As someone who doesn’t know a whole lot about craft beer, visiting the Baird Brewing Company’s brewery in Izu was an enlightening experience. I finally found out what hops are!

Huge thanks to Baird Beer, and particularly John, for letting me visit:
Make sure to visit one of their incredibly welcoming taprooms dotted around Japan.

Thanks to the folks at videezy for some of the stock B-roll footage:

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