Love beer? Look to Bryan Baird, 42, an Ohio native living in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Imbibe a foamy one at his original brewery, The Fishmarket Taproom, but just don't call him a bartender. Baird prefers the term "pub."
To Baird, beer is the most social of all beverages, and he strives to maintain a "public house" atmosphere of camaraderie in each of his three taprooms, and in every bottle of ale that bears his name.
Baird admits he was never a connoisseur of beer, although he did approach the industry from "a beer lover's perspective." As Baird concedes: "In college it was all about quantity, not quality. Now, it's about quality and quantity."