Townsend: roll out the barrels

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Bob Townsend explores the tasty world of beer aged in used whiskey barrels in his column this week. I've never had the pleasure, but Townsend says these specialized brews pick up vanilla, woody and - of course -whiskey flavors from the used barrels.

He also notes that Athens, Ga.,-based Terrapin Beer Co. is now up and running at its new brewery in its hometown, as of Dec. 20. Most of Terrapin's beer up to now has been contract brewed in Maryland. I'm looking forward to my first true Georgia-brewed Terrapin Rye.