Howdy, Chris here.
I mentioned in a recent blog about the explosion of the US craft beer market. Well here at Baird Brewing we’re having our own explosion — an explosion of HOPS!
May is Hop Madness Month, with 15 specially brewed hopped-up beers scheduled for release. Some of these will be available at our Taprooms only, but [...]

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Last weekend, March 17 & 18, Shigakogen Brewery organized a beer festival, the first ever Snow Monkey Beer Live. Now, I know what you’re thinking — yawn, yet another beer festival, probably poorly organized (especially in the first year), with an uninspiring array of beers, too many people in a small place, nowhere [...]

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The Bashamichi Taproom is happy to announce a seminar/lecture by Dr Jeffrey Alexander entitled, “The Beverage of the Masses: The Birth and Evolution of Japan’s Beer Industry, 1870-1960” (description below). The talk will happen on Saturday, July 16, 6:30-9:30 PM. It’ll take 20-30 minutes and will be followed by Q&A, beers, barbeque and [...]