What’s Tapping (5/14/26)

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!

Athletic Brewing (Miramar): Non-alcoholic Kolsch, < 0.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Ballast Point Brewing (Little Italy): Sea Monster Imperial Stout, 9.4%
BattleMage Brewing (Vista): Chocobo Hef Hefeweizen w/ Chocolate, 5.2%
Booze Brothers Brewing (Vista, Oceanside, Fallbrook): Pixel Perfect IPA, 6.2% (collaboration w/ 8bit Brewing)
Brewjeria Co. (Chula Vista): Mid Haze Hazy IPA, 6.8%
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): Mango Guava Rivvy Hard Seltzer, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Burgeon Beer Co. (Carlsbad, Vista, Escondido, Downtown): One Sip Closer Extra Pale Ale, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
California Wild Ales (Point Loma, Ocean Beach): Main Squeeze Hard Lemonade, 5%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): Deft Season: Spring Saison, 5.6%
Deft Brewing (Bay Park): DoubleDeft Secret DoppelSticke Altbier, 9.2%
Dogleg Brewing (Vista): Hirono Japanese-style Lager, 5.1%
East Village Brewing (East Village): Ballpark Lime American Lager w/ Lime & Salt, 5.2%
East Village Brewing (East Village): Havana Fresca Mojito-inspired Cider, 7%
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): All Outta Angst West Coast IPA w/ Terpenes, 7.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Chase’n Waterfalls bb! Hazy Triple IPA, 10.3% (collaboration w/ Brujos Brewing & North Park Beer Co.) – PURCHASE ONLINE

Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Drinks with Mom Peach Bellini-style Hard Seltzer, 9% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Hubbard Cold IPA, 6.5% (collaboration w/ Craftrock Brewing) – PURCHASE ONLINE
Green Cheek Beer Co. (Oceanside): Lil Kang American Light Lager, 4.2% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 4S Ranch, Bay Park, South Park): Pandan Mai Tai Sour Ale w/ Pandan, Orange, Pineapple, Calamansi & Coconut, 5%
Julian Beer Co. (Julian): Tragic Princess Sour Ale w/ Peach & Apricot, 5.5%
Karl Strauss Brewing (Downtown, Sorrento Mesa, 4S Ranch, Carlsbad): Tropical IPA
Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Pineberry West Coast IPA, 6.3%
Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): Parallel Paradise West Coast IPA, 6.9%
Mcilhenney Brewing (Alpine): OnCORE West Coast IPA, 6%
New English Brewing (Sorrento Valley): Whole Lotta Hazy IPA, 6.7%
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Art Is Hard Double Dry-hopped Hazy IPA, 7% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Hakosuka Japanese-style Rice Lager, 5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): It Was the West of Times Double Dry-hopped West Coast IPA, 6.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE
North Park Beer Co. (North Park, Bankers Hill, Pacific Beach): Keen on Peacharine Triple Dry-hopped Hazy Double IPA, 8.5% – PURCHASE ONLINE

Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach): Lagersaurus Rex West Coast Pilsner, 5.6% (collaboration w/ Figueroa Mountain Brewing)
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Fuzzy Fusion Hard Smoothie w/ Peach & Apricot, 6% – PURCHASE ONLINE
Pure Project Brewing (Vista, Carlsbad, Miramar, North Park, Bankers Hill): Neverending Weekend Murky IPA, 6.9% – PURCHASE ONLINE
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Peach Apricot Hard Seltzer, 5%
The Roadies Brewing (Vista): Whatcha Say West Coast IPA, 7.3%
San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Firecracker Fizz Hard Seltzer w/ Cherry, Lime & Raspberry, 7%
San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Habanero Haze Hazy IPA w/ Habanero, 7%
San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): Hop Trick IPA, 6.3%
San Diego Brewing Co. (Mission Valley): O.M.G. Hard Seltzer w/ Orange, Mango & Guava, 7%
Seek Beer Co. (North Park): Prism Path Triple IPA w/ Guava & Pineapple, 10.3%
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (Point Loma): Liberty Station 13th Anniversary Red IPA
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): The Goombah Italian-style Pilsner, 5.6%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Mutsch Love Munich-style Helles Lager, 5.3%
Sunny Grove Brewing (Santee): Surfside Crush West Coast IPA, 6.8%
TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, Pacific Beach): Baja Gold Mexican-style Lager, 4.5%
Viewpoint Brewing (Del Mar): Rob’s Gone Melon Wheat Ale w/ Watermelon, 5.4%

Gene Fielden | Bottlecraft North Park Manager

Russian River STS Pils | Unfiltered Pilsner (5.3%): What a difference two and a half years make! Prior to then, STS Pils had only been available in 510 milliliter bottles, but the transition to six-packs of 12-ounce cans has supercharged its uptake among the general public. Named for the Santa Rosa three-letter airport code ‒ itself named after the immortal Peanuts creator Charles Schulz ‒ this beer tastes amazing while waiting for a flight in the tiny terminal there. A dry-hopped German Pilsner recipe with a mineral tinge and firm bitterness.

Firestone Walker Pivo Pils | Dry-hopped Pilsner (5.3%): Firestone Walker Brewing has been in the news an awful lot recently, having acquired in short order Trumer from Berkeley (but also Austria) and San Diego’s very own Stone Brewing. None of this should make a dent in the forward momentum with Pivo, one of the more iconic dry-hopped Pilsners of our age. Despite the Slavic origins of the name (“Pivo” simply means “beer” in every single Slavonic tongue), this beer was at least in part inspired by Tipo Pils from Birrificio Italiano in northern Italy.

Russian River / Firestone Walker STiVO Pils | Kellserpils (5.3%): The catalyst for this particular set of picks! STiVO is a mashup of the above two recipes, with the best elements of each. Soft, welcoming Pilsner malt with a judicious amount of dry-hopping makes for one of the best lagers in the shop at the moment. Bottles have been selling like hotcakes since their arrival. At the time of writing, we just tapped a very rare keg of this beer at Bottlecraft North Park, so swing on by and try it for yourself!

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