Dear Taproom Friend & Baird Beer Enthusiast:

Although this autumn has been marred by an incessant stream of typhoons, it also has been blessed by a wonderful crop of that pumpkin-like Japanese squash, kabocha. This is a good thing for beer enthusiasts as kabocha is the key ingredient in the Baird Fruit & Spice Beer autumn seasonal — Country Girl Kabocha Ale.

Country Girl is brewed with one major kabocha addition during mashing (when it is added to the malt porridge and liquefied by the heat and the enzymatic activity of the mash), and one smaller priming addition added directly to the keg during packaging in order to augment the secondary fermentation.

In the pint glass, Country Girl Kabocha Ale will present itself with a dense creamy-white head and a slightly hazy orange-amber color. In the nose, you will detect a hint of kabocha sweetness that will give way in the mouth to the subtly sweet flavor of kabocha and honeyed fruit. The finish will be dry and fleeting with a residue of alcoholic warmth (Alcohol by volume approximately 6.2%).

Country Girl Kabocha Ale will be served at The Fishmarket Taproom beginning Thursday, October 21. Also debuting the same day will be our original Country Girl Kabocha Soup. Made with the same fresh kabocha as the beer and further enhanced by additions of the beer, this wonderful homemade soup promises to be a delicious antidote to chilly fall nights.

Cheers,
Baird Brewing Company & Fishmarket Taproom