Perhaps the 'top o' the barrel here = the bottom o' the barrel e'where! Here, yum, yum, yum for you, but for many others, bland fare.
Your 'destined' barrel is 'cording to your individual saleability.
The 'best barrel' tis the hardest to arrive at, and the top thereof is the MOST difficult to feed from - too many potential feeders round it because it's too attractive!
But like you, I'm no snob regarding my grub. So I'm here too. The grub's cheap and great from the top or the dregs of the barrels here. So I'm built like one, yummy, yummy, yummy. Long may I stuff my face here!