Ale
Spruce Beer
Brewed from spruce tips or essence with molasses when imported hops and malt ran out. Carried at sea and widely believed to guard against scurvy.
Colonial North America
Origin
1700s
First appears
3–6%
Typical ABV
0
In the archive
Covered in Era 4 — Spruce Beer.
No beer in the archive is currently classified as Spruce Beer. The style is defined here regardless — a category that exists before it is populated is a test something has to meet, rather than one written around whatever turned up.
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