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SCRANTON, Pa. — The Scranton Brewer's Guild decided to go back in time and brew beer the old fashioned way...in a wooden barrel. Since heating the wooden barrel would ruin its integrity, the guild ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- This year the Chicagoland area is invited to North America's largest and most prestigious barrel-aged beer festival, drawing thousands to the west side. The annual Festival of Wood & ...

Wooden Bear Brewing Co. head brewer Jared Hamilton accepts the third-place trophy for the Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer division at the 2025 World Beer Cup in Indianapolis. Wooden Bear, based in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Brewers and attendees from throughout the U.S. will visit Chicago for the industry's rarest and most unique craft beer, cider, mead and perry. The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild ...

Cooperage is one of the oldest trades in Britain. The skills needed to make wooden beer barrels were introduced by the Romans. Now there's only one "Master Cooper" left in England. Tradition has it ...

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