As you’re probably aware, we have quite an extensive collection of barrels in which we age beers.

Lost Abbey Barrels for Sale

What you might not know, however, is that many of those barrels — especially our spirit barrels (bourbon, brandy, sherry) — we only use once. Oh, they still impart lots of flavor and character, but the style of beer combined with the volume we’re producing really dictates that we used fresh distilled spirit barrels.

As a result, we have a regular supply of whole (empty) barrels that we’re willing to part with for very little. Not only do these barrels have great flavor, but there color and character are something to behold too. So if you’re a homebrewer, a gardener (yes, they make great planters), a craftsman, or any one of hundreds of other people who has use for gently-used spirit barrels, these are just $25 each (whole 52gal barrel) when you pick up it up.

Caveats / Fine print:

1. These are all spirit barrels (i.e., bourbon and brandy), not wine or funked French oak.
2. The barrels are unbunged, meaning that if you plan on filling the barrel with liquid you will have to provide your own bung/cork
3. Barrels are BIG. Shipping them costs a lot of money. That being said, if you’re willing to send and pay UPS / FedEx / Your buddy-who-lives-in-California to pick it up, we’re happy to put it on the truck.)

NOTE: We are currently out of barrels and do not have a date of when a new batch will be available.

Once barrels are available again, we’ll place a reservation form here. If you’re interested in a future issue of barrels, please make sure to subscribe to our newsletter, Twitter or Facebook pages to receive a notification.