What’s Tapping (4/16/26)
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!
Artifex Brewing (Oceanside): Seagull Has Landed West Coast IPA, 6.4%
Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Ripe Pursuit Non-alcoholic Radler-style Brew, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Mocha Marlin Porter, 5%
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Nebulous Nectar Hazy IPA, 7.3%
Culture Brewing (Solana Beach, Encinitas): Coastal Haze Hazy IPA, 7%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deftoberfest Pils German-style Pilsner, 5%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Kirschbier Gose Sour Ale w/ Cherry, 4.3%
East Village Brewing (East Village): Zeitgeist German-style Pilsner, 4.9%
Fall Brewing (Miramar, North Park, South Park): Tell Them…Told You So New Zealand-style Hazy IPA, 7% (collaboration w/ Seek Beer Co.)
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Feelin’ Small Helles Lager, 3.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Just One Thing Peacharine! Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 8.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Like a Million Suns Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): ‘Member IPA West Coast IPA, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Parrotphrase New School Grisette, 4.5% (collaboration w/ Firestone Walker Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Bay Park, South Park): Krush Your Soul Extra Pale Ale, 5.6%
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Bay Park, South Park): Luna Tone West Coast IPA, 6.5%
Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Puff Puff San Diego Pale Ale, 5.5%
Helix Brewing (La Mesa): Stoner Moment IPA, 7%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Chase the Rainbow All-Natural Kettle Sour Ale, 7%
Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights): Light as a Feather Japanese-style Lager, 5%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Trail Angel West Coast IPA, 7.1%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Iron Star Porter
Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Downtown, Point Loma): Brig Blonde Ale, 5.3%
Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa, Downtown, Point Loma): Hazy Conditions Hazy IPA, 6.4%
Mason Ale Works (Barrio Logan): Millennial Falcon West Coast IPA, 7%
Michi Brew Co. (San Marcos): Mungo Extra Pale Ale, 5.9%
Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Fairpoint Hazy IPA, 6.5%
Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Good to Go West Coast IPA, 6.8%
Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Lager Del Sur Mexican-style Lager, 4.8%
Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, Downtown, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Alpine): Mandatory Fun Double IPA, 8.5%
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Friends & Neighbors Vienna-style Lager, 5.3% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Fu! Express Triple Dry-hopped West Coast IPA w/ Terpenes, 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): X-Raying Nectaron Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE\
Pizza Port (Ocean Beach): Flyin’ Hawaiian Hefeweizen, 5.6%
Pizza Port (Solana Beach): Neon Motion New Zealand-style Hazy IPA, 6.5%
Pizza Port Carlsbad Village (Carlsbad): God’ Milk Hazy IPA, 6.4%
Prey Brewing (Vista): Prairie Wolf American Lager, 4.3%
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Dank Dust Murky IPA w/ Terpenes, 6.7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Quad Dust Murky Quadruple IPA, 13% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Thousands of Money Murky IPA, 7.1% – PURCHASE ONLINE
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Deceptacon West Coast IPA, 7.2%
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Wrecking Ball Hoppy Lager, 5.8%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): Dave’s Not Here, Man Danky West Coast IPA, 7.2%
South O Brewing (Oceanside): Parking Lots Wets Coast IPA, 7.2%
Stone Brewing (Escondido, Oceanside, Downtown, Point Loma): Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA, 8.7%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Outsider Amber Lager, 6.4%
Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager
The theme this week is pizza!
Cellarmaker / Other Half Double Dough, Extra Cheddar, Broccoli Stuffed Crust | Hazy IPA (7%): There has been a profusion of well-respected California craft breweries expanding into the pizza realm of late. Locally, North Park Beer Co. offers pies alongside LUKR-poured beers at their Crown Point location, while Beachwood Brewing kneads the dough at their Huntington Beach tasting room. But Cellarmaker Brewing predates them both with their Bernal Heights pizza joint (not far from my birthplace neighborhood of the Excelsior) in San Francisco, with a second one near Jack London Square in Oakland. In conjunction with fellow pizza fanatics Other Half Brewing out of Brooklyn, this hazy collaborative IPA leans heavily on tropical varietals: Galaxy, Krush, Nelson and Strata.
Off Color Crispy Beer For Pizza | Italian-style Pilsner (5%): I am deeply fond of Off Color Brewing, the irreverent Chicago operation with the pen-and-ink iconography and plucky little mouse avatar. Its contribution to the world of Italian Pilsner is Crispy Beer For Pizza, a hop-backed lager with herbal tones reminiscent of classic pizza seasonings. Packaged in delightfully small 12-ounce cans, this one is suitable to pick up a six-pack for pizza night!
Pizza Port Amigo | Mexican-style Lager (5%): While many of today’s pizza-and-beer operations began life as breweries first, Pizza Port did so the other way around! Universally popular in San Diego and the coastal communities, Pizza Port needs no introduction. But debuting an addition to their core lineup is news! Amigo is a longtime draft favorite that has made the transition to 16-ounce cans and nails the Mexican lager category precisely. ¡Por supuesto!
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