Kern River Brewing
Brewpub
in
Kernville,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Kern River Brewing Company
Established in 2006
Contact
13415 Sierra Way, Kernville, CA, 93238, United States
Description
At the gateway to the Sequoia National Forest, Kern River Brewery is Kernville's only brewpub. This makes KRBC much more than just a restaurant; it's an attraction in itself.
The Kern River Brewing Company is a privately owned “S” Corporation and is managed by a three-member board of directors. The business of the company is the production of fresh high-quality beer and food in a fun, comfortable environment. Kyle Smith, Eric Giddens and Rebecca Giddens make up the perfect combination to do just that.
The Kern River Brewing Company is a privately owned “S” Corporation and is managed by a three-member board of directors. The business of the company is the production of fresh high-quality beer and food in a fun, comfortable environment. Kyle Smith, Eric Giddens and Rebecca Giddens make up the perfect combination to do just that.
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Canned 10/12/22, drunk 12/10/22. Mostly clear, lemon-golden yellow. Small, white head shows moderately strong retention. That smells killer as soon as the can is opened. Heavy white wine, citrus gummies and herbaceous greenery. Soft, honey-like base malt gently balances. Listed as an NE, but there's zero weird yeast here and not even much ester. No booze, either. Just lovely Nelson which is tough to do this harvest. Lemon-lime, soft white grape, citrus gummies, white bread and honey-like malts. Good bitterness picking up with pine mixing in to the finish. Clear, bright hops highlighted with soft, well attenuated malts. Really gotta get to Kern River some day soon; these beers were phenoenally clean, balanced and well-presented on the hops.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2022
at 06:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Hollingshead draught, 12/9/22. Clear brass-golden, small, but moderately-well retained, white head. Nose is sweaty, juicy, citrusy hops. Peach, tangerine, cracker, earth. Can see where the high ratings come from. It's clean and yet funky with so much sweat and moderate citrus. No pine, resin, but also no juice, sugar or ester. Just lots of Citra, mineral and pale malt. Soft, moderately citrusy, mild, clean, balanced, earthy, mineral-forward/sweaty and soft in texture with great attenuation and good malt depth. The fact that this beer beats out 99% of current IPAs is really something. It's not flashy, intensely flavorful or anything like that, but still just provides perfect balance.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2022
at 00:26
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
473ml can. Crisp, massively hoppy and tropical fruity with some citrus, pine and grapefruit, loads of lingering bitterness. Pretty tasty and balanced
Tried
from Can
on 08 Dec 2022
at 04:49
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
uper deep and dark brown coloured body with a very thin pure brown head that fades very quickly and leaves a small lace on the sides of the glass. Aroma of maple syrup, oak, vanilla, molasses, rich grain and oatmeal with some toasted grainy notes and a light dose of vanilla here, all with some oaky and very bourbony, barrel aged notes that dominate at the end of the nose. Full-bodied; Very rich oaky and especially cedar notes that show with a ton of boozy and bourbony notes with a dash of hay and anise at the end, all very sweet and pungent in the palate, but enjoyable throughout. Aftertaste shows some anise, licorice, alcohol, maple syrup and a lot of icing sugar, wich a big pungency from the grainy malts, but passable if you are expecting it! Overall, a nice and very rich beer that has tons of flavours, especially the sweet and bourbony notes that reign supreme throughout. Overall, a great beer to sample, on draught, especially, while here in town - definitely get it if you can find it! I sampled this eight ounce pour on draught at Toronado in San Francisco, California on 29-August-2022 for US$7,00 sampled at the pub here in town!
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2022
at 02:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap @ Sori Taproom. From backlog. Poured deep golden color, almost clear. Thin white head. Malty, nutty notes. Resiny hops, malts, some earthy notes. Strong bitterness. Maybe not the freshest keg?
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2022
at 19:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Old school west coast IPA with slightly old hops. Lingering bitter finish. Don't know the canned on date.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2022
at 22:41
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
An interesting blend of aromas – mild resin hops with some sweat, a touch of weed, cabbage and minerals. Flavors are similar to nose, really good with slightly sweet up front, with just right bitter and carbonation to balance. Pot comes out a little bit in the finish. It's like West Coast V2. Very nice beer.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2022
at 02:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can, thanks to Bytemesis. Pours hazy dark yellow with foamy light beige head, citrus peel-pineapple aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus zest-pineapple taste, a bit of alcohol burn at the end, thin body, long bitter finish. Enjoyable but bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2022
at 20:57
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours hazy orange, large creamy off white head, great lacing. Aroma is dank, pot, guava, passionfruit. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, mega dank. Medium body. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2022
at 01:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The aromas are loads of fresh Citrus hops bitter orange? And some grapefruit along with hints of resin and weed. Flavors are like nose, mildly sweet up front along with some mint maybe and steadily growing bitter. Great body, carbonation and bittersweet finish. Good beer.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2022
at 02:22