firkin
Example Sentences
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The brewery has several hundred firkins — small casks full of finished beer — with dispensing devices called “beer engines” for serving on premises.
From New York Times
Breweries from all over the area bring firkins of their beer to the Penn Quarter brewpub for a night of tasting.
From Washington Post
In the flesh, Ruth Davidson, 37, is a firkin of fun, speaks with a machine-gun delivery and can hold her own.
From BBC
But after one hundred years, it really is time to consign it to history, along with shillings, dreymen, and firkins.
From Forbes
The beers are carefully refermented in the firkins to provide a natural carbonation that’s creamy and soft, and additional flavorings are often added to the casks for another layer complexity.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
