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Eventually, a hogshead of wine came to be 52.5 imperial gallons (238.669725 L) (or 63 US gallons), while a hogshead of beer or ale came to be 54 gallons (249.54221 L with the pre-1824 beer and ale gallon, or 245.48886 L with the imperial gallon). A hogshead was also used as unit of measurement for sugar in Louisiana for most of the 19th century.
A barrel is one of several units of volume applied in various contexts; there are dry barrels, fluid barrels (such as the U.K. beer barrel and U.S. beer barrel), oil barrels, and so forth. For historical reasons the volumes of some barrel units are roughly double the volumes of others; volumes in common use range approximately from 100 to 200 ...
The kilderkin (from the Dutch for "small cask") is equal to half a barrel or two firkins. [citation needed] kilderkin (Ale) The ale kilderkin likewise underwent various redefinitions. Initially 16 ale or beer gallons (73.94 L), it was redefined in 1688 as 17 ale or beer gallons (78.56 L) and again in 1803 as 18 ale or beer gallons (83.18 L).
A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are traditionally made of wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. The word vat is often used for large containers for liquids, usually alcoholic beverages; [ 3 ] a small barrel or cask is known as a keg .
The beer industry, which predominantly focuses on malt-based RTDs, has actively lobbied to maintain this status quo of high tax rates and low market access for canned cocktails made with real ...
Fort Worth: 1966: Lone Star is made by Miller at the Fort Worth brewery. The Lone Star brand is owned by Pabst Brewing Company. [53] New Republic Brewing Company [13] College Station: 2011: Kegs, Cans, Bottles: Taproom, Beer Garden: Barrel-aged beers No Label Brewing Company [17] [54] Katy: 2010: Bottles: taproom: NLand Brewing Company [17 ...
Depending on whom you ask, the beer industry in the U.S. is either going through tough times or has never been better. Overall, beer sales were down 1.3% by volume in 2011 and 1.2% in 2010. Craft ...
Dallas-based Bluelofts purchased the historic 16-story Oil & Gas building and plans to turn it into 180 apartments over the next two years.