Baird Brewing
Izu, Shizuoka, Japan · Est. 2000
Tally's Take
Why this matters
An American-Japanese couple brought West Coast hops to a market that had no vocabulary for them. Half of modern Japanese craft is downstream of that stubbornness.
The People
Behind the beer
Started with a 30-litre system in Numazu, 2000.
The Beer Library
Beers
Rising Sun Pale Ale
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
Bryan Baird started with a 30-litre system in Numazu in 2000. Rising Sun brought unapologetic American hop character to a market that had no shelf for it yet.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Single Take Session Ale
Year-RoundSession ale
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wheat King Wit
Year-RoundWitbier
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
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Year-RoundHelles lager
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
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Year-RoundLager
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wabi-Sabi Japan Pale Ale
Year-RoundJapan pale ale
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Red Rose Amber Ale
Year-RoundAmber ale
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
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Year-RoundBrown ale
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Teikoku IPA
Year-RoundIndia pale ale
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Suruga Bay Imperial IPA
Year-RoundImperial IPA
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
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Year-RoundStout
Japan Pass 1. Official producer or authoritative source.
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Year-RoundPorter
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