Howdy, Chris here.
Fritz Maytag, former owner of Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco (he recently sold his brewery), was the first craft brewer in America. He’s an inspiration to all craft brewers and a mentor to many.
But, rather than try to wax eloquently, I’ll let Fritz explain in his own words. Listen carefully to what [...]

Howdy, Chris here.
Busy, lazy and sick = no blog posts for almost two weeks. The brewery is hopping, brewing and bottling a ton of beer for an export order to the Shelton Brothers in the US. Nine pallets of Angry Boy Brown Ale, Rising Sun Pale Ale, Red Rose Amber Ale, Kurofune Porter, Dark Sky Imperial [...]

Howdy, Chris here.
At Baird Brewing, we have made a name for ourselves with our . . . fruit beers. The beginning was somewhat innocuous. One day around nine years ago, Baird Beer friend, partner/investor and master carpenter Nagakura-san walked into the Taproom with a huge basket of fresh mikan oranges and asked Bryan if he [...]