Happy 20th Anniversary Baird! Glad I got to try this on tap... Baird BB 20 Grit Ale Golden Ale 7% 30 IBU Baird does a golden ale for their 20th and SwanLake a pils for their 23rd?!?! What’s up with that? Anyways, opaque gold with a dense and massive head (there seemed to be foam issues with the tap). The aroma is your classic grainy citrus. The carbonic bit is way to aggressive and for me severely detracted from the beer - maybe I’d have been better off getting a bottle to go. The taste is tougher and less balanced than the golden ale I had fromKBC yesterday. Too gassy but ok.

Bottle from Yamaoka. Citrusy hop nose, grapefruit, lemon, orange, piny resins, peach-like esters, touch of honey. Muddy cloudy dark gold with a low head. Very fruity, grapefruit, stone fruits, apple, honey, resin. Gritty indeed. Sweet and fruity, lots of flavor. Not really sure what the aim is, though. Kind of indistinct. Body is full but crisp. I like it, but don't really know what they are aiming for here.