Commercial Barrel-Aging

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.

Mead is having a moment thanks to the rise of craft meaderies such as Superstition Meadery, which is leading the way in barrel-aged mead.

Ricky Cervantes of Foreign Exchange Brewing Co. is making a name for himself and the brewery in Chicago's craft beer scene with barrel-aged beers.

Barrel-aging beer in maple syrup barrels can produce amazing beers with complex flavors, but these barrels require some extra care, including swelling.

Head bungs are often associated with rum barrels. But used whiskey barrels with head bungs are a low cost option when starting a barrel-aging program.

Midwest Barrel Co. partners with some of the best brewers in barrel-aging, including Marty Scott, the man behind Revolution Brewing's barrel-aged beers.

Revolution Brewing partners with Midwest Barrel Co. because we provide high-quality whiskey/bourbon and other barrels that are perfect for barrel-aging beers.

Barrel-aging beers takes a lot of work, planning and prep. Brewers need to buy barrels and have them delivered by the time their beer is ready for aging.

Zipline Brewing Co. right here in Lincoln, Nebraska, trusts Midwest Barrel Co. to provide high-quality barrels every time they need some sent their way.