(Kernville, CA) – The following comes from a Kern River Brewing blog post from this past Wednesday.

Every year we celebrate our birthday by releasing a unique beer. Typically it is a Belgian style of some sort, but this year we are going to do something a little different – a Double IPA.

This brew uses a new blend of Northwest Hops called Falconer’s Flight that has been created by Hopunion to honor brewer Glen Hay Falconer (you can learn more about Glen here). Among the hops in the blend are Citra, Simcoe and Sorachi Ace. In the spirit of our Citra DIPA, this beer is extensively dry hopped and extremely drinkable (8% abv, 78 IBU). Unlike Citra, it will be available in 22 oz bottles at the brewery and select retail locations. Come get yours while it lasts!

In addition to our 5th Anniversary Ale, we will be releasing some barrel aged beers on Sunday, May 15th.

Class X Bourbon Barrel aged Stout: Class V Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels and served on Nitro – flavors of bourbon, chocolate and more bourbon. This is always a local favorite!

Barrel Aged Sour with Door County Cherries: This is a blend of our 1st Anniversary Ale (Abbey) aged over three years in a Chardonnay barrel with Door County Cherries and our Saison aged in Pinot Noir barrels for over a year. This is truly a one of a kind beer…

As usual, these barrel aged beers are brewery releases only and there are no growler fills.