing (Oceanside): Eternal Valley Triple Dry-hopped Triple Hazy IPA (collaboration w/ Brujos Brewing)
South O Brewing (Oceanside): Meet Me at the Southern Sign Munich-style Helles Lager (collaboration w/ Brujos Brewing)
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Fogged In Hazy IPA, 6.4%
TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Pal Joey’s Helles Lager, 5.1%
Viewpoint Brewing (Del Mar): Das Chefeweizen Bavarian-style Hefeweizen, 5%
Viewpoint Brewing (Del Mar): Haze for Days Hazy IPA, 
Weir Beer Co. (Vista): He Was #1 Pale Ale, 5.6%
Weir Beer Co. (Vista): To Infinity and Blonde! Belgian-style Blonde Ale, 5.7%
Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Mystery Dum Dum Mystery-flavored Hard Seltzer 5%
Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Princess Peach Peach Ring Hard Seltzer, 5%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Cellarmaker Tiny Dankster | Hazy Pale Ale (5.7%): A tribute to the consummate showman Elton John, Tiny Dankster is a highly opaque pale ale loaded with Citra, Mosaic and Nelson hops. Soft and pillowy but low in ABV (alcohol by volume), one could drink two or three of these while listening to the Piano Man. Hold me closer, tiny dankster!

There Does Not Exist KELR | Kellerbier (5%): Inspired by the kellerbiers of Franconia, politically part of Bavaria but culturally quite separate, this is a rare treat from There Does Not Exist in San Luis Obispo. Essentially an unfiltered lager, a kellerbier will have more texture and less bitterness than the snappier Pilsners one also finds in great number in the area. Ask for the blank-slate white can!

Jester King Montmorency vs. Balaton | Barrel-aged Sour Ale (6.1%): A recurring Kriek-style beer from the wizards at Jester King Brewery, Montmorency vs. Balaton utilizes both namesake cherry varietals in the mix. The Montmorency is famously sour and plump, while the Balaton (named after the beautiful freshwater lake in western Hungary) is more robust with sweet-tart jamminess. The pits of the fruits also impart a delightful almond-marzipan tone in the final beer.

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