Road notes, back-room ideas, and the story behind the miles.
This is where the routes get a little more ink. Trip recaps, route deep dives, distillery experiments, and the small moments that don't fit in a simple map line or playlist title.
What you'll find here
Barrels & Backroads is being built one route, one batch, and one late-night idea at a time. The blog is where those pieces get stitched together into a story: why a route runs the way it does, how a mash recipe came to life, what went right, and what got learned the hard way.
Early on, you'll see a handful of core threads:
Trip write-ups: road reports from loops like the Aspen Run and whatever comes next.
Route deep dives: how certain stops, passes, and small towns made the cut.
Distillery bench notes: mash tweaks, cuts, aging experiments, and what actually made it into the bottle.
Brand & build: behind-the-scenes looks at merch, labels, uniforms, and the long game for the brand.
As the library grows, posts will start tying directly into specific routes, playlists, and recipe booklets, so everything feels like one connected map instead of scattered pieces.