At California Wild Ales we specialize in creating small batch sour beers for the San Diego community.  Each week we feature a rotating tap list of 10 sour beers.  Each beer is carefully crafted until the flavor is ready to release.  We rest our beer on whole fruit to  We often add different varieties that you cannot get anywhere else.   Each week we add a new sour beer to the tap list rotation.

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Cherry Blue Wild Ale

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Citrus Xplosion – A Tropical Citrus Experience

Citrus Sour for the Summer!!!

We took a trip out to Palm Desert to grab about 400 lbs of Organic Meyer Lemons off our friend’s 30-year-old tree.  While we were there we picked a bunch of fruit from the neighboring Grapefruit trees.  We brought this beautiful citrus home and racked it onto a 2-Barrel blend of our Barrel-Aged Golden Sour.  To kick the flavors up even more we added some Fresh Pineapple which gives the Citrus Xplosion Tropical Finish.

This wild ale is deliciously refreshing, with unmistakable citrus on the nose and first taste, followed by a tropical pineapple finish.   This beer is a wonderful thirst quencher on a hot summer day.   Coming in at 4.7% ABV …so you can sip on Citrus Xplosion all day long.

If you love Citrus and Sour Beers… this is beer is an absolute must-have!

We only have (72) 500ml bottles remaining, so make sure to reserve your bottles today.

If your beer is being shipped within California please make sure to purchase a Shipping Box.  All orders containing a shipping box will be mailed out.  If no shipping box is purchased we assume you will pick your order up.

(Limit 3 per customer)

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Meyer Lemon Wild Ale

When life hands you Meyer Lemons… Make Beer!

We barrel-aged our golden sour for 12 months before we racked it onto fresh local Meyer Lemons from Escondido, CA. This beer is exploding with the sweet citrus flavor of the Meyer Lemon. The result is a deliciously tart wild ale perfect for the summer months.  We absolutely love using fresh local citrus in our beer.  There is just something so gratifying about knowing where your fruit comes from.  Each lemon was handpicked at its peak of ripeness to ensure the sweetest flavor.

This beer has been bottle conditioned for over 9 months to let the carbonation reach its peak.  Crack open a bottle of Meyer Lemon on a hot day and see why this is the Best Summer Beer of 2020!

We only have (80) 500ml bottles, so make sure to reserve your bottles today.  Citrus Sours Rule!

Pickup and Local Delivery Only

(Limit 3 per customer)

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Pomegranate

Pomegranate Wild Ale is here!  Local pomegranate from Ocean Beach… super small batch…get it while it lasts.

This beer is currently only available on tap at our Ocean Beach location.  Stop by today and send your tastebuds on a pickletastic adventure.

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Dragonfruit with Berries

Golden sour barrel-aged 12 months in French oak red wine barrels.  We then added a ridiculous amount of ripe red Dragonfruit.  and a mix of fresh blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry.  This Wild Ale has wine-like characteristics with sweetness from the berry and dragonfruit combination.

 

 

 

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Echoes of Muscat

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Let’s F*%#!ng Gose

It’s baseball playoff season so LFG!!!

LFG is a gose-style ale that was aged in red wine barrels for 12 months to allow the beer to produce tart flavors, fruity notes, and a funky character. We then added cracked coriander and a generous amount of large flaky sea salt. This gose-style ale has a lemony aroma, a tart flavor, and the right amount of saltiness to keep you coming back for more.

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Dry Hopped Golden Sour

This Golden Sour Ale is a blend of select barrels aged between 9 months and 2 years. It is a favorite blend of ours and one we had to package without adding any fruit. With a light acidity and earthy funk it is great for the sour fanatic and someone just getting into the style.

We then add an assortment of hops.  The result makes your brain do a backflip.  The familiar smell of hops quickly gives way to the tartness of the golden ale.

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8 | Michelada $9

Sangiovese Wine Grape Sour

Introducing our Sangiovese Wild Ale.

The Nebbiolo grape has a deep color violet color and bold tannins.  Despite its tannic structure, this beer’s fruity flavors of tart cherry and red plum are supported by a tea-like flavor.  Sangiovese grapes can be herbaceous with more sour tart cherry and mineral flavor.  We placed these grapes on our golden ale that aged in oak barrels for 12 months.  The beer then undergoes a secondary fermentation on the wine grapes. The wild yeast from the grape skins adds extra funk and flavor.  We love our wine grape sours.  Once you try them, you will immediately know why.

 

5.5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Passion Berry Hard Yerba Maté

We have teamed up with our good friends at Kové Hard Yerba Mate to bring you something special.  This collab is exploding with flavor.  One sip and you will know why we love it so much.

This small batch of Passion Berry Yerba Maté is as beautiful as it is delicious. Brewed with yerba maté leaves, passion fruit, blackberry, and cane sugar, this beer is delightfully refreshing

This beer is currently only available on tap at our Ocean Beach location.

 

5% - 16oz $8

Order the Porter

A collab brew with our friends at OB Brewery!  Full-bodied robust porter with notes of chocolate and a smooth finish.

Porter | 7.5% ABV

7.6% - | $7

The Pesky Parrot 🦜 Pale Ale

Squawk. Squawk. Squawk.

Crisp and hoppy pale ale that is sure to get you up and moving for the day.

5.8% - | $7

Up the Hill Hazy IPA

Up the Hill Hazy IPA is a juicy IPA made in collaboration with our friends at Thorn St. Brewing.

This mouthwatering hazy IPA is made with Equinox, Citra, and Ambrosia Hops.

6.7% - Hazy IPA | $7

14 Mile Drive

West Coast-style IPA brewed with the need for speed!  This beer is named after the 14-mile distance between our Sorrento Valley and Ocean Beach location.   We were gonna call it 20-Minute IPA… but sometimes we get stuck in traffic.

A high-speed IPA made with the finest hops in the galaxy.

7.5% - West Coast IPA | $7

Bike Lane Lager

Our Bike Lane Lager features German Pilsner, malted wheat, and noble hops, including Hallertau Blanc, Magnum, and Saaz. This blend of hops imparts a clean and crisp flavor. Though relatively mild and delicate, Saaz hops impart a distinctly earthy and herbal flavor to the beer that has come to define the Pilsner.

After lagering our beer for nearly five weeks, our Bike Lane Lager was ready for the wild. Finally, what was once only available at our tasting room is now available to enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Our Bike Lane Lager is packaged in 16oz cans and available in four-packs. 

So stop by either their Sorrento Valley or Ocean Beach location to enjoy a bright and crisp lager on tap. And pick up a few four-packs while you are there. Otherwise, please keep a lookout on shelves around San Diego for California Wild Ales’ Bike Lane Lager.

5.4% - Wheat Lager | $7 | Michelada $8

War Zone IPA

West Coast-style IPA made with our friends at Thorn St. Brewing.

A dank IPA made with Simcoe, Citra, Centennial, and Amarillo.

7.2% - West Coast IPA | $7
  1. Cherry Blue Wild Ale
  2. Citrus Xplosion – A Tropical Citrus Experience
  3. Meyer Lemon Wild Ale
  4. Pomegranate
  5. Dragonfruit with Berries
  6. Echoes of Muscat
  7. Let’s F*%#!ng Gose
  8. Dry Hopped Golden Sour
  9. Sangiovese Wine Grape Sour
  10. Passion Berry Hard Yerba Maté
  11. Order the Porter
  12. The Pesky Parrot 🦜 Pale Ale
  13. Up the Hill Hazy IPA
  14. 14 Mile Drive
  15. Bike Lane Lager
  16. War Zone IPA

14 Mile Drive

West Coast-style IPA brewed with the need for speed!  This beer is named after the 14-mile distance between our Sorrento Valley and Ocean Beach location.   We were gonna call it 20-Minute IPA… but sometimes we get stuck in traffic.

A high-speed IPA made with the finest hops in the galaxy.

7.5% - West Coast IPA | $7

Spicy Blueberry

We started with our Carlsbad Blueberry as the base and added some spice to the mix with some homegrown Jalapeños.

Our Spicy Blueberry has a tannic, earthy, wine-like characteristic with sweetness from the blueberries and some heat from the jalepeńos.  Spicy Blueberry is refreshing with a spicy pepper on the nose followed by deep port wine flavor.   This beer is has a bright acidity that is perfectly balanced by the heat of the jalepeño and a dash of sea salt..   Coming in at 5% ABV …leaving you free to enjoy your day.

 

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Dragonfruit

5% - Golden sour with Dragonfruit galore

Dragonfruit with Berries

Golden sour barrel-aged 12 months in French oak red wine barrels.  We then added a ridiculous amount of ripe red Dragonfruit.  and a mix of fresh blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry.  This Wild Ale has wine-like characteristics with sweetness from the berry and dragonfruit combination.

 

 

 

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Diabolical Saison (Spelt Grain Saison)

Our Diabolical Saison is, brewed with Spelt grain.  Spelt grain imparts a soft, slightly sweet, nutty flavor with spicy undertones into our beer.  We also used a classic Saison yeast strain, which imparts notes of clove, white pepper, and coriander.  This farmhouse-style Saison has an ester spice taste and supreme dryness.

We loved this beer so much that we entered it into the World Beer Cup 2022.  Judging is in May of this year.  Fingers crossed.

7.2% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Spicy Pickle Sour

 

This crisp and refreshing sour beer is the perfect beverage for someone who is looking to quench their thirst. We took our salty Gose-style beer and added Fresh Cucumber, Dill, Black Peppercorn, Malden Sea Salt, Heat Packer’s Hot Flakes…grown and ground in Ocean Beach, Ca. The result is a refreshing, pickle-y sour/salty/spicy combination that will quench your thirst.

Our Spicy Pickle Sour is deliciously refreshing, with unmistakable fresh dill on the nose and cucumber on taste, followed by a sour pickle finish, and then a little blast of spice.   This beer is a wonderful thirst quencher on a hot summer day or the perfect way to recharge after a long day at the beach.   Coming in at 5% ABV …so you can sip on Spicy Pickles all day long.  We are beyond excited about this beer…and after one sip you will be too.

If you love Dill Pickles, a little bit of Spice, and Sour Beers… then you need our Spicy Pickly Beer in your life.  You’ll thank us later.

We added locally grown HeatPackers hot pepper blend to this beer to spice it up a bit.  HeatPackers is a local OB company owned by our good friend Jennifer Barker.  Just one sip and you will know why we call it Spicy Pickle Sour!

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Raspberry Wild Ale

Introducing our Raspberry Wild Ale!

.. super small batch…get it while it lasts.

This beer is currently only available on tap at our Ocean Beach location.  Stop by today and send your tastebuds on a tropical adventure.

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Dry Hopped Golden Sour

This Golden Sour Ale is a blend of select barrels aged between 9 months and 2 years. It is a favorite blend of ours and one we had to package without adding any fruit. With a light acidity and earthy funk it is great for the sour fanatic and someone just getting into the style.

We then add an assortment of hops.  The result makes your brain do a backflip.  The familiar smell of hops quickly gives way to the tartness of the golden ale.

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8 | Michelada $9

War Zone IPA

West Coast-style IPA made with our friends at Thorn St. Brewing.

A dank IPA made with Simcoe, Citra, Centennial, and Amarillo.

7.2% - West Coast IPA | $7

Up the Hill Hazy IPA

Up the Hill Hazy IPA is a juicy IPA made in collaboration with our friends at Thorn St. Brewing.

This mouthwatering hazy IPA is made with Equinox, Citra, and Ambrosia Hops.

6.7% - Hazy IPA | $7

Grilled Pineapple Wild Ale

Mmmmmmm Pineapple!!!

Fresh Pineapple Grilled to Perfection. It’s like taking a vacation with every sip. Barrel-Aged for 12 months. This beer is a poolside sipper for sure!

One of our most popular beers, this Golden Sour Blend is left to rest on Grilled Pineapple for 3 months after sitting in the barrel for 12 months. The caramelization from the grilling process helps to balance the acidity of the pineapple for a refreshingly sweet and tart wild ale.  Leaves you wanting more every time.

500ml |  16.9oz  |  5% ABV

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Pickle SOUR

This crisp and refreshing sour beer is the perfect beverage for someone who is looking to quench their thirst. We took our salty Gose-style beer and added Fresh Cucumber, Dill, Black Peppercorn, & Sea Salt to the beer for secondary fermentation. The end result is a refreshing and pickle-y sour/salty combination that will certainly hit the spot during these hot summer days.

Pickle Sour is deliciously refreshing, with unmistakable fresh dill on the nose and cucumber on taste, followed by a sour pickle finish.   This beer is a wonderful thirst quencher on a hot summer day or the perfect way to recharge after a long day at the beach.   Coming in at 5% ABV …so you can sip on Pickles all day long.  We are beyond excited about this beer…and after one sip you will be too.

If you love Dill Pickles and Sour Beers… then you need Pickle Sour in your life.  You’ll thank us later.

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Bike Lane Lager

Our Bike Lane Lager features German Pilsner, malted wheat, and noble hops, including Hallertau Blanc, Magnum, and Saaz. This blend of hops imparts a clean and crisp flavor. Though relatively mild and delicate, Saaz hops impart a distinctly earthy and herbal flavor to the beer that has come to define the Pilsner.

After lagering our beer for nearly five weeks, our Bike Lane Lager was ready for the wild. Finally, what was once only available at our tasting room is now available to enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Our Bike Lane Lager is packaged in 16oz cans and available in four-packs. 

So stop by either their Sorrento Valley or Ocean Beach location to enjoy a bright and crisp lager on tap. And pick up a few four-packs while you are there. Otherwise, please keep a lookout on shelves around San Diego for California Wild Ales’ Bike Lane Lager.

5.4% - Wheat Lager | $7 | Michelada $8

OB Prickly Pear Wild Ale

Local Prickly Pear hand-picked in Ocean Beach, San Diego leads the charge on this mouthwatering wild ale. It’s sweet like candy with a beautiful, bright orange color and balanced acidity, a bottle that you’ll immediately want more of.

Brewed with organic prickly pear, a cactus found in our San Diego landscape, this tart yet slightly sweet wild ale has a bright, fruity flavor and floral aroma.  A touch of Malden Sea Salt on the backend helps to keep this beer balanced.

These prickly pears are grown right in Ocean Beach and served in the tasting room right down the street.  Talk about hyper-local!

Once this is gone … you will have to wait a full year for its return.

Barrel-Aged 12 Months | Prickly Pear Wild Ale | 500ml | 5% ABV

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Double Barrel-Aged Dark Sour

Our Double Barrel-Aged Dark Sour is aged for 12 months in a freshly emptied Bourbon Barrel. We then transferred this glorious liquid into a freshly emptied Maple Bourbon Barrel that previously held Modern Times Monster’s Park. We then gave it an additional six months of rest. The various spirit barrels bring a new life to this beer. As this beer conditions for months, it incorporates some of the bourbon and stout characteristics. Dominated by dark fruit aromas and flavors, the underlying chocolate notes give this way to a tart berry finish. know why.

 

11% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8

Meyer Lemon Wild Ale

When life hands you Meyer Lemons… Make Beer!

We barrel-aged our golden sour for 12 months before we racked it onto fresh local Meyer Lemons from Escondido, CA. This beer is exploding with the sweet citrus flavor of the Meyer Lemon. The result is a deliciously tart wild ale perfect for the summer months.  We absolutely love using fresh local citrus in our beer.  There is just something so gratifying about knowing where your fruit comes from.  Each lemon was handpicked at its peak of ripeness to ensure the sweetest flavor.

This beer has been bottle conditioned for over 9 months to let the carbonation reach its peak.  Crack open a bottle of Meyer Lemon on a hot day and see why this is the Best Summer Beer of 2020!

We only have (80) 500ml bottles, so make sure to reserve your bottles today.  Citrus Sours Rule!

Pickup and Local Delivery Only

(Limit 3 per customer)

5% - | 5oz $4 | 10oz $8
  1. 14 Mile Drive
  2. Spicy Blueberry
  3. Dragonfruit
  4. Dragonfruit with Berries
  5. Diabolical Saison (Spelt Grain Saison)
  6. Spicy Pickle Sour
  7. Raspberry Wild Ale
  8. Dry Hopped Golden Sour
  9. War Zone IPA
  10. Up the Hill Hazy IPA
  11. Grilled Pineapple Wild Ale
  12. Pickle SOUR
  13. Bike Lane Lager
  14. OB Prickly Pear Wild Ale
  15. Double Barrel-Aged Dark Sour
  16. Meyer Lemon Wild Ale