Thursday, October 22, 2009

Baird Beer & Taproom Events Bulletin 2009 #24


Dear Taproom Friend & Baird Beer Enthusiast:
This time of year marks both the finale of the baseball season and the annual release of a popular Baird Beer fall seasonal brew: Big Red Machine Fall Classic Ale.

*Big Red Machine Fall Classic Ale (ABV 6.2%):

To baseball fans, October means it's World Series (also known as the "Fall Classic") time. To me, the annual Fall Classic invariably brings back boyhood memories of watching and rooting for the great "Big Red Machine" Cincinnati teams of 1975 and 1976 World Series fame. Big Red Machine Fall Classic Ale was brewed initially in 2005 as a 30-year tribute to the Cincinnati Reds World Series championship team of 1975 (they won in a dramatic 7-game series against the Boston Red Sox). We continue to brew it annually because it is such a fine beer and is the perfect libation to enjoy while taking in the Fall Classic.

Brawny in the depth and richness of its malt character, this malt muscle is balanced beautifully by a wonderfully spicy and sprite hop essence. Much as the rare combination of power and finesse was a hallmark of the Big Red Machine on the field, so too is it a hallmark of the Big Red Machine in the pint glass!

Big Red Machine Fall Classic Ale is now pouring from the taps of each of our Taproom pubs. It also will be available both in draught and bottles (633 ml) through the fine network of Baird Beer retailing pubs, restaurants and liquor stores throughout Japan.

*Festival of Hops @ Nakameguro Taproom (Saturday, November 7 - Sunday, November 15):

Hops are close to the heart of all of us at Baird Beer. Therefore, we are pleased to announce a first-ever Festival of Hops to be held at the Nakameguro Taproom beginning Saturday, November 7 and runnning through Sunday, November 15. Highlights of the nine day event will include:

-Eight different single-hop beers on tap throughout
-'Hop Character in Beer' seminar & tasting to be held on Saturday, November 7 (12:30 - 2:30 pm) (limit 20)
-Debut tapping of the newest year-round Baird Beer (Suruga Bay Imperial IPA) on Saturday, November 7 (3:00 pm)
-Debut tapping of Ryoichi Takabayashi's Wan Cup Champion IPA, Six by Two IPA (brewed at the Baird Brewery in September), & homebrewers party (kick-off @ 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 8
-Special hoppy beer-inspired food menu
-Special hop drink card and raffle with Baird Beer prizes

Please mark your calendar for this special nine day event. More details will be announced shortly in an upcoming bulletin.

Cheers!
Bryan Baird
Baird Brewing Company
Numazu, Japan
www.bairdbeer.com

6 comments:

Capa said...

The Big Red Machine is a quality brew, and a GREAT ball club.

DH said...

Haven't had the brew, but they were Great!

Chris said...

I had my first Big Red Machine (2009 batch) last night -- great beer. DH, hopefully there will still be some left when you come down in November.

As for the homebrewer event on Nov 8, we'll have some games, a quiz, prizes, a presentation, lots of stuff. It's going to be a fun day -- and the beer won't suck either!

Chris said...

Oh, and rumor has it that I might actually be on site for the festivities on the 8th -- in fact, I might even be the MC for the day. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

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DH said...

Going to have to change the settings...