For lovers of good beer, the major event of the spring was the opening of the Nakameguro Taproom. No ordinary pub, Taproom is the Tokyo outlet for Baird beers, the craft brewery in Shizuoka Prefecture that many people — and the Food File, too — rate among the best in the country.
Up to now, a number of pubs in Tokyo have served these excellent brews. But here, for the first time, you can sample the entire range of Baird beers all on tap, more even than are served at Baird's original brewpub, the Fishmarket Taproom, in Numazu.
Brewmaster Brian Baird has pulled out the stops with his beers. Along with his regular offerings — Rising Sun Pale Ale, Angry Boy Brown Ale and Shimaguni Stout — he is producing several limited-edition ales especially for the Nakameguro location.