Firkin

A cask that holds a quarter of a barrel, which is 10.8 US gallons or 9 Imperial gallons.

10.8 gallon beer firkin cask

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"Firkin" is Dutch in origin and became commonly used in England because many English brewers were from the Netherlands. 

Stack of used casks against a stucco wall
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