What’s Tapping (3/5/26)

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!

Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Hacienda Helles German-style Lager, 4.9%
Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Tooned Up! Citra! Hazy IPA, 6.3%
Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Trailblazer Non-alcoholic Hoppy Pale Ale, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Les Bêtes de la Mer Double IPA, 8.4%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): P.E.C. Session IPA, 4.9%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Pink Boots Pale Ale, 6.1%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Wee Gus Session Brut IPA, 4.3%
BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Just Saiyan Japanese-style Lager, 4.5%
BattleMage Brewing (Vista): One Hop to Rule Them All Single-hop IPA w/ Simcoe, 6%
Booze Brothers Brewing (Vista, Oceanside, Fallbrook): Spanglish Volume 5 Double IPA, 8.5% (collaboration w/ Culver Beer Co. & Farland Aleworks)
Brewjeria Co. (Chula Vista): Chula California Common, 5.9%
Brewjeria Co. (Chula Vista): El Parron American Pale Ale, 4.5%
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Homegrown Double Dry-hopped IPA, 6.6%
Burning Beard Brewing (El Cajon): Dreamer Deceiver Hazy IPA, 7%
California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Bike Lane Lager, 5.4%
California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Third Block from the Sun Hazy IPA, 6.7%
Carlsbad Brewing (Carlsbad): Strawberry Blonde Ale w/ Strawberry, 5%
Chula Vista Brewery (Chula Vista): Proctor Valley Monster West Coast Triple IPA, 10%
Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Belgian-style Anniversary Blonde Ale, 6.6%
Culver Beer Co. (Carlsbad): Culver Red Ale, 5%
Culver Beer Co. (Carlsbad): Spanglish Volume 5 Double IPA, 8.5% (collaboration w/ Booze Brothers Brewing & Farland Aleworks)
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Aprikosenbier Gose w/ Apricot, 4.3%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Day of the Deft Dry Irish-style Stout, 5.7%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft Season: Spring Saison, 5.6%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft & Witty Belgian-style Witbier, 4.8%
Duck Foot Brewing (Miramar, Leucadia): Lucky Lemon Lime Beer Slushie, 4.5%
East Village Brewing (East Village): The Villager West Coast IPA, 7%

Fox Point Brewing (Encinitas): Penny’s Point Pale Ale, 5.5%
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): If I Had My Druthers Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Bay Park, South Park): Negra Dark Mexican-style Lager, 4.8%
Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Pours American Lager, 4%
Helix Brewing (La Mesa): SURveza Mexican-style Lager, 4.5%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): The Dorsty Lion Belgian-style Strong Golden Ale, 8.5%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Jester’s Privilege Hazy Double IPA, 8.6%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Thaï-me of My Life Mango Sticky Rice Sour Ale, 5.4%
Itza Brewing (Ocean Beach): Golden Wave West coast IPA, 7.2%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Pistol Whipped Hazy IPA, 6.6%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Weasel Brown Ale, 5.8%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Two Tortugas Belgian-style Quadrupel, 11%
Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Downtown, Point Loma): Opening Day West Coast IPA, 6.8%
Michi Brew Co. (San Marcos): Akita Japanese-style Rice Lager, 5%
Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Mustang American Lager, 4.9%
Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista): Red Setter Irish-style Red Ale, 4.6%
New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Belgian-style Blonde Ale, 6.8%
New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Explorer ESB English-style Extra Special Bitter, 5.8%
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Colloidal State Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8% (collaboration w/ Sapwood Cellars) – 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): NZ-Fu! Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.4% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): The Point Blonde Ale, 4.8% – PURCHASE ONLINE

Novo Brazil Brewing (Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Ocean Beach, Mission Valley): Soft Trails Beer English-style Porter, 4.9%
Novo Brazil Brewing (Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Ocean Beach, Mission Valley): Sunrise Slam Non-alcoholic Mango Lime Hard Seltzer, < 0.5%
The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Electroform Bourbon Barrel-aged Pastry Stout w/ Coffee & Vanilla, 14.4%
The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Electroform – Oreo Variant Bourbon Barrel-aged Pastry Stout w/ Coffee & Vanilla, 14.4%
The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Electroform – Peanut Butter Variant Bourbon Barrel-aged Pastry Stout w/ Coffee & Vanilla, 14.4%
The Original 40 Brewing (North Park): Super-fruited Pilsner w/ Mango, 5.3%
Pizza Port (Imperial Beach): Lion’s Den IPA, 7.2%
Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Jetty IPA, 7.2%
Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Paloma Sour Ale w/ Lime, Grapefruit & Salt, 6.2%
Pizza Port (Solana Beach): In Reverse German-style Altbier, 4.7%
Prey Brewing (Vista): Breaker West Coast IPA, 6%
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Lupulin Academy West coast Pilsner, 5.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Second Break West Coast IPA, 6.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Surreal Life Murky Double IPA, 8.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Tropical Hard Seltzer, 5%
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Whatcha Say Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 7.3%
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): You Got Spirit Kid American Barleywine, 12%
San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Benchmarked Belgian-style Table Beer, 4.4% (collaboration w/ Duck Foot Brewing, All Things Agave & Societe Brewing)
Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Better Intentions West Coast IPA, 6.8%
Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Obscured Perspective Hazy IPA, 6.2%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): Pot Holder Double Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.4%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Hammerhead West Coast IPA, 6.5%
TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Super Duper American Lager, 4.8%
Weir Beer Co. (Vista): Sailor Moon Wheat Beer, 5.2%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

It’s a very special single-brewery spotlight this week featuring Everywhere Beer!

Everywhere / Cellarmaker Stream of Consciousness | West Coast IPA (7.1%): Last week, we profiled West Kept Secret, a collaborative IPA between Cellarmaker Brewing and Everywhere, which was canned off at the former’s Berkeley facility. Stream of Consciousness is in some ways the mirror image of that beer, being another joint effort between these two masters of the West Coast IPA, but emanating from Everywhere’s headquarters in Orange. Generously hopped with Amarillo, Nectaron, Simcoe and Strata, this has been flying off the shelves since its arrival last Thursday.

Everywhere Delicious Moments | Italian Pilsner (5.1%): Tipo Pils Day once again looms on the horizon! The prototypical Italian Pilsner by Birrificio Italiano in Lombardy turns 30 this year. Bottlecraft will be celebrating with a special edition later in the month of March. Until then, those who wish to enjoy a dry-hopped pils in the Italian style will be delighted by Delicious Moments. This beer more than lives up to the title, being crisp and snappy with a gentle dusting of Saphir for citric overtones.

Everywhere Old Habits | Imperial Pastry Stout (11.1%): While we receive regular shipments of outstanding lagers and hoppy ales from Everywhere, it is a very rare occurrence that one of their stouts make it onto the docket. Old Habits is a collaboration with TCHO Chocolate from my hometown of Berkeley, and smells like a Mounds Almond Joy bar. Laden with cacao from Ecuador and vanilla from Mexico, as well as coconut sugar and toasted coconut, this is a toothsome treat of a beer. A sprinkling of flaky sea salt provides a counterbalancing sweet/salty dichotomy. At press time we had just tapped a keg of this at Bottlecraft North Park, so swing on by for a taste and take a can or two home?

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