ROLL OUT THE BARREL
Where once brewers would proudly show off their stainless-steel tanks, now they can’t wait to take you into the barrel room and geek out over row upon row of ex-whisky casks and ex-sherry casks and ex-god-knows-what casks containing slowly maturing beer. Melbourne’s Boatrocker Brewing Co is a leader in the field, producing an outstandingly complex range of drinks in what head brewer Matt Houghton reckons is the biggest beer barrelageing program in the southern hemisphere. boatrocker.com.au