Outside of appearance, both kegs have no big differences. With a capacity of 15.5 gallons, a Half Barrel Keg -- also known as Full Size Keg or Full Keg -- is the most suited for restaurants and bars.

If you're throwing a shindig for a large group of people and you need a lot of good beer all at once, getting a full keg of beer probably isn't a bad idea. But as you know, kegs are physically ...

A uniquely Rochester holiday tradition is returning this year: the Genesee Brewery keg tree is back. Officials announced last week that the tree — made of 532 empty half-barrel kegs — will ...

Full confirmation that it's 2020: No Genesee Brewery keg tree this year. The news was revealed Tuesday. Genesee said it was getting lots of questions about whether the immensely popular ...

Photo by Edwin Arnaudin What beer drinker doesn’t enjoy a keg party? The sight of a half-barrel cylinder or several smaller one-sixth barrel kegs — known as “torpedoes” — pouring cold ...

Now, if you're thinking of the standard large keg, which is technically called a half-barrel keg (more on that in a second), you're looking at about 15.5 gallons worth of beer. And in terms of ...