"Even Crate & Barrel adds up.
Tipping a barrel adds a five-second penalty to the time, while running an incorrect pattern disqualifies the rider.
The price of oil, at more than $110 a barrel, cast a pall over proceedings: a rise of $1 a barrel adds $1.6 billion to airlines' costs, and IATA expects a barrel to cost an average of $30 more this year than last.
Commodities continued to take focus as crude oil contracts for May delivery soared close to $87 per barrel, adding $1.79 to $86.66 per barrel at midday.
Brent crude oil initially fell 5.8% to $105.15 a barrel, adding to an 8.6% drop on Thursday, before recovering to above $110 by mid-afternoon.
At one stage in early European trading, Brent Crude dropped below $106 a barrel, adding to Thursday's massive drop of $12, before recovering.
Before going into a series of closed meetings, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said, "Under any circumstances we will reach four million barrels per day, even if the price of oil falls to $20 per barrel," adding, "we will not give up our rights on this issue".
Though, as industry news site Brewbound points out, the totals "were bolstered by the inclusion of about 3.5 million 'new' craft brewed barrels, added after the organization changed its definition to include some previously non-craft brands".
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Ageing up to three years in oak barrels adds further subtleties – though the division of the spirit into "old" and "young" versions refers to the malt wine proportions used (from 15% upward) rather than ageing time.
