Eric Asimov had another great beer piece yesterday at The Pour, this one was an overview on cask-conditioned beers. Personally, if I have a choice I always go with the cask version. In fact last night while out with some old high school buddies, I enjoyed Sara’s Ruby Mild on cask at Magnolia and later Moonlight’s Sublimmminal at the Toronado. Yum.
And here’s some general information on casks.
The parts of a beer barrel.
Cask Sizes:
- Pin: 4.5 gallons
- Firkin: 9 gallons
- Kilderkin: 18 gallons
- Barrel: 36 gallons
- Hogshead: 54 gallons
- Puncheon: 72 gallons
- Butt: 108 gallons