Get to know Wooden Cask Brewing Company, a craft brewery in Kentucky

Kentucky is home to more than 40 craft breweries cranking out beer in cities both big and small.

We probably all know that Louisville and Lexington have become craft beer hotspots, with brands like Against the Grain and West Sixth expanding from single locations to huge community presences.

But as the industry grows nationally, it's also reached into smaller areas like Elizabethtown and Danville, where microbreweries can serve as community connectors.

Here, learn about one of the breweries that are fermenting in Kentucky.

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WOODEN CASK BREWING COMPANY

629 York St., Newport | woodencask.com | Facebook: @WoodenCask

Opened: 2016

Owners: Randy and Karen Schiltz

Bio: Wooden Cask brewery specializes in English, Irish and Scottish styles of beer. But we brew a very wide range of beers and ciders, from a 3.9-percent alcohol Golden Ale to a 12.5-percent Scotch ale aged in rye whiskey barrels.

Top three beers: 

• 7th Street Runoff — An English brown ale that's malt-forward with an aroma of toast and a clean, dry finish.
• Newporter — An English brown porter that's dark brown in color, with hints of coffee and chocolate and an earthy, dry finish.
• Reformation — A Scottish stout that's black in color, with a smooth taste of coffee and chocolate. This beer is served on nitrogen to give it a perfect mouthfeel.

Most inventive beer: Is inventive even a word?

Fun fact: We are very traditional to style.

Edited for style and clarity.

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