Spruce Almighty
Red Bear Brewing Company in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Amber / Vienna Regular|
Score
6.51
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Wintery visions of snow covered evergreen trees come to mind whilst sipping on this crisp lager. Spruce tips are the bright green new growth on the ends of the trees branches that are known for their piney-citrus flavor and are high in Vitamin C. We had these tips plucked from the wilds of Montana for use in this once-a-year seasonal beer. We used a neutral, slightly sweet malt bill as a backdrop for the piney flavors as well as some complimentary Cascade and Simcoe hops. BRRRRR!!!! But also yum!
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Prev 6.8 2-19-23 Red Bear
Tried
from Draft
at
Red Bear Brewing Company
on 17 Apr 2026
at 22:57
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
On tap @Red Bear. Dull, almost clear, medium amber pour. Sweet, caramel, veg-menthol, banana ester nose. Super sweet, caramelized, clove, creme. Feels like an aged keg by how smooth & toffee-ish it is. Messy & holiday inspired. Not loving it.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Dec 2023
at 22:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the source. Clear gold, white head. Light malt, citrus, spruce, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2023
at 19:16
7/10
Tried
on 08 Jan 2022
at 16:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
16oz crowler pours a clear amber with some cloudy white head. Nose has spruce and malt and some stone fruit. Flavors surprisingly nice, malt and some stone fruits, spruce tips are green and add a brightness. Very well balanced. 7 3 7 4 13
Tried
from Crowler
on 16 Dec 2021
at 15:17