Commercial Barrel-Aging

The supply of used whiskey barrel for sale is lower than it's been in a while. That's why we got creative and will drill belly bungs in head bung barrels.

Another year of the Festival of Wood Barrel-Aged Beer is in the books and the winners have been named! While we weren't able to make it to Chicago for FOBAB this year, we were excited to see so man...

Learn why different bourbon and whiskey barrel char levels changes how the oak interacts with beer, cider, mead and other brews aging inside the barrel.

Good barrel-aged beer can raise a brewery’s profile within the local and broader craft beer communities. The practice can also transform a brewer’s career.

Oak is loaded with flavors. Whether it's American or French-sourced oak will determine what flavors will be imparted on a beverage during barrel-aging.

The most popular used barrels for barrel-aging are bourbon and rye whiskey barrels, which can accentuate and add flavors to many beers and other beverages.

Introducing: Barreled in Bond and Barreled in Bond Brulée, a barrel-aged beer collaboration between Whiskey Hill Brewing Company and Midwest Barrel Co.

One way to make sure a used whiskey, bourbon or wine barrel won't leak is to pressure test. Here are two methods of checking pressure and the tools needed.

Craft brewers, winemakers, mead makers and other barrel-aging pros use a Vinnie nail, a small to medium stainless steel nail to sample from barrels.