Barrel-aging is big business for craft breweries and usually part of a subtle expansion. Even though barrel-aged beers are usually short-runs or small batches, with 6,600+ breweries, procuring barrels isn’t… Read More

In response to a growing need for used whiskey barrels by craft beer producers, St. Cloud-based Innovative Oak recently announced Spiritized Spirals, a new oak alternative that uses whiskey barrels… Read More

When craft brewers and equipment makers work together, special things happen. Here’s a real special thing we heard last week: Delaware-based Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and AC Beverage (a leading… Read More

Founders Brewing Co. is celebrating its barrel-aging history for its 20th-anniversary year. The Grand-Rapids, Mich.-based brewing brand is in the process of releasing a new barrel-aged series along with the… Read More

There is a growing identity crisis in craft beer. No, not the one about who is Big Beer and who is “craft beer,” but, is everything being aged and blended… Read More

If you sought out barrel-aged beer 10 years ago, your options were usually limited. You could commonly find an imperial stout or barleywine aged in bourbon barrels, but much beyond… Read More

Barrel aging a beer can completely transmogrify a beer into something new and magical; it can also go horribly wrong. But planned and executed properly, a luscious imperial stout can… Read More

Picture this: A brewery has 5,000 barrels of a limited-edition brew aging in wine barrels. They’ve invested in the barrels, the beer and the design for the labels, and they… Read More

Just five years after opening their doors on the Westside of Atlanta, local favorite Monday Night Brewing is planning a new beer barrel-aging and souring facility, complete with tasting room,… Read More

Barrel-aged beers are almost more event than beverage. After maybe a year or more, a new, exciting concoction is ready to be unveiled to an awaiting public. We like the… Read More