America has few commodities it can call its own, and bourbon is one of them. Experts know that real bourbon is all about the barrel, and it doesn't happen overnight. In fact, the wood aging process ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Matt Malloy will never forget the first time he had to throw out a batch of beer. The recipe, a barleywine aged in Barbados Rum barrels, picked up musty ...

Napa Valley residents are used to seeing wooden wine barrels: in wine caves, stacked outside warehouses and even cut in half and filled with flowers on neighborhood lawns. Barrels are everywhere in ...

Russ Karasch opened a plastic bag filled with strips of wood the color of the best part of a piece of toast. “Smell this,” he said. The aroma was intoxicatingly comforting, like roasting a chocolatey ...

First, a 2022 Merlot from Central Washington. Then, a Pilsner Urquell, followed by a Guinness stout, a No-Li amber ale, a Sierra Nevada pale ale, two nonalcoholic beers and a Trader Joe's tequila.

CUBA, Mo. • Don McGinnis traces his finger along the top edge of a wooden barrel on the factory floor while a sea of workers around him cut planks of oak, position staves to form a circle, and char ...

This weekend explore a showcase of brewing craftsmanship and innovation that only happens here in Chicago. “The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer” is a balance of art, science, wood and bourbon ...

It's not just any old distiller who can claim to be making bourbon. U.S. law is pretty strict on the matter: bourbon must be made in America, the mash bill must be at least 51% corn, and it must be ...

Glass of whisky cognac or bourbon in ornamental glass next to a vinatge wooden barrel on a rustic wood and dark background. But what does “barrel proof” really mean? Is it just whiskey marketing ...

It’s North America’s largest and most prestigious barrel-aged beer festival, competition, and fundraiser! “The Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beer” brings the top brew masters and biggest craft beer ...