Goose Island Beer Co.’s release of its barrel-aged stouts comes on Black Friday, one of the biggest beer days of the year.

You can almost feel it in the air. A slight shift in the beer-o-sphere. Somewhere, a guy in cargo shorts who's been lying to himself that hard seltzers ...

When it comes to wine and whiskey – especially bourbon – the oak barrel reigns, not just as a container, but also for the magic that the wood gives to the whiskey.

Rebel Bourbon has just dropped its 2025 release of the Rebel 10-Year Single Barrel Bourbon, and it’s already making waves in ...

Distillers must age bourbon in new white oak barrels that are charred inside. But the barrel supply is running low, and new, small craft distillers are having trouble getting any barrels at all.

One of the most essential requirements in the bourbon-making process is aging it in charred oak barrels; otherwise, it does not qualify for the label.

Bourbon barrels: The U.S. definition of “bourbon” requires spirits labeled as bourbon to be aged in newly charred oak, although distilleries are free to choose from a variety of barrel sizes ...

Industry-standard oak barrels are made from trees between 60 and 80 years old. ... Swing by for a taste of how a single bourbon barrel keeps on giving, adding flavor to everything it touches.

Distilleries are navigating a bourbon-barrel shortage, as increased demand for the drink coincided with reduction of logging of the white oak wood. Prices of barrels are up sharply.

Distillers must age bourbon in new white oak barrels that are charred inside. But the barrel supply is running low, and new, small craft distillers are having trouble getting any barrels at all.