The pursuit of our goal of slacking your voracious summer thirst for quenching and characterful beer is unrelenting. Next up: Asian Beauty Biwa Ale.

Baird Asian Beauty Biwa Ale (ABV 4.7%) is a succulently fruity libation brewed with real Biwa fruit from the orchard of our friend and partner, Nagakura-san. For those of you not familiar with Biwa, it is “the small, yellow, edible, plum-like fruit of the loquat tree.” We add the fresh fruit in two stages: (1) 20-plus kilograms of freshly blended Biwa is introduced to the kettle just prior to the boil end, and (2) 8-plus kilograms is peeled and broken and added, along with the seed nuts, to the whirlpool where it soaks in the wort prior to cooling.

The hazy golden hue of Asian Beauty Biwa Ale is reminiscent of the shimmering color of the Biwa fruit itself as it dangles from the limbs of the Loquat tree. The aroma of Asian Beauty is soft and sweetly fruity — an unique combination of Biwa fruit and Sterling and Centennial hops. The flavor is delicate but definitive, like a true Asian Beauty!

Baird Asian Beauty Biwa Ale is now being poured from the taps of the Fishmarket Taproom in Numazu. It will be available from select Baird Beer retailers in both draught and bottle-conditioned form beginning Friday, August 17.

Cheers!

Bryan Baird