Who's still using them? I came across an article the other day featuring the cooper at Wadworth's, who reckoned he was the last working master cooper in the brewing industry. I didn't know Waddies still had any wooden casks. I thought it was down to just Sam Smith's and Theakston's, but then the chap at Waddies used to be at Theakston's, so presumably they've stopped using wood.
-- Pat Ricroft, City of Salford, UK ===============================