Making a list …

It’s a busier-than-usual craft beer week around here, so let’s get right to it:

– Enoteca welcomes San Diego’s Ballast Point tonight from 6 to 8 with flights featuring the regular, grapefruit and habanero Sculpin IPA along with Victory at Sea Imperial Porter and Indra Kunindra Curry Export Stout. There’s also $5 off growler fills of grapefruit Sculpin.

And on Friday from 5 to 8, the Post Falls drinkery will present an Old World vs. New World Belgium Beer Smackdown. The classroom-style tasting event includes 11 beers from actual Belgian breweries and from Colorado’s New Belgium ; cost is $25, which includes two souvenir beer glasses.

– The sixth-anniversary celebration wraps up at The Lantern Tap House this week with a pair of events.

On Wednesday, it’s a tap takeover by the Oregon Coast’s highly regarded Pelican Brewing , with swag and prizes. That’s followed Friday by the tapping of a special grapefruit IPA from Iron Goat ; if you caught that one recently as part of the brewery’s Year of the Goat small-batch series, you know it’s a don’t-miss.

– Also on Wednesday, Area 51 Taphouse at the north side Onion Bar & Grill hosts the River City crew from 5 to 7 p.m. as part of its biweekly Meet Your Maker series.

– To the south, the Moscow Brewfest on Thursday includes offerings from Moscow Brewing , Paradise Creek , Trickster’s , Slate Creek , Whiskey Barrel Cider and more, plus door prizes, live music and food. It runs from 5 to 9 p.m. at the 1912 Center ; admission is $15 (includes five drink samples).

And stay tuned for more info on the weekend’s upcoming events, including Micros for Mamas and the Cork, Keg & Spirits Festival .