One of Britainโs last three remaining Master Cooper hand crafting and repairing wooden casks, vats using traditional methods for the drinks Industry 07557374528
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28 Mar 2014
Waiting for collection glass headed casks 2 firkin's and 1 barrel for @ThatchersCider
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@spbw @AlastairSimms
10 Dec 2025
A quick look at the age-old art of making barrels. Centuries worth of various forms of alcohol (among other things) were transportated and kept in what are now considered quaint antiques.
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AlastairSimms retweeted
10 Apr 2024
Roadtrip yesterday to collect some more barrels. These guys could have their own TV show ๐
#KeepingupwiththeCoopers #StaffordshireOak #SpiritofBirmingham
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AlastairSimms retweeted
22 Feb 2024
Beautiful Staffordshire Oak from a sustainably managed forest. These staves will be drying out for another wee while before being made into casks for our spirit.
Heritage grain meets English Oak ๐พ๐ณ #SpiritofBirmingham
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AlastairSimms retweeted
28 Sep 2023
We ask a lot of our casks, and much like family members, they sometimes need a little TLC. Thatโs where local @jensenscooperage steps in, repairing and resizing where needed, ensuring our casks continue their all-important job of spirit maturation.
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AlastairSimms retweeted
16 Sep 2023
Master Cooper Alastair Simms gets to work on our fresh #bourbon casks! @jensenscooper @AlastairSimms
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AlastairSimms retweeted
15 Aug 2023
Collected a few casks from the Coopers today. These front two are truly amazing and will create two very unique whiskies over the next few years. ๐ฅ๐พ
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1 Feb 2023
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AlastairSimms retweeted
26 Jan 2023
Only 100 bottle shares from this English Oak #cask available - first filled with @SpiritofBrum dark #beer (6 months) then 3 years with new make spirit to become beer-cask #whisky
Donโt miss out on this unique #caskstrength #singlecask #englishwhisky
exploringenglishwhisky.co.ukโฆ
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AlastairSimms retweeted
7 Jan 2023
It's not always about the destination, & the last few years have been a bumpy ride, but we are getting there ๐พ
I mean... this picture looks seriously like it was taken in a distillery ๐ฅ
#whiskeytobe #independent #siblings #madeinbirmingham #SoBs #SpiritofBirmingham #distillery
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AlastairSimms retweeted
25 Oct 2022
Some precious cargo has arrived at the distillery! We collected these delightful casks from nearby Jensen's Cooperage. Who knew you could fit 5x 110 litre casks in a Zafira...
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AlastairSimms retweeted
17 Aug 2022
This is what happens when you fill a new old cask Thereโs so much for the yest to feed on I can see this being a very interesting beer
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AlastairSimms retweeted
21 Jul 2022
Been mostly filling casks today..
Virgin English oak meets #SoB
๐๐ฅ๐พ#drammertime
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AlastairSimms retweeted
18 Jul 2022
Road trip today to collect more barrels. We love the passion these guys have for their craft. We could get them delivered, but that's way less fun ๐ looking forward to sharing more mischief with you. #StaffordshireOak #ExBourbon #Whiskeytobe #SpiritofBirmingham #Distillery
ALT Ant chatting with master Cooper, Alastair.
ALT How many barrels can you fit in a Mitsubishi L200 ๐
ALT Two rum casks and a brand new Staffordshire Oak cask. Traditional coopers in Yorkshire
ALT Field of wheat
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AlastairSimms retweeted
A reminder of next week's availability of wooden casks (on the wall of my little bar).
@ErrigleInn #BFTWNI @AlastairSimms
Thanks to:
Charles @ArdsBrewing
Davy @TemptedCider
Niall @YardsmanLager
#caskisback #caskale #supportcask #standupforcask #oncask #supportlocalni
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5 May 2022
These are of to be filled for the very first time the aroma is quite intoxicating @HalfMoonBrewer @StancillBrewery & with @DalesideBrewery picking up yesterday Itโs going to be special
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Brilliant @AlastairSimms @CoopersCompany
5 May 2022
#Throwback - A cooper mending a barrel at Belhaven Brewery, circa 1960s - wooden barrels required continual maintenance. The cooper was skilled in repairing & fabricating the company's stock, working in conjunction with a blacksmith who supplied the metal parts - John Gray Centre
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AlastairSimms retweeted
25 Mar 2022
Since our visit to The Flying Horse in Rochdale @FlyerRochdale on Saturday they have bought their own wooden barrels. Anyway hope to see you all at the Oldham beer festival on the 2nd April
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