Baird Rising Sun Pale Ale

Brewed by Baird Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Honeyed golden. Fat, rocky white head deposits ample lace with each sip. Complex yet restrained herbal and citric hop aromas of grass, lemon zest, orange pith, and unripe peach. Background notes of minerals, aniseed, airy esters, and honeydew melon add to the complexity. Soft on the palate. Bottle conditioned. Hops immediately assault the palate with a forceful yet clean bitterness reminiscent of grass and pine. Aspirin flavor exudes mildly, but is largely absorbed by an ensuing burst of fruity esters and nutty yeast accents. Lemon zest imparts trace acidity which beckons you to take another sip. Minerals lend firmness to the body which accentuates the bitterness and underscores the sophisticated hoppiness. Steadily intensifying bitterness morphs into a tight medley of peach fuzz and assorted citric rind. Hops, both the flavor and bitterness, are quite clean despite their unruly leanings. Fairly oily as well, but never overbearingly resinous, commendably. Supportive malt is exceptionally full and clean, but appropriately takes backseat to the hops as it gently displays its lightly toasted hay qualities and dainty sweetness. Stops just short of setting the tongue ablaze with its zesty, slightly spicy hoppiness. Closes with a grassy- and herbal-hop bitterness which is beautifully rounded out by polished, softly textured malts and a lingering dab of pistachio-tinged yeast. Belches beautifully with herbal and grassy hop flavors. What is there not to like about this? It’s complex yet clean and dangerously quaffable, and has a spellbinding nose filled with yeast-driven nuance. Combine that with adeptly extracted malt wrapped in a full, fluffy, bottle-conditioned mouthfeel, and there you’ve got a world-class beer.

Draft courtesy of John, thank you sir! Hazy golden color, medium white head. Aroma of tropical fruits and grass. Taste is fruity and nicely balanced. A winner.

Clear golden color with fine off-white lasting head. Fruity hoppy aroma. Good grapefruit flavor from the American hops. Bitter finish.

CBC 2012, Copenhagen. Golden beer with a offwhite head. Hoppy, citrus and grassy aroma. Fruity, hoppy and malty flavour.

[5/11/12] Draught sample at Copenhagen Beer Celebration. Hazy golden. Nice hoppy aroma with citrus and some tropical fruits. Pretty dry flavor with fruity hops and mild bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied. Not bad.

CBC 2012. Pours cloudy amber with a good creamy beige head leaving lace. Aroma is grassy hoppy malty dry and bready. Flavor is bready malty dry soapy dill fruity and bitter. Finishes bitter dry.

probada @CBC.Dorada,un poco turbia con buenos encajes.Aromas a pino,naranja...Poco cuerpo,refrescante y mejor q las botellas q habia probado antes.

Sample @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration. Pours hazy pale golden with a small white head that quickly dissipates while leaving lots of trace on the glass. Smell is sweet with cereal, overripe plums, hay, orange zest and dry soil. Taste is sweet and bitter with grass, cereal, biscuits, overripe oranges, dry soil and hints of pine and grapefruit juice. Mouthfeel is round, watery and light bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with cereal, grass and orange peal.

Draft at CBC. Pours clear golden with a medium white head. Aroma of floral hops and light fruit. Lovely soft tropical fruit and floral hop flavour. Low to medium bodied with medium carbonation.

Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2012. Golden beer, small off-white head. Hoppy aroma, grassy, bready notes. Grassy flavor, hoppy, malty, bready notes.

Small white head; fully hazy orange-yellow. Spicy, malty with some honey-ish notes. Sweetish, quite (pale) malty flavour. Not a malt bomb, thanks to some hoppy lining, but also a bit watery, also in the texture. Hence rather light, but not empty. Feels spritzily carbonated; Pleasant, if totally unexciting ale.