Marko from Charbay distillery in St. Helena bought 6,000 gallons of the famous Racer 5 IPA a few years back and decided to make whiskey out of it. The aged expression spent more than a year in new oak barrels to soften up the palate, but the hoppy goodness of the ale still shines through. A wonderful crossover for the beer geek/whiskey geek. With the release of this specially labeled bottle of the R5 whiskey LOT 5, Charbay has proudly committed to donate $10,000 to Stand for Kindness, a nonprofit vehicle for relief donations.